MONUMENTAL is the word, both for the man and his music. At 62, Solomon Burke has a big voice that can move from an underground rumble to soaring gospel. Listening to this music is like discovering a forgotten soul classic, and this timelessness fits for
SOMETIMES bands are well named, sometimes they aren't. Leaves may not be the most memorable name, but it suits this Icelandic outfit. For just as leaves take on a vast array of different colours as autumn creeps in, so this band offers a similar range
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends - and just to prove it, here's another 5-CD box set from The Manticore Vaults. This one spans live ELP performances from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s. There are gigs in the US in '74 and '77 which
AGE doesn't mellow Chumbawamba. Having stumbled unexpectedly into the limelight with Tubthumping, these Leeds politicos have happily gone on ploughing their own furrow. This time, a few break beats are added to their sound - though that more often leaves
THE formula for most remix albums is painfully similar: a few knobs twiddled here, a couple of dancey bits thrown in there and hey presto! A million-selling album making even more money. Nu-metal sensations Linkin Park clearly had different ideas. Reanimation
WHAT do you want from a greatest hits package? For starters, all the hits; nothing cynically left off. Next, a canny selection of album tracks and B-sides that say as much about a band as the best-known numbers. For a bonus, if you shop early doors, a
OLIVER KNIGHT is best known as collaborator with his mother Lal Waterson on her critically acclaimed albums Once In A Blue Moon and A Bed Of Roses. Mysterious Day, his first solo recording, continues the family tradition of creative and original English
INDIA'S representative in Britain has met the family of jailed deaf charity worker Ian Stillman. His parents Roy and Monica, who live in Tadcaster Road, York, joined with the rest of their family to speak with Indian High Commissioner Ronen Sen. They
Arriva Plc today announced pre-tax profits of 17 per cent for the last six months. Publishing its interim results for the period January to June 2002, Arriva recorded profits of £41 million. Earnings per share, before goodwill, were up 14 per cent and
THE extraordinary power of ordinary people's resilience in the face of the devastation of September 11 has inspired a new work by a York artist. The stained-glass panel, created by Paul Calvert, is to go on show in the North Transept in York Minster on
YORK City chief Terry Dolan today suffered a body-blow with goalkeeper Marlon Beresford poised to sign for First Division Burnley, the Evening Press can reveal. Dolan and Beresford were in talks this week about extending his one-month contract with City
REMEMBER Alf, the ample half of Yazoo? The Essex girl could sing electronic chill (Winter Kills), pure pop (Love Resurrection) and classic ballads too (That Ole Devil Called Love). Last year, she added show songs, resurfacing from home life in the West
THE aftermath can take on strange shapes. So it is that following the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, a columnist on a Scottish newspaper found himself sacked, while parents in Reading announced they were going to have a tracker implant fitted
YORKSHIRE squash cup champions IT Sports Wigginton kick off their new campaign at home on September 11 against Huddersfield. After a very successful season they have strengthened the squad by adding former world number four Dan Jensen from Australia,
British Rally Championship leaders Jonny Milner and Nicky Beech take their Team Dynamics Pro Rally Toyota Corolla WRC to Belfast this weekend for the Ulster International Rally. Gearbox problems on the final day of the recent Manx International Rally
Yorkshire roared back with a three-wicket blast after Leeds-born Iain Sutcliffe and Darren Maddy had put on 76 for Leicestershire's second wicket at the Scarborough Cricket Festival today, writes David Warner. Sutcliffe was 12 and Maddy nine when Leicestershire
HUNT campaigners have reacted angrily to an academic report which claims a hunting ban would not cause an explosion in the fox population. Hunt supporters claim the study by Professor Stephen Harris, of Bristol University, is misguided and slammed the
NEW plans have been put forward to develop one of York's best-known pubs into flats, but this time without demolishing the main building. Plans to tear down the Gimcrack Hotel in Fulford and develop new homes were withdrawn in April after residents and
THE Union Flag was flying high over a town hall in Italy after a visit by a group of York teenagers on an exchange visit. The group were given the flag by the Lord Mayor of York, Coun David Horton, to take to Canale, where they presented it to the Italian
YORK City chief Terry Dolan today suffered a body-blow with goalkeeper Marlon Beresford poised to sign for First Division Burnley, the Evening Press can reveal. Dolan and Beresford were in talks this week about extending his one-month contract with City
YOUNGSTERS at a York after-school club were overjoyed when they discovered that they had been awarded hundreds of pounds for new equipment. Up to 40 children aged between five and 11 take part in arts and crafts, chess, Lego and outdoor sports at the
THE future of a scheme aimed at boosting learning opportunities for young people in York and Selby has been secured with the announcement of £850,000 of government funding. The funds will be targeted at 18 to 21-year-olds who have not achieved GCSEs or
WHAT'S in a name? Well, in the case of York City Rugby League Club, it's the future, writes Peter Martini. And this is your chance to play a major part in that future - and win a replica shirt at the same time. It was verbally confirmed last night that
