KATHRYN Williams spent only £80 recording her first album, Dog Leap Stairs, an acoustic folk-smoked record of northern introspection. Her second cost less than £3,000, expanded her musical palette, and brought her a Mercury Music Prize nomination and
FERVENT rugby league fan John Guildford is the majority shareholder in the York City Knights, the Evening Press can reveal. Rugby Football League regulations mean the club needed to have a minimum of two shareholders to be allowed into the league, and
CHAIRMAN John Batchelor has pledged no stone will be left unturned in York City's hunt for promotion and insists failure is not an option. Fresh from the arrival of winger Lee Crook on loan from Watford, Batchelor has not ruled out more signings should
YORK City reserves romped to a superb 7-0 home win over Grimsby Town at Bootham Crescent to maintain top spot in the Avon Insurance League division one (east) table, writes Dave Stanford. New signing Lee Cook got a 45 minute run-out and capped his debut
HUGE rises in house prices across North Yorkshire have triggered a planning crisis in council offices as overworked officers deal with a record number of applications for extensions and alterations. Harrogate Borough Council has joined Ryedale District
YORK Acorn runners have qualified for the National Six Stage Relay Championships for the first time in the club's 20-year history. They clinched their coveted place at the nationals in Birmingham later this month by qualifying via the Northern Championships
A PIONEERING cancer charity, founded by a woman from North Yorkshire, may fold if new volunteers cannot be found to help out. Mitzi Blennerhassett, from Slingsby, founded the Cancer Concern Self-Help and Support Group 11 years ago, after suffering from
YORK proved it was a top tourist city after picking up an array of awards at the Yorkshire Tourist Board's White Rose Awards For Tourism. The Evening Press-sponsored York Festival of Food & Drink was named the Tourism Event Of The Year and the National
FABER Shield billiards champions Acomb made a miserable start to the season, losing 5-2 to Bootham 'B'. George Long and Chris Granger opened up a 73-point lead in the aggregate scores by winning the first two games before Keith Myers was able to claw
A POPULAR York working men's club is to spearhead a new campaign aimed at changing the image of the club world forever. Huntington WMC is one of 12 clubs across Britain invited to take part in a pilot scheme organised by the Club & Institute Union
IN the build-up to the new season a contingent of York players took part in the Bradford Chess Congress. There were a total of 88 players competing in the three sections, with York players participating in each. The star performer was Eric Winn, who,
A COUPLE were taken by surprise when their newborn baby made her entrance in the back of an ambulance. When doctor's wife Caroline Taylor, 34, went into labour she thought she had plenty of time to get to hospital. Little did she know that baby Amelia
THE manager of a York frozen food store stole more than £12,000 from her employers over nine months, York magistrates heard. Senior staff at Farm Foods Ltd only learned the truth when they suggested that Georgina George, 40, leave its store in Front Street
YORK City reserves romped to a superb 7-0 home win over Grimsby Town at Bootham Crescent to maintain top spot in the Avon Insurance League division one (east) table, writes Dave Stanford. New signing Lee Cook got a 45 minute run-out and capped his debut
PLANS for a new bottling complex in Tadcaster could create up to 64 jobs. John Smith's Brewery in Tadcaster has submitted plans to Selby District Council to build a bottling plant at its site in the town. The new plant will package one million hectalitres
EIGHTY young entrepreneurs in North Yorkshire are being offered a right Royal chance to start up their own companies before the end of the year. The Prince's Trust today made available nearly £200,000 in low interest loans and bursaries to allow the disadvantaged
AN internal police investigation is being carried out following the death of an 18-year-old North Yorkshire man. Stephen David Hart, of Robert Street, Harrogate, had been walking across the northbound carriageway of the A1 at Baldersby, near Ripon, when
CHAIRMAN John Batchelor has pledged no stone will be left unturned in York City's hunt for promotion and insists failure is not an option. Fresh from the arrival of winger Lee Crook on loan from Watford, Batchelor has not ruled out more signings should
