ALWAYS on the move, opera producer Ellen Kent has returned from Moldova clutching a new touring production of Bizet's Carmen by Chisinau National Opera. That tour, mounted by her company Ellen Kent and Opera International, visits the Grand Opera House
TOAST is popping up again at York City Art Gallery from next week. Toast art sessions for 13 to 18 year olds have been running since April at the gallery in Exhibition Square, and following the sessions on digital imaging and fashion the focus now switches
AFTER the Grimm fairytale romance of Strictly Ballroom and the bullet ballet of William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, song-and dance renaissance man Baz Luhrmann completes his "red curtain trilogy" with his most madly theatrical movie so far. Not since
As the hit musical Moulin Rouge opens at cinemas in York, STEPHEN LEWIS speaks to two city girls who know all about the real thing INTERESTING invention, the telephone. You never quite know what to expect when it rings. It could be anyone. This time,
I was moved by the story of Harry Baum (Evening Press, September 4) who, as a young boy fleeing the Nazis, was given refuge by a family here in York. It is an inspiring tale of hope and compassion. And yet, if I remember my history lessons, at the same
LAST Sunday I, along with my wife and family - and thousands of others - took advantage of the much-publicised 'family day out' at York racecourse. We arrived early to get our usual vantage spot near the winning post on the course side and settled in
I AM a history and politics student and fascinated by the lives of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson. I have a collection of commemorative items and newspaper articles about the short reign of Edward VIII, the proposed coronation and his abdication. I have
York City Ladies got their campaign off to a disappointing start with a 2-0 defeat to promoted Wakfield. The game started well for City as they created early chances but failed to capitalise. Wakefield scored against the run of play with a stunning long
BLACKSMITHS Arms from division two overcame first division Nestl Rowntree 4-2 after extra time to reach round two of the John Smith's Bitter Cup. O'Loughoin and Gofton gave Heworth a flying start inside the first 20 minutes but it proved a false dawn
GOOD looks and a bubbly personality have given two modelling hopefuls from York the chance of a career on the catwalk. Student Rowan Wallace-Hill, 18, of Huntington Road, and Lindsay-Ann Hodgson, 23, of Holgate, beat off stiff competition to each be crowned
Win-happy Selby Town will be looking for their sixth successive victory when the undefeated Robins embark on another silverware trail tomorrow. Selby, who currently top the Northern Counties East League premier division after four straight wins, have
AN elderly couple were injured when their car crashed into an oncoming bus at the junction of Lendal Bridge and Station Avenue in York. According to North Yorkshire Police the green Seat Cordoba, driven by Harry Groves from York, was on the wrong side
CLASSROOM work came to a standstill today when pupils in York and North Yorkshire joined a nationwide attempt to make the earth move. Pupils at Pickering Junior School, Carlton-in-Snaith Primary School, near Selby, and Archbishop Holgate's CE School in
Two of the top teams in York Vale Cricket League Division Four clashed in the final of the Prendergast Memorial Trophy at the Tadcaster Magnet ground. The York University Staff side batted first and struggled against Roger (4 for 26) with only Mark Dusheiko
CANCAN dancers, from left, Eloise Ireland, Kate Nellist, Laura Kettles, Charlotte Hoque, Ashley Bell and Faye Miller, all pupils of the Isobel Dunn dance school in York, perform at Warner Brothers Village cinema for last night's opening of the hit new
LEE Nogan believes fearless York City can tame the Tigers tomorrow to kick-start what could be a defining few weeks for the Minstermen. City begin a gruelling schedule of six games in 21 days with tomorrow's testing derby duel at big-spending Hull City
TOURISM businesses in York and North Yorkshire have bounced back after a calamitous year. Local visitor-based attractions last night claimed the lion's share of the leading prizes at the Yorkshire Tourist Board's White Rose Awards for 2001. The gathering
ONCE again the dreadful risks facing users of hard drugs have been starkly illustrated by an inquest in York. And once again, York coroner David Coverdale has been moved to warn against the dangers of heroin. Mr Coverdale's latest caution, issued yesterday
YORK City boss Terry Dolan was today hoping to tie-up trialist striker Michael Evans on a short-term contract. The 25-year-old forward, who scored for City reserves in their 1-0 win over Walsall in midweek, has been drafted into the Minstermen squad to