THE QUEEN'S royal train could be put on public show in York after the country's finance watchdogs decided it was too expensive. Although future plans for the regal vehicle are far from being finalised, staff at the city's National Railway Museum said
CITY of York Council has cut the number of homeless families forced to endure a stay in bed-and-breakfast accommodation. According to the latest annual survey, 41 householders were staying in B&Bs or hotels at the end of March this year. The figure
ALL amateur rugby league matches this weekend have been cancelled until further notice because of a renewed rumpus regarding rocketing insurance premiums. And although the postponements are hoped to be a one-off, the new crisis is so severe that York
THE company behind a controversial waste dump has been told to clean up or face legal action. Selby District Council has served an abatement notice on Quantum Waste Management Ltd over an alleged smell nuisance at the former Sherburn-in-Elmet airfield
YORK'S churches have been here before. Population changes, declining congregations and a desire to deploy clergy where they are most needed has led to several previous church reviews recommending that certain holy buildings be axed. In the most infamous
BEFORE the dust has settled from harvest, all livestock farmers will have received a benign looking booklet from the Rural Payments Agency entitled "New Provisions Affecting All IACS Bovine Schemes For 2002 Onwards" Like everything else in this country
WHO could have envisaged back in February that we would be at the top of the League, with the Third Division's top goalscorer and the reserves top of their League too? We also have some wonderful players, have enjoyed a massively successful open day -
I DO feel that your report on the Archbishop's Commission was somewhat negative (September 3). The use of words like "axe" and the headline of "Close Them" was I feel somewhat over-emotive. The report launched yesterday was an attempt to make the Church
I WELCOME the green light given by the city council for the development of the Hull-York medical school last week. This is a positive step that will allow York to maintain its identity as a key academic centre in the North of England. The medical school
I'M disappointed that the farmer arrested for vandalism of road signs has not been sent down for his criminal activities (September 3). Still, defacing road furniture is nothing compared to his other pastime of killing small animals for fun. It troubles
Yorkshire roared back with a three-wicket blast after Leeds-born Iain Sutcliffe and Darren Maddy had put on 76 for Leicestershire's second wicket at the Scarborough Cricket Festival today, writes David Warner. Sutcliffe was 12 and Maddy nine when Leicestershire
ONE of the pioneers of farm diversification in North Yorkshire, Staintondale Shire Horse Farm, won a national award in this year's Farm Attraction of the Year awards. Tony Jenkins bought the small cliff-top farm in 1969 but soon realised it had little
ON the surface, there is no deeper connection between these two bands than 'Truck': in the band name for one, the band label for the other. However, they share a madness of ambition to provoke, a purloining of past sounds and a wilful, independent streak
THIS is the CD is from last year's US Family Values Tour. It's the third in the series of releases from this metal "juggernaut", and encompasses some of the more exceptional nu bands. The measly 12 tracks (what was adequate on vinyl doesn't look like
DEEP Purple bass guitarist Glover hates nostalgia. A few years ago he told a Toronto paper words to the effect of "Yes we have a past, but we also have a present and a future". This solo album confirms he, at least, certainly has a future. Don't expect
PUNK godfathers Green Day have brought their back catalogue up to date with Shenanigans. The Californian three-piece have sold more than 25 million albums and dodged enough spit to fill a swimming pool. This latest release is a collection of B-sides,
Is Eighties' nostalgia a good or bad thing? Sheffield's Def Leppard produced some great stuff back then, and this is a great album for remembering those days. But it's probably not going to win them many new fans. There is a hint of the Photograph era
THERE is nothing more depressing than a "good time band", and Eastbourne's Toploader have all the forced jollification of that Royal It's A Knockout farce or mass-consumption bottled beer. The 1.5 million-selling success of 2000's debut album, Onka's
Sparta's follow-up to the Austere EP starts off with guitars that are like Ocean Colour Scene... then in crashes the rest of the band, and the vocals, and it's definitely not OCS! Sparta are another of the post-nu-metal (new nu-metal maybe?) Nickleback-esque-type
AN enraptured recording by a narcissistic tap dancer. Unusual, but with Canadian sprite Hawksley Workman, you learn to expect the unexpected. Workman plays every note, a madcap fusion of Queen and Jacques Brel, shot through with surrealist humour and
IT always seemed like an unbeatable if unlikely combination - flamboyant Brit soul singer David McAlmont and moody ex-Suede guitar hero Bernard Butler. The pair's 1995 debut single Yes was certainly a stunning track, with its Spector-like sound and McAlmont's
RETIRED York psychiatrist Michael Haslam is understood to have been arrested today by North Yorkshire Police. The arrest is believed to follow a number of complaints from former patients of Dr Haslam, an ex-consultant at Clifton Hospital. Dr Haslam, of
THE treatment of cervical cancer could be totally revolutionised after a major breakthrough by researchers at York University. Professor Jo Milner and Dr Ming Jiang, who are funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research, used a new technique called RNA interference
For many of us, getting a loan, a new credit card, or a mortgage has never been easier, but this is not true for everyone. No one has an automatic right to credit - indeed many people are turned down every year and in most cases they do not know why.
