TODAY'S trip down memory lane comes from the historic market town of Helmsley. Despite an era of post-war austerity the market place remained a hive of activity, as the picture, from September 1948 shows, where many a housewife would peruse the vast selection
THE last time the New Vic Theatre took the road from Newcastle-under-Lyme to Scarborough, they delivered The Mikado in cricket gear. Gilbert and Sullivan in flannels was the stuff of fantasy, and the New Vic now returns to the Stephen Joseph Theatre with
DISCARDED underwear clings to a ledge leading to the new Studio. Duvets, pillows, more underwear, crumpled newspapers, pile up as a debris diary of days passed by. Centre stage slumps a bed. Mugs are suspended from the ceiling. The back wall is covered
THE Archbishop of York says war must be the very last resort as a new diplomatic world order emerges following the New York atrocities. Writing exclusively in today's Evening Press, Dr David Hope says military action should be limited, proportionate and
WITHIN three weeks of the terrorist attack on America, York firefighters have raised £42,000 for families of their stricken colleagues in New York. That adds up to one of the most remarkable fund-raising campaigns in the city's history. The money will
A GOAL from Darren Miles looked to be enough to give Marcia their first ever victory in the top division of the John Smiths York Sunday Morning League. But Phil Hart popped up with an equaliser deep into stoppage time to preserve New Earswick's unbeaten
NEW Earswick Swimming Club members qualified for 11 finals and four reserve finalist places at the annual Teaspoons Gala in Sheffield's Ponds Forge International Pool. Tony Shaw collected teaspoons for his third place finishes in the 15 years and over
HARROGATE have spurned an opportunity to rest players for their visit to New Brighton in the second round of the RFU Senior Cup, in advance of a trip to promotion rivals Sedgley Park next week - preferring to maintain the winning habit. They make just
TWO new football leagues for girls in York kick off tomorrow. The GOAL (Girls' Opportunities at All Levels) project, a partnership between City of York Council's York Leisure Office, the North Riding County FA and local clubs, has led to the creation
KIT Kat manufacturer Nestl has defended its reputation after actor Ricky Tomlinson refused to appear in an advert for the York-made bar on moral grounds. The star, who plays Jim Royle in hit BBC comedy The Royle Family, is said to have rejected a large
It seems that autumn is barely upon us and already the talk has moved to the Winter League campaign. The Yorkshire version of this angling institution will follow a slightly different format this season and is under the sole stewardship of Tadcaster stalwart
A LITTLE girl with cerebral palsy has been introduced to a "whole new world" thanks to generous workers at a York food factory. Car journeys were always an ordeal for 21-month-old Lucy Branton, who suffered brain damage in the womb, and who now has cerebral
NEW Scarborough manager Ian Kerr could not have asked for a tougher task in his baptism. Appointed in succession to former York City boss Neil Thompson, Kerr's first task is to take charge of the Seasiders away to Nationwide Conference table-toppers Dagenham
A SWATHE of North Yorkshire farmland has been placed back on red alert after foot and mouth disease was found just over the border, in Cumbria. Tight restrictions were imposed on land around Ingleton following the outbreak at Penrith Spur. All traffic
SING when you're winning may be a terrace anthem cornered by pop icon Robbie Williams, but it's Robbie Whellans' similarly buoyant image which is elevating Harrogate Town to hit-making heights. Whellans has been singled out by Town manager John Reed as
GOVERNMENT workers were striking over pay in York today. Staff at the offices of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) were taking action along with colleagues across the country. The workers involved are those staff who used
MICK Ramsden is set to enter his tenth season with his beloved York Wasps after re-signing for the club. The second row forward, who turns 30 in November, has become the latest player to put pen to paper as the Wasps' recruitment drive continues to gather
HOTELS across York are continuing to suffer a damaging drop in trade following the attack on the World Trade Centre. Overseas companies and American tourists are reported to be staying away from the city in droves. Shara Ross, manager of The Grange Hotel
DISTRAUGHT families whose loved ones' graves were moved without their permission are to receive an official apology. Graves and memorial vases were moved from the cremation garden at Malton Cemetery earlier this year to enable staff to cut the grass there
WORSHIPPERS at Copmanthorpe Parish Church were looking to the future today following the appointment of a new vicar. St Giles's Church hit the headlines earlier this year after its former vicar, the Rev Eric Lomax, quit after forming a relationship with
POLICE are urging witnesses to come forward after a 15-year-old boy was left seriously injured in a gang attack. The boy, who has not been named, was set upon by a gang of youths on the forecourt of the Mill Lane Garage, in Heworth. The attack, which
NEW York City capture Mark Maley is relishing the pressure of Third Division football after swapping the hum-drum for the hurly-burly. As reported in the Evening Press yesterday, the 20-year-old has joined the Minstermen on a month's loan from Premiership
MECHCOMMANDER 2 puts you in charge of a squad of mercenary robots, sending them to war on alien planets and fulfilling various missions along the way. Between these missions, you get to choose which Battlemechs (the mighty robots) you want to take with
This game is basically a survival horror game, but with all of the puzzles taken out of it. You play the part of Seth Gecko, set just after the film with the same name. You have been sent to jail for the murder of vampires that of course do not exist.