The Hunters Estate Agent York & District League were involved in two inter-league knockout competition finals on the same day and pulled off a fine double. They won the Yorkshire Inter-League by beating the Halifax League and the Leeds Area Council
YORK Wasps could find themselves playing summer rugby league as part of a radical shake-up of the sport. The plans would see the Northern Ford Premiership divided into National Leagues One and Two, possibly in time for a December kick-off to the last
Pipalong, sure to be in her element on the rain-soaked ground, can tomorrow become the first horse since Be Be Friendly in 1967-68 to win back-to-back runnings of the Group 1 Stanley Leisure Sprint Cup at Haydock. The chances of Tim Easterby's wonderful
And what a state of high excitement you find me in. While all England fans have been carousing 'it's coming home' all this past week, I will be leaving my Wold Newton stables home on Monday to make my long, long, long awaited debut. My trainer Tim Etherington
IN a city which prides itself on its great history, some parts of York have changed almost beyond recognition. Anyone looking at this week's picture would be hard pushed to find anything the same today. The main picture, taken around 1960, shows Station
Australian-born off-spinner Andy Gray showed why Yorkshire coach Wayne Clark wants to put him on contract next season by grabbing three wickets for one run in ten balls at The Oval yesterday to peg back Surrey's advance. After bowling out Yorkshire's
TURN your back on heroin or it will kill you - that is the grim message from the York coroner. Donald Coverdale issued the stark warning after presiding over the inquests on three heroin users who died of overdoses - bringing the total in York to seven
ACTORS of Dionysus, the classical theatre specialists from York, are taking a new look at another of the myths of ancient Greece. For his latest adaptation, to be premiered at the College of Ripon and York St John in York next week, director David Stuttard
FOR the first time in 25 years, every gallery space at York City Art Gallery will become part of a unique exhibition this autumn. Entitled 'It Must Be Abstract, It Must Change, It Must Give Pleasure', Fifty Years of Collecting Modern Art, the show juxtaposes
SUBARU is showing off its ultimate Impreza WRX, a six-speed all-wheel-drive road-rocket. There will be two versions available in the United Kingdom, the standard STi and a special edition STi Prodrive Style with special spoilers, grille and front bumper
NONE of us know we've been dreaming until we wake up. When Mr Russell Greenfield of York Wasps RLC 'fame' stops dreaming, he will wake up to realise that he has as much chance of bringing London Broncos to York as I have of removing Buckingham Palace
'Their name liveth for evermore.' These are the words inscribed on the monument at Station Rise - York's remembrance to those who died in both world wars. However, anyone taking a closer look at the names will see that about 25 per cent of them are so
THE street collection on July 21 by members of the York Branch of the Parachute Regimental Association raised £1,487. We extend our grateful thanks to the generous citizens and visitors who have helped us help those members of airborne forces in need.
EXCELLENT cueball control by Kevin Hopper dominated the final of the Of the York and District Snooker Association Knockout Handicap Competition against Dave Reeves at the Cueball Club. The INL player quickly pegged back the handicap deficit by potting
YORK skipper Jeremy Clutton has shaken off his knee injury in time to lead his side in their opening Yorkshire League division one home game of the season against Sheffield Tigers. He missed last Saturday's club victory at West Leeds but is back as the
YORK survivors of one of the Second World War's toughest campaigns are to proudly display their association's National Standard this weekend - in the year they celebrate half a century together. This weekend, hundreds of ex-servicemen and women are to
A BATTLESHIP will be launched in York this weekend, as a group of veterans gather for their "last voyage". The special launch onto the waters of the River Ouse is of an eight-foot model of HMS Rodney, which served throughout the Second World War, and
STUTTERING Nestle Rowntree face a tough task if they are to get back on track in the West Yorkshire League following the midweek 2-1 defeat at the hands of Knaresborough Town, writes Dave Stanford. Trees are at home to Carlton, who pipped Jim Collis's
MORRIS MINOR owner Sarah Smith paid out £1,238 to get her classic car ready to hit the road, a court heard. But though professional mechanic Michael Lee spent six months on the job, her pride and joy was in an unroadworthy condition when he returned it