WHAT'S in a name? Well, in the case of York City Rugby League Club, it's the future, writes Peter Martini. And this is your chance to play a major part in that future - and win a replica shirt at the same time. It was verbally confirmed last night that
JANE Murphy moved west from Leeds, Paul Williams migrated east from Liverpool, joining up in Manchester in 1999 with a mutual love for early Postcard missives from Orange Juice, pre-Technique New Order and the cinematic strings of John Barry. They write
In terms of musical output and business sense, comparisons between the great arranger Quincy Jones and Wyclef Jean are not wholly inappropriate. Like Jones, the Haitian-born star has a package of group and solo successes, as well as production hits with
Gudlage, who last month at Pontefract provided Tom Greenall with his first success, can give the teenage amateur rider another moment to savour at Haydock tomorrow. Greenall teams-up with the Mick Easterby-trained gelding in the Bollinger Champagne Amateur
AN UGLY corner of York city centre is set to be revitalised by a developer's multimillion pound purchase of a huge building which includes the dark and dingy Tanner Row public car park. Traders celebrated as The Oakgate Group announced today that it had
YORK RUFC have been given a vitamin 'C' boost ahead of their curtain-raiser at Sheffield Tigers with the signing of former Otley duo Peter Curtis and Gary Cassidy. The influential pairing will team up with another former Otley star, after Lee Denham swopped
INDIA'S representative in Britain has met the family of jailed deaf charity worker Ian Stillman. His parents Roy and Monica, who live in Tadcaster Road, York, joined with the rest of their family to speak with Indian High Commissioner Ronen Sen. They
MORE than 900 people visited the Evening Press Training and Recruitment Exhibition at the Merchant Adventurers Hall. The exhibition, which took place yesterday, was sponsored by Big Fish Little Fish. Visitors were able to look around stalls from 34 exhibitors
THE summer may be drawing to a close, but York Racecourse has still been pulling the crowds for its September meeting. There will be more fun for all the family at Knavesmire, on Sunday at the Evening Press-sponsored race day. James Brennan, marketing
PROSPECTS of restoring a major golf tournament to York - as exclusively revealed in the Evening Press in February - have increased. Fulford Golf Club board member Jonathan Plaxton was optimistic that a new tournament forming part of the European Seniors
HIGHWAYS chiefs in North Yorkshire have announced plans to pursue a civil action against a farmer cautioned for his part in an illegal campaign to stop a ban on fox-hunting. Spray-painted slogans highlighting opposition to a ban have appeared on road
ON behalf of York & Ryedale Friends of the Earth I would like to thank the people who generously contributed to our fundraising street collection in York on July 5. Despite bad weather, a total of £89.63p was raised. Josie Downs, York & Ryedale
I AM undertaking research for a book about York to be published in the autumn of 2003. Could I ask your readers if they have any old photographs of the city including its outlying villages? Any used will be fully acknowledged with the owner's name in
ESTELLE Morris was wrong, Patrick Scott was right. Mr Scott, City of York Council's education director, bravely ignored the Education Secretary's advice to refuse to let unvetted teachers into the classroom. As a result, York schools avoided the chaos
THE National Railway Museum did not get to be the best in Europe by resting on its laurels. So it is no surprise to see the curators already eyeing up the Royal Train even though it is still in service. However, its days look numbered, and the carriages
A SERIES of 'crisis meetings' has been launched to seek an increase in the farm-gate price of milk. The National Farmers' Union - which say that most farmers are receiving 4p/litre less than it costs to produce their milk - is pushing the talks with dairy
ROCK solid. Queens Of The Stone Age do exactly as they say on the tin, laying concrete slab of noise upon concrete slab of noise to leave your stereo creaking and your mind spinning. It's dark, sometimes very dark, and the burning intensity ensures Songs
IT'S too easy. On track two of this album, the chorus launches: "Yeah, this is a (sic) American clich" and you might as well press the stop button. This is post-Peter Gabriel rock, mid-80s stuff and nonsense that thinks it's saying something deep. The
