CHARLES HUTCHINSON reports on the weekends when art in York opens up... IT began in frustration. "When I came up to York from London four and a half years ago, I found that the art scene was ever so slightly slow," says East Parade artist Anne Hutchison
TRAFFIC was brought to a standstill in the centre of York last night as peace protesters occupied Ouse Bridge and Museum Street. About 300 people took to the streets following a rally at St Sampson's Square to express their outrage at the war with Iraq
YORK College students were thrown off campus as they tried to gather support for their anti-war protest, sparking a row between college management and staff. According to student Oli Wilson, 19, the 20-strong group was told to leave the Tadcaster Road
Student protesters today claimed police officers were heavy-handed with them as they were arrested during anti-war demonstrations in York city centre. Three University of York students were taken into custody for obstruction offences as they rallied with
AS a big fan of the hit TV series Friends I watch with interest the character Chandler Bing as he waxes and wanes from series to series. Depending on which series you are viewing, he is fat, normal or painfully thin. His hair swings from gelled bouffant
The new Nissan Almera SXE packs a punch, reports Motoring Editor Malcolm Baylis NISSAN is topping its recently-revised Almera range with a new performance diesel version named SXE with 136PS of grunt, a six-speed gearbox, electronic stability programme
ALAN Barnes is a multiple poll winner and one of the greatest saxophonists and clarinet players that the UK has produced. He has received the rare honour, shared by only a few British players, of being signed up to an American record label, in his case
THE Fibbers weekend opens tonight (21st) with StrangeAngel Promotions presenting Skinflick and guest DJs at the music bar in Stonebow, York. "Around the nucleus of producer and mixer J Williams, Skinflick emerged as flesh and blood in a stale music meat
The closest Jennifer Lopez is likely to come to holding an Academy Award is when she dusts down the one on the mantlepiece that hubby-to-be Ben Affleck won for co-writing Good Will Hunting. Lopez is as good an actress as she is a pop singer. All right
Earl (Martin Lawrence) and Hank (Steve Zahn) have only one thing in common: they're both Los Angeles police rejects. One just got kicked out, the other can't even get in. After confronting each other on opposite sides of the law during a traffic stop
AFTER James Bond and Die Another Day, Pierce Brosnan tries another way, testing his versatility with pub singing and child rearing in this schmaltzy tale of a family bond. Breaking away from the smooth manner and bumpy rides of 007, Brosnan plays his
THE life and art of the Mexican artistic, sexual and political revolutionary Frida Kahlo could have made a romantic, inspirational musical. It might have been, so rumour had it, a film vehicle for those Latino leading ladies Madonna and Jennifer Lopez
DIPLOMACY having failed, British troops are now risking their lives to topple Saddam Hussein. God only knows how many innocent Iraqi civilians will perish for this end. The MPs who sanctioned this action (which would have taken place anyway, given the
SPRING has truly sprung in York, if this picture is anything to go by. This blossom, resplendent in the recent March sunshine, was seen by Evening Press staff photographer Mike Tipping, who captured this seasonal image against the backdrop of the famous
A NURSE who brought a York doctors' surgery to life is retiring after 25 years' service. Practice sister Wendy Davison, was treated to gifts and a buffet lunch at Petergate Surgery, to mark her good work with staff and patients. Colleagues spanning 25
CAR park users in York are to be given access to a new high-tech hotline to help as part of a major security boost. Six of the city's car parks are being equipped with help points which will allow people to report incidents direct to security staff at
PINK elephants may be more familiar, but tourism workers were seeing purple sheep at the launch of a new initiative in North Yorkshire. Stars of TV's Heartbeat joined with the 'purple sheep of the flock' to help launch The Purple Passport, a scheme providing
AN ACTOR who is soon to star in one of Britain's top soaps has thanked a York cosmetic dentist for "saving my smile." Dashing actor Raji James, star of The Bill and smash Brit-flick East Is East is soon to take up a major role in top BBC soap Eastenders
A BARMAN claimed dole money while working full-time and earning up to £400 a week, York magistrates heard. Jonathan Cripwell, prosecuting, said that Darren Paul Philips's repeated false declarations that he was jobless netted him £3,801.98 in Jobseekers
MILES the Mouse from Macmillan Cancer Relief collected a cheque from pupils at St Paul's CE Primary School in York following a successful sponsored walk. The larger-than-life rodent - the mascot for the Macmillan Miles Challenge - took part in the walk
A GANG of youths approached a woman to ask for a cigarette before snatching her purse and running off. The snatch happened in Wellington Street, near Hull Road, York. About five youths approached the 22-year-old woman and a friend as she was counting
STEVE Ward scored twice as Nestl Rowntree put themselves in prime position to win the York Johns Smith's League division one championship with a 3-1 win over one of their nearest rivals, Marcia. That result was doubly important as Volunteers, who are
BOATWATCH, a new scheme to prevent marine crime, is to be launched in East Yorkshire. Humberside Police decided to set up the scheme, which will start on April 1, after 36 boat-related crimes were reported in the county in 2002. Boat owners are invited
BACK to Buxton with a bang and led by crack marksman Steve Davey - that's Harrogate Railway manager Paul Marshall's double aim for tomorrow. The Rail's recent surge was halted when they lost 1-0 away to Northern Counties East League premier division rivals
A PICKERING man was in a critical condition in hospital today after he was assaulted by thieves who were breaking into his lorry. The 41-year-old man is believed to have challenged a thief or thieves on Wednesday night as they tried to break into his