YORK is to host its first major dance event in a decade this weekend - but only if organisers win last-minute approval from the city council. The nine-hour, £16-a-ticket club night is due to be staged in a 900-capacity marquee at Huntington Stadium, Monks
ON Sunday last month I needed the services of York District Hospital for severe pain in the left eye. I was taken to Ward 27. Two doctors examined the troubled eye and quickly diagnosed that a hole had appeared in the cornea letting out fluid but when
A RUCKSACK was found under the footbridge at the back of the Shambles car park one morning recently with its contents scattered everywhere. On close inspection the contents belonged to a foreign tourist who, no doubt, had spent the day visiting our city
WE have enough carbon copies of people who direct sarcasm and venom against fellow human beings. Prince Charles does more good with his little finger every day than do many with the whole of their hands in a lifetime. Has Ella Hirst (Letters, September
ANY temptation to describe the Robin Hood's Bay musicians as "the first family of folk" soon disappears after reading the withering sleevenote from Martin Carthy, in which he asserts that people doing so "want their backsides kicking -hard". Forewarned
AS with all things involving the Co-op, it always starts in the north-west, doesn't it? It was interesting to read this week that six Football League clubs have realised the co-operative approach, which I was advocating in the Evening Press some months
DID you hear the one about the boffins who set out to find the world's funniest joke? No, it is not a gag, but a matter of serious science. The LaughLab experiment has officially identified the world's most amusing punchline, as recorded by the giggleometer
RIPON Cathedral is the venue for the Yorkshire Agricultural Society's annual Harvest Thanksgiving Service when the Rev Dr Stuart Burgess, chairman of the Methodist York and Hull District, will be the preacher. The service takes place at 11.30am on Sunday
A NEW foot and mouth drama is to strike East Yorkshire. However, this time it is only a play, New Life, written by Leeds playwright Maureen Lawrence in close consultation with representatives of Yorkshire's farming and tourist industries. Lawrence's farmer
HOW hard it is to keep up with the prolific David Gedge and his Cinerama mini-dramas. Here's another album of post-Wedding Present guitars and soundtrack orchestration, this one a compilation of the Leeds love factory's second batch of EPs. Its release
MARK Knopfler created one of the most distinctive guitar sounds in popular music. His electric lead guitar filled many a venue as he fronted Dire Straits in the 1980s, but he never felt comfortable with stadium rock and, after making his millions, he
FIRST released in 1980 as Live At Last, this two-CD reissue is the famous live disc in its entirety. It has been remastered and remixed to remove the "flatness". It is a psychedelic homage to the band's heavy metal roots in the early years. Listen for
In this week's consumer column we are warning readers and local residents to be on the alert for home working 'opportunities' which may not be what they seem. Elizabeth Levett, City of York Council's Trading Standards Manager, is concerned about the large
Russian Rhythm, who produced a top-notch performance on Knavesmire last month to win the Lowther Stakes, is the odds-on favourite to extend her unbeaten record in the feature race at Newmarket tomorrow. But, talented a filly though she is, I believe it
SEX and politics go together in this country. We aren't taken by the one without the other. Plain, sauce-free politics is for the serious minded, but stir in a dash of something extra-marital and everyone is interested. Just take this week. The Labour
AN angry Dave Kay has demanded improvement from his York Acorn side ahead of Saturday's visit of Normanton Knights. Acorn gave by far their worst display of the season as they capitulated at Widnes St Marie's last week, and players have been warned they
AN £8 MILLION "masterplan" for transport at Monks Cross, York, will be unveiled at a council meeting next week. City of York Council officers will tell members that the new policy could become a "framework" for the authority's local transport plan. Incorporating
A NORTH Yorkshire accident blackspot claimed another life when a motorist was killed in a collision with a lorry. The man, who has not yet been identified, died instantly in the crash on the eastbound carriageway of the A64 at Barton Hill, six miles west
AN injury-ravaged York RUFC Under-15s crashed out of the Yorkshire Cup when they lost 37-5 in the first round at Middlesbrough. York kept in touch with the hosts for over 40 minutes with gritty performances from forwards Tom Bewick, Matt Turp and Chris
