YORK Light Opera Society's first production of 2002 will be Scrooge: The Musical at York Theatre Royal next month. Based on Charles Dickens's enduring tale A Christmas Carol, this stage adaptation by British composer Leslie Briccuse is billed as being
A PENSIONER killed in an A64 collision was with a prostitute when he died, York Crown Court heard today. Ronald Dakin had been prescribed Viagra by his doctor, the jury in the trial of Anthony Jackson, 41, was told. He was driving a BMW which was in collision
YORK'S Barbican Centre looks set to be demolished when City of York Council sells off the site. A senior City of York councillor said today all economically viable bids for the site would include demolishing it. But they all propose new swimming, health
IT is five years since Ford launched its Puma coupe, and now its reign is coming to an end. But it is not bowing out entirely, in its place is the Puma Thunder, a limited edition model priced at £13,995. Only 2,000 models will be available, based on the
WHEN Jonathan Wooldridge was staggering down the side of a Himalayan mountain clutching stab wounds, the last possible thought that could have entered his mind was that his ordeal would become part of an after-dinner board game. But now Jonathan's high
VITAL parts of one of York's most historic and distinctive landmarks have been lost, it was revealed today. Holgate Windmill, which is the last surviving windmill in the city, was stripped of its fantail and struts for storage during the 1940s and 1950s
PICKERING snooker professional Paul Davison saw a 3-1 lead including a century break count for nothing as he lost 5-3 to Nick Walker in the first qualifying round of the Regal Welsh tournament at Burton upon Trent yesterday. "I should never have lost
SCARBOROUGH travel to Bower Fold tomorrow to take on fellow strugglers Stalybridge Celtic in a vital Nationwide Conference relegation game. If manager Russell Slade's team are successful with their appeal against the three-point deduction imposed by the
NOT all residents of York and North Yorkshire are unhappy that the big freeze continued today, as these five parading penguins show. The five, residents of Flamingo Land Zoo, at Kirby Misperton, near Malton, are said to have been splashing about happily
TABLE-TOPPING Harrogate Town know they are the team everyone now wants to beat in division one of the UniBond League. Having moved a point clear, with three games in hand, after Saturday's 1-0 win over title-challengers Leek Town, John Reed's men have
NEW Grimsby Town boss Paul Groves will be looking to extend his unbeaten start to his managerial career tomorrow. The 35-year-old defender stepped into the Blundell Park hot-seat just seven days ago following the departure of Lennie Lawrence. His first
AXE-wielding Viking hordes are set to descend on York once again for the spectacular Jolablot festival. A full programme of events for Jolablot 2002, the acclaimed annual Jorvik Viking Festival, has just been released. The festival, which will be staged
STRIKES could cripple Arriva Trains Northern as early as January 15 if workers vote to take industrial action. Leaders at the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers are set to hit the beleaguered rail company with a series of 48-hour strikes
FORMER Mariner Lee Nogan will be putting friendship to one side tomorrow as he aims to cast York City into the FA Cup fourth round for the first time in 16 years. Nogan is a close pal of new Grimsby Town player-boss Paul Groves after spending a couple
BRITAIN'S rail network may need a special detection system to help guard against another Great Heck disaster, a major inquiry has found. Investigators have urged the rail industry to consider installing devices capable of spotting vehicles which have
A CAMPAIGN group has been launched in support of York's controversial Coppergate Riverside scheme - just before the big public inquiry begins. Friends Of Riverside (FOR) claims it "represents the voice of York's silent majority, those many thousands of
As the big freeze continues to cause havoc to jump racing, punters can at least look forward to a double-helping of Flat action tomorrow. The all-weather menu embraces a monster-sized card at Southwell, which has been switched from Wolverhampton, and
HAVING become sick at heart from constantly noticing litter everywhere, I have taken it upon myself to pick up and bin many hundreds of pieces of litter. I wish to impress upon everyone the importance of showing some pride in the state of our environment
I WOULD like to respond to Helen Wright's accusation that York's Christmas decorations are dreary. Maybe our lights are not the best in the country, but we have to congratulate the people behind the lights at the council. You can bet the budget they were
York City's Bootham Crescent ground could be worth a ball-park figure of at least £4million if it were to be sold as building land. Peter Moody, a partner in Hudson Moody who valued the site for the new housing development at the former Lumley Barracks
THE transformation of the Aldwark area of York was at the heart of Lord Esher's vision for the city when he wrote his famous report, published in 1968. Lord Esher saw a future where industrial buildings could be taken out of the city and people brought
York Theatre Royal is big on being small, as Damian Cruden tells CHARLES HUTCHINSON ARTISTIC director Damian Cruden will direct his first production in the York Theatre Royal Studio as the opening show of the second Studio season. Explaining his choice
CHARLES HUTCHINSON introduces highlights from the new season at the Grand Opera House in York SOAP stars Julie Goodyear and Leslie Grantham lead the big-name attractions signed up for 2002 at the Grand Opera House in York. Former queen of the Rovers Return
A DRUNKEN man threw a lighted firework at police during an armed siege in York city centre, a court heard today. Police dived for cover behind their van as James Honey held officers at bay for more than two hours. Fireworks exploded in all directions
A NEW national system which will see every teenager in the country entitled to their own "personal adviser" is being piloted at a York school. The introduction of personal advisers will come in from April this year as part of a service called Connexions
THE combination of circumstances that led to the Great Heck crash were so cruelly convoluted that it is tempting to believe this was a one-off, unstoppable disaster. But that is to ignore two crucial points. Firstly, this was a man-made tragedy, and therefore
FORMER Mariner Lee Nogan will be putting friendship to one side tomorrow as he aims to cast York City into the FA Cup fourth round for the first time in 16 years. Nogan is a close pal of new Grimsby Town player-boss Paul Groves after spending a couple
EVENING Press Chief Reporter Mike Laycock has picked up a prestigious award for his tireless efforts in the name of local news. Mike, 42, is one of only six winners of the Unsung Heroes award, presented by our U.S.-based parent company, Gannett. The prize
IMPROVEMENTS to Clifton Moorgate are expected to be carried out from next week. The work includes resurfacing, street lighting, improved drainage and new cycletracks. A new footway and cycletrack will be built between Centurion Way and Wigginton Road.