CITY leaders have met in the latest stage of drawing up an action plan for guiding York into the future. Members of the Without Walls partnership have discussed plans put forward by a consultancy firm asked to come up with a vision of how York could look
SESSIONS need only two points from their remaining matches to retain the Focus Fireplace York and District Table Tennis League division one title. Mick Wilcockson scored three wins as Sessions beat York RI 'A' 7-3. Bootham Conservative Club 'A', who were
TRAFFIC was brought to a standstill in the centre of York last night as peace protesters occupied Ouse Bridge and Museum Street. About 300 people took to the streets following a rally at St Sampson's Square to express their outrage at the war with Iraq
BRITISH and American troops may enter Baghdad by Monday, a British military official revealed today. Group Captain Al Lockwood said he hoped Allied Forces would be in the Iraqi capital within the next three or four days. US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
Former York City goalkeeper Alan Fettis has been called up by Northern Ireland for the first time in five years for the back-to-back Euro 2004 qualifiers against Armenia and Greece. Manager Sammy McIlroy has turned to Belfast-born Fettis, 33, who left
YORK has managed to keep much of its characteristic city outline intact down the years. These pictures from previous editions of the Evening Press illustrate some of the reasons why the historic city has retained that admirable reputation - its varied
BRITISH and American troops may enter Baghdad by Monday, a British military official revealed today. Group Captain Al Lockwood said he hoped Allied Forces would be in the Iraqi capital within the next three or four days. US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
The war in Iraq has triggered an unprecedented wave of protest in York. Political Reporter Richard Edwards observed local demonstrators as they said: "Not in our name" YORK is not known for being a left-wing city with a strong tradition of political protest
ABOUT 200 hundred pupils took part in a vigil at a York school following the start of the war. Teacher Ann Finch said the theme of the vigil in the main hall at Fulford School was solidarity and sorrow with the people of Iraq. But she said pupils, who
THE war against Iraq claimed its first British casualties early today when a helicopter crashed in the Kuwaiti desert. The tragedy occurred as American and British forces drove into Iraq, attacking by "air, land and sea". British Royal Marines were said
Bryan Smart, who moved his training operation from Lambourn in Berkshire to Hambleton, near Thirsk, last autumn, can produce an ace in tomorrow's £100,000 Freephone Stanley Lincoln Handicap at Doncaster. Smart, whose horses have been in excellent form
BLIND Mississippi Morris visits the Deep Blues Club, in York, for a third time on Tuesday, March 25. Since moving to Memphis, Tennessee, in the mid-1980s, Morris has played his harmonica alongside guitarist Brad Webb, and the two will be accompanied at
The teen movie just took on another twist ... marriage! Bypassing the frat house college scenario, selling a dummy to the mindless mates on the pull routine and ducking the perfect romance stuff, Just Married plays out the end game in the company of a
WE have not witnessed protests like this in York before. Minds will go back nearly 20 years to the miners' strike, but that dispute was mainly played out on the coalfields and involved a very specific constituency of demonstrators. What we are now seeing
Five years ago, the world's eyes were on York as it hosted Ecofin. CHRIS TITLEY asks: did it bring the long-term benefits we were promised? IS it really five years since a smiling Gordon Brown walked past ranks of banner-waving Eurosceptics in York city
CITY leaders have met in the latest stage of drawing up an action plan for guiding York into the future. Members of the Without Walls partnership have discussed plans put forward by a consultancy firm asked to come up with a vision of how York could look
PLANS to massively extend the number of affordable houses in York have been branded "unrealistic" and "fundamentally flawed". Developer Matthew Laverack, of The Architect Shop, based in Lord Mayor's Walk, claims a proposal to make "the majority" of new
A performance of Faure's Requiem is to take place tomorrow at St Helen's Church, Wheldrake, featuring James Sanderson, David Firth, John Hastie playing the organ, and the Wheldrake Singers, directed by Robin Black. Admission is £3 on the door, students
NORTH Yorkshire flower power is set to bring a welcome cash boost for research into a deadly disease. A Crocus Walk is due to take place at Castle Howard on Sunday as part of a series of similar fundraising events happening across the country for the
A planning application which was delayed for so long that it was sent birthday and Christmas cards by its frustrated architect, has been given the green light by City of York Council. Members of the north-west area planning and transport sub-committee
WE were moved by your interview with Frances Ellerker, the mother of a soldier in the Gulf, who calls us to rally behind "our boys" (March 20). She says servicemen "are getting feedback from home that people are against them". We feel sympathy for Mrs
STUDENTS in York have staged an unusual protest urging council officials into action over syringes and broken bottles - though it turns out moves to deal with the problem are already taking place. A drama group from York St John College were horrified
HUGH Bayley has repeatedly stated that he would not support UK military action in Iraq without the international support of a "second" UN resolution. Yet, in Tuesday's vote in Parliament, with no UN resolution secured, he voted with the Government in
Workers at a York caf will be swapping their serving spoons for swimwear to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Relief. Six members of staff at the Blue Fly caf in New Street will be taking part in a five kilometre swimathon at the Barbican this weekend.