FOR the last few years, in the Premier League, you're either Manchester United or an also-ran. The same is true in the world of football management games - if it isn't Championship Manager, you need not apply. Even with its latest revision, FA Premier
I WRITE in response to your editorial and comments on York Wasps RLFC. If you recall my letter to the Evening Press of June 13 this year you must admit that the first of my four dreams have come true. That Wasps RLFC have found a sponsor as generous as
ROWNTREE Players are off to the coast next week for their first production of the new season at Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York. The choice of play is Sandcastles, a seaside story by Bob Larbey, a writer for radio, television and stage, who was the co-author
SUZY Cooper has no hesitation in naming the trickiest role in her stage career, and no, it is not playing principal girl to Berwick Kaler's ever-teasing dame in York Theatre Royal's pantomime. Her choice is La Marquise de Merteuil, the icily elegant libertine
FLOOD warnings were set to be issued today at York and Naburn as high water levels were reported across the region's rivers and streams. But a spokesman for the Environment Agency urged people not to panic, saying it expected levels to drop considerably
A JUDGE has commended police and ambulance officers for their "highly professional and capable" handling of a controversial siege. Lawyers acting for a suicidal ex-serviceman suggested police were heavy-handed and ridiculous in their approach to the stand-off
YOU need only wander into any supermarket car park to see the advance of the four-by-four off-roader. There they stand, head and shoulders above all others, some aggressive and pushy, others large and showy. And, generally, their pristine condition confirming
ENIGMA, the romantic thriller, has been overshadowed by Kate Winslet, the enigma, in the wake of the marital conflagration of the film's leading lady. Her understandable no-show at Monday's premiere was the latest distraction but Enigma must now stand
Dr David Hope, the Archbishop of York, voices his hopes and fears for peace in this moving and exclusive message to Evening Press readers as the great war machine is cranked up in response to the terrorist atrocities in America. FOR any Christian the
WHEN street entertainer Steve Smith saw his friend's stolen painting being hawked on a train, he responded by doing what he knows best. He busked it. Seizing the painting when he had the chance, Steve called the police. The picture was returned and the
ANNA Baxter, of York Railway Judo Club, really got to grips with the opposition at the recent Stockton Open Judo Championships. The competition attracted many of the area's top players and she gained a bronze medal in the 36kg category and was named '
CLIFTON Park will be no place for the faint-hearted tomorrow. That's when local rivals York and Selby clash in what is expected to be a keenly-fought Yorkshire One derby. "York is always a big game for us," said Selby team manager Richard Besley. "Of
AN INDIAN court has again adjourned the appeal of deaf charity worker Ian Stillman, leaving him facing another week before learning his fate. Mr Stillman, whose parents live in Tadcaster Road, York, got ten years jail last June for alleged cannabis posession
RELIEF will be the keyword for Nestl Rowntree, who believe they can now halt an alarming dip in form. The side who have dominated the West Yorkshire League premier division since their admission six seasons ago go into tomorrow's visit of Nostell Miners
FLOOD-HIT residents in Ryedale claim current plans to build flood defences will not protect their homes. They say about ten homes in Toisland View and Scarborough Road, in Norton, which have been flooded twice in the last two years, face worse floods
YORK Wasps have revealed that Denzil Webster is to be replaced as club president by a more high-profile personality. Chief executive Ann Garvey said the presidency of the club was reviewed each year and the board have "reluctantly" decided not to keep
PATIENTS of disgraced North Yorkshire gynaecologist Richard Neale have begun legal action to press for a public inquiry. And the campaigners revealed today that they are launching a petition in support of their case. The surgeon, who lives near Boroughbridge
LINCOLN City will be looking for a second successive win and a second successive giant leap of faith with the visit of York City to Sincil Bank tomorrow. Lincoln's 2-0 win over struggling Hartlepool United in midweek was only their second of the season
A STREET entertainer turned super-sleuth when he spotted a stolen painting on the train to Sheffield. A man on the train was trying to sell the painting, so local busker Steve Smith made a citizen's arrest until police arrived. The saga began when Anne
TRIUMPHANT Yorkshire skipper David Byas is going back to school at Pocklington tomorrow. He is taking cricket's County Championship trophy to Pocklington Montessori School at their 10th anniversary open day. Byas, who led the Tykes to their first championship
GYM users will be turning the clock back to the 1960s tomorrow for a fundraising day in aid of the American Red Cross, following the terrorist attacks in the United States. Fitness First, at Monks Cross, will hold an open day from 10am until 4pm when
A WELL-KNOWN Selby lawyer has been declared bankrupt, it was revealed today. Michael Bebb's offices, in New Lane, are now officially closed after the Law Society stepped in to remove case files and wind down the practice. The beleaguered solicitor was
NEW York City capture Mark Maley is relishing the pressure of Third Division football after swapping the hum-drum for the hurly-burly. As reported in the Evening Press yesterday, the 20-year-old has joined the Minstermen on a month's loan from Premiership
Half Glance can prove her class at Ascot's star-studded meeting tomorrow. Trained by Henry Cecil, this unbeaten dual-winner goes for the £200,000 Meon Valley Stud Fillies' Mile and I strongly fancy her to complete a hat-trick. Half Glance underlined her
I wish I was running at Huntingdon on Sunday, because I'd have a great chance of winning. The race I am talking about, of course, is the one involving York City FC's furry friend, Yorkie the Lion, along with a whole load of other mascots from the sports
WHAT'S the sport of the future? According to Clusterball, it's a weird concoction of flying, picking up breadcrumbs and scoring goals. Sounds confusing? Well, it is at first, but after you get the hang of things, it's truly jolly. You fly at will around