A YORK shop worker has lost his long flowing locks after agreeing to have his head shaved for charity. Rob Richards, who works for Marks & Spencer, volunteered to help raise money for breast cancer relief. Every M&S store has been challenged to
PUBLIC consultation over the future of York's Barbican Centre could begin before Christmas, City of York Council revealed today. Officers said they hoped to put a short-list of possible redevelopment schemes to councillors by the end of October, with
AMBITIOUS plans to improve access for people using York station are to be considered by councillors. A £183,000 scheme to build a new taxi-rank and construct better walking and cycling facilities is to come before planning and transport councillors next
ACOMB 'B' were the surprise winners in the opening matches of the York Conservative Clubs Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker League. They defeated their 'A' team 5-2 thanks to wins by John Ashwell, Jeff Keen, Peter Lawson, Steve Rodgers (23 break) and Trevor Ventress
FERVENT rugby league fan John Guildford is the majority shareholder in the York City Knights, the Evening Press can reveal. Rugby Football League regulations mean the club needed to have a minimum of two shareholders to be allowed into the league, and
NURSERY children are at the "centre" of a York school's teaching now it has opened a new £380,000 building. The Lord Mayor of York, Coun David Horton, and York MP Hugh Bayley were among those in attendance when Clifton Green School opened its new nursery
YORK Acorn prodigy Nicola Parry has been selected for the Great Britain Ladies' Under-21s Rugby League squad - just two months after turning 17. The teenager, who plays on the wing or at centre, was selected after impressing at national trials, for which
LOCAL residents spoke today of their concerns about noise if the dance event goes ahead. Some householders in Forge Close, a new cul-de-sac development off Jockey Lane which backs on to the Huntington Stadium, feared their children would not be able to
Retiring chief constable David Kenworthy talks to STEPHEN LEWIS about invisible policing - and sinister politics IT'S not often you hear a chief constable referring to the Home Secretary - or even the Home Secretary's policies - as 'sinister'. David Kenworthy
I AM delighted to read that City of York Council's planning committee has agreed to vary the conditions affecting the Arc Light hostel for the homeless on Leeman Road and allow residents to remain in the building during the day (September 27). This ought
BECAUSE British cathedrals do not receive any State funding at all, most of the others started to charge an entrance fee years ago. York Minster has resisted - even though it costs about £4 a minute to keep it open. The adult optional voluntary donation
HEATHER Causnett answers her own question (Letters, October 1): churches will inevitably face closure if Christians are not prepared to be regular churchgoers. Bellringing traditionally summoned people to worship now it would seem we are to regard it
NOW that the dust has settled after the glorious march of September 22, I have had time to reflect upon the coverage given to the largest demonstration in British history by the media, and one particular sector has been found surprisingly lacking. Every
IT is not a rave. Rave is just so Nineties. This will be a "dance event". Whatever it is called, the nine-hour music marathon is bound to raise some eyebrows. Is this really what we want in York? And what about the poor folk of Huntington, whose Sunday
Low prices continue to plague farmers' lives. ROB SIMPSON, the regional information officer for the National Farmers' Union, examines the state of the industry. ASK a farmer what the biggest problem affecting his industry is at the moment and the answer
ON the evening of September 26, R Yates and Sons held a fashion show in their Pickering garden centre, when, with the help of Ryedale Young Farmers, they showed off their range of winter clothes. The clothes ranged from childrenswear, very ably modelled
A FREE to enter event entitled 'Adding Value to Low Grade Timber' takes place on Thursday, October 3, at Scargill House, Upper Wharfedale. Practical demonstrations and talks will feature mobile sawmilling, horse logging, charcoal production, wood fuel
ALWAYS the most likeable of the Britpop bunch, Supergrass. By striking a balance between being accomplished musicians with a love of retro rock and being the cheeky popsters who brought you the hit single Alright, they avoided being typecast as either