YORK City Rowing Club's novice crew produced a sparkling display at the Head of the River Race on the Ouse. The quartet of Joe Lyons, James Butler, Sean Potter and James Blissett won their category in a time which made them one of the fastest fours of
SPRING arrived this week and York-area fisheries have benefited with some brilliant sport being reported. Anglers competing in the Spring Series at the Willows, Carpvale and Raker Lakes should prepare for some brisk action with carp in particular starting
RESIDENTS of a York suburb are to stage a final attempt to block plans proposing a development of 285 dwellings near their homes. City of York Council planning officers are to recommend that councillors approve a scheme from developers Barratt and Persimmon
JURORS trying a landlord accused of murdering two students, one of whom was found stuffed in a suitcase near York, have been warned not to act as detectives. "It is not for you to solve the crime. It is very tempting to try and solve it - but beware.
A VICTORIAN lady enjoys the spring sunshine while daffodils bloom in the scenic surroundings of a premier North Yorkshire home. The spring flowers at Castle Howard drew the attention of Lady Georgiana, sixth Countess, while she took time out from her
A NORTH Yorkshire restaurateur has been left "devastated" after his plans to redevelop his business were turned down following a public inquiry. Leo Campagna has seen his scheme to demolish his property in Knaresborough and build eight new homes refused
JOHN Collins has lost only one from 20 Marston Moor Villages Doubles-Board League games and his Tankard 'A' side lead by ten points with two matches remaining. However, they were certainly off colour at Spotted Ox, Tockwith, who had Dave Richmond scoring
ABOUT 200 hundred pupils took part in a vigil at a York school following the start of the war. Teacher Ann Finch said the theme of the vigil in the main hall at Fulford School was solidarity and sorrow with the people of Iraq. But she said pupils, who
YORK College students were thrown off campus as they tried to gather support for their anti-war protest, sparking a row between college management and staff. According to student Oli Wilson, 19, the 20-strong group was told to leave the Tadcaster Road
Student protesters today claimed police officers were heavy-handed with them as they were arrested during anti-war demonstrations in York city centre. Three University of York students were taken into custody for obstruction offences as they rallied with
YORK City Knights second-row forward Scott Fletcher has been named Arriva Trains Cup player of the round after his display last Sunday helped the Knights to a stunning 34-20 win over Doncaster. It is the first time a York player has won the award in the
Former York City goalkeeper Alan Fettis has been called up by Northern Ireland for the first time in five years for the back-to-back Euro 2004 qualifiers against Armenia and Greece. Manager Sammy McIlroy has turned to Belfast-born Fettis, 33, who left
The war in Iraq has triggered an unprecedented wave of protest in York. Political Reporter Richard Edwards observed local demonstrators as they said: "Not in our name" YORK is not known for being a left-wing city with a strong tradition of political protest
YORK City boss Terry Dolan has been charged by the Football Association following his touchline dust-up at Rushden and Diamonds. The City chief was sent to the stands at Nene Park during the 2-1 defeat earlier this month by referee David Crick. Dolan
EVERY game between now and the end of the season must be treated as a cup final, according to York City midfield terrier Richard Cooper. The former Nottingham Forest starlet admits the Minstermen head to north Wales for tomorrow's Division Three clash
YORK City Knights second-row forward Scott Fletcher has been named Arriva Trains Cup player of the round after his display last Sunday helped the Knights to a stunning 34-20 win over Doncaster. It is the first time a York player has won the award in the
PAUL Clayton will never forget his professional stage debut. It came more than 20 years ago, in pantomime at York Theatre Royal, with fellow new boys Gary Oldman and Peter Howitt. Paul played the front of the panto cow, Peter the back. Oldman went on
YORK Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society's drive for new recruits for Cabaret has paid off. Indeed the company is quids in: all three newcomers in the principal roles, John Haigh, Gordon Ritchie and Eleanor Oxberry-Breakwell, work for Halifax Financial
YORK City boss Terry Dolan has been charged by the Football Association following his touchline dust-up at Rushden and Diamonds. The City chief was sent to the stands at Nene Park during the 2-1 defeat earlier this month by referee David Crick. Dolan
EVERY game between now and the end of the season must be treated as a cup final, according to York City midfield terrier Richard Cooper. The former Nottingham Forest starlet admits the Minstermen head to north Wales for tomorrow's Division Three clash