JAILED North Yorkshire man Peter Bleach is remaining calm about speculation that Prime Minister Tony Blair will raise his case with his Indian counterpart during his current visit to the sub-continent. With tensions high between Pakistan and India, Mr
NORTH Yorkshire farmers who blockaded a supermarket giant's distribution depot as part of a national protest against its pricing structure say they are set to take action again. Local members of Farmers For Action (FFA), who blockaded the Tesco freight
THREE John Smith's York and District Sunday League games surprisingly beat the festive freeze. Division one leaders New Earswick travelled to local rivals and reigning champions Wigginton and went down 2-1 to two goals from Tom Matthews. Charlie Holmes
A MEMORIAL service is being held tomorrow in honour of former Benedictine Monk Father Cyril Brooks. It will be celebrated by Father Geoffrey Lynch, a Benedictine Monk colleague of Fr Cyril's and former Prior of St Bede's Pastoral Centre. Fr Geoffrey said
OFFICIALS from Harrogate Railway and Nestl Rowntree are set to appear before members of two local FA committees to solve their dispute over the transfer of players. Members of the West Riding and North Riding FA, who govern Railway and Nestl respectively
A MILKMAN has taken a tiny bird under his wing in the bitter winter weather. This little robin has become so close to Terry Aconley that it regularly flies onto his hand to collect seeds. The pair are now such firm friends they whistle each other when
INTERNATIONAL barriers are looking to be broken tomorrow as York City go head to head with First Division Grimsby Town in the FA Cup third round. While City's Northern Ireland international Alan Fettis will be barring the Mariners' route to goal, at the
THE A64 contraflow near York starts again this weekend after a festive break. But this time traffic lights may be introduced on slip roads feeding on to the dual carriageway to speed up the flow of A64 traffic. Phase Two of the scheme to build an underpass
HEWORTH and York Wasps have been handed differing draws in the third round of the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup. Plucky underdogs Heworth have a repeat of last year's trip to Batley Bulldogs, while the Wasps will have to negotiate the perilous challenge
A FATHER-OF-FOUR who risked his own life to save a woman after she leapt into a York river said he thought of lost friends as she struggled in the freezing water. Tom Kennedy was one of two New Year heroes who helped save the woman, after she jumped into
York City's Bootham Crescent ground could be worth a ball-park figure of at least £4million if it were to be sold as building land. Peter Moody, a partner in Hudson Moody who valued the site for the new housing development at the former Lumley Barracks
HIGH-RISE plans for student flats have been submitted to City of York Council. The scheme would introduce seven storeys of student accommodation to Navigation Road, on the banks of the River Foss and inside the city walls. It would replace the old bus
QUESTION: WHAT have OJ Simpson, John Major, Captain Kirk and York youth worker Jonathan Wooldridge got in common? ANSWER: They all appear on the same Trivial Pursuit card. The former York College teacher was amazed to discover a question had been created
HEWORTH and York Wasps have been handed differing draws in the third round of the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup. Plucky underdogs Heworth have a repeat of last year's trip to Batley Bulldogs, while the Wasps will have to negotiate the perilous challenge
BRIAN McCusker wrote that he skidded into a ditch on a lonely stretch of road and how so many people came to his rescue (December 31). What a good job he landed in a ditch on lonely road at the right time and not on a railway line at the wrong time with
SO 'York leads way in ageism battle', where 49.6 per cent of unemployed people in the area are aged 35 or over, and of those who are long-term unemployed, 63 per cent are aged 45-plus (Business Press, December 18). I wish the campaign every success, but
HASTILY flicking through the latest eerie resurrection of the undead York Citizen, I chanced upon the following, startlingly heart-warming headline: "Only residents can create new vision for York." O happy, shining day! It looks as though we shall be