Former York City and Manchester United midfielder Jonathan Greening hopes to round off a memorable nine days by scoring for Middlesbrough in the top-flight north-east derby against Newcastle United at the Riverside Stadium tomorrow. Scarborough-born Greening
A FUNERAL mass will be held at Ampleforth Abbey at noon on Monday for Father Cyril Brooks, who, as reported earlier this week, died there last Monday. The mass will be conducted by the Abbot of Ampleforth, the Rt Rev Timothy Wright, and will be followed
AMBITIOUS Pocklington Town Football Club will be out to repair the damage done by a six of the worst baptism for their under-19s in the highly-competitive Northern Alliance League. The Pocklington teenagers were beaten 6-1 by hosts Glasshoughton Welfare
North Yorkshire's Emma Duggleby helped Yorkshire edge closer to a defence of their English Ladies County Championship which finishes at Moortown Golf Club in Leeds today. The Malton and Norton star was part of the team that routed Staffordshire 7-2 to
Fourth Division Burton Salmon turned in an excellent team display to lift the Scothern Construction Cup by beating third division Escrick Park at by four wickets at Woodhouse Grange. Batting first, Escrick Park recovered from 36 for with a fifth wicket
A TEENAGER was taken to hospital with spinal injuries after falling from a bridge when he tried to intervene in an argument in Malton. The 18-year-old man fell several feet from the bridge at Castlegate after jumping over the railings, a spokesman for
YORK Wasps could find themselves playing summer rugby league as part of a radical shake-up of the sport. The plans would see the Northern Ford Premiership divided into National Leagues One and Two, possibly in time for a December kick-off to the last
Beleaguered train operator Arriva has come under fire from frustrated passengers and staff after announcing hefty profits. Arriva, which runs services linking York with Manchester, Liverpool, Hull and Newcastle, has unveiled profits of more than £50 million
INTERNATIONAL duties have severely hampered Hull City's preparations for tomorrow's visit of the Minstermen to Boothferry Park, writes Dave Stanford. With four players away with their countries on World Cup missions, Hull were forced to postpone their
A PENSIONER and keen fisherman fed up with being housebound hanged himself from a River Foss bridge, an inquest heard. Thomas Delaney, 91, of Horsman Avenue, York, was last seen on February 9 this year, but his body was not recovered until April 1. He
A MASSIVE store could be created to put thousands of hidden York museum artefacts on public show. Heritage partners are planning the custom-made building, which could cost up to £20 million, and would take artefacts previously unseen by York's public
AFTER only a few months, Barbara Birdsall and Kate Willink set up a rival bank to their downstairs neighbours, Barclays, at Easingwold. But Barclays did not mind - in fact it co-operated by creating the organisation's own logo stamp. It was less a case
SALEEM AKHTAR, the man who has built up an expanding chain of Asian restaurants across the region, is spicing up the Evening Press Business Awards. As leader of a family business of eight restaurants and takeaways in York, Harrogate, Flaxton and Bradford
NEARLY three years ago when Maureen Ryan, then aged 53, was suddenly, shockingly, made redundant she promised herself that from now on she would never work at anything she did not enjoy. So, like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, she began Phoenix Training
IF the turf at St James's Park football pitch in Newcastle now becomes hallowed as a result of England's 2 - 0 victory over the Albanians in this week's World Cup qualifier, then give thanks to an East Riding turfmaker. The ground, as with the late and
HUNTER'S League Division Three Hornsea's opening pair posted another three-figure opening stand when they made 160 before being parted. Aussie Michael Johnston sailed past the 1000 runs mark. Partner Paul Clappison contributed 76 and skipper Dave Prescott
YORK City boss Terry Dolan was today hoping to tie-up trialist striker Michael Evans on a short-term contract. The 25-year-old forward, who scored for City reserves in their 1-0 win over Walsall in midweek, has been drafted into the Minstermen squad to
LEE Nogan believes fearless York City can tame the Tigers tomorrow to kick-start what could be a defining few weeks for the Minstermen. City begin a gruelling schedule of six games in 21 days with tomorrow's testing derby duel at big-spending Hull City
IT is going to be a bit strange this winter because I have spent the last five away from home either with England or playing in South Africa. I missed out on the various tours this time so I'm not sure what I am going to do yet but my main priority will
