YOU can imagine what the cynics said. "A comedy festival? In York? Don't make me laugh." Yet it was a roaring success. Notwithstanding my own funny turn (well, it certainly made me feel ill), the general feeling was that the festival was a triumph and
ONLY one man stood out at Victory Park yesterday as York City Knights' four-match winning streak came to an end- referee Steve Addy. The massive army of Knights fans labelled the performance of the Huddersfield warbler a disgrace and a farce - other words
YORK could become a "GM-free zone" under the first-ever York city council motion tabled by a Green Party member. Andy D'Agorne, Green member for Fishergate, will ask councillors to back proposals that would mean City of York Council taking all possible
WORK is well under way on a new facility for young skateboarders, bladers and "BMXers" in York - but they are being asked to stay away during the construction of the state-of-the-art area in the city's Rowntree Park. Contractors began work to install
A REVIEW of the future role of York Minster Library could be held by Andreas Whittam Smith, the First Church Estates Commissioner. The short-term future of the historic collection of books was secured last week after a U-turn by the Dean and Chapter.
SCHOOLS minister David Miliband will be shown crumbling classroom at a York school to which the Government has refused extra funding. Mr Miliband will visit Huntington School tomorrow to congratulate staff and pupils on recent successes - and will also
ACCIDENTAL deaths on farms have dropped to the lowest figure in more than a decade, the Health and Safety Executive announced today. In Yorkshire, only three people died, one less than the year before. Nationally, the figure fell from 42 to 38. But experts
YORK City today announced a number of changes to next season's fixtures as part of efforts to boost income at the club and attract more fans. However, City have chided some of their Division Three rivals, most notably Rochdale and Hull City, for a lack
AN ENGROSSING tale of deception, treachery, wits and wills, Holy Fools is the latest book from Joanne Harris, the author of best-seller Chocolat. Set in seventeenth century France against the backdrop of social and religious reform, Holy Fools tells the
SET in the countryside of western Ireland, this haunting story of madness and murder concerns the exploits of the Kinderschreck - a seemingly mythical, but unfortunately all too real man. Michen O'Kane terrorises his neighbourhood from a young age, living
NOT only is Rebecca Miller the daughter of the playwright Arthur, she's also the wife of actor Daniel Day Lewis. A charmed existence indeed, made even more enviable when you discover that she also writes books. Exceptionally good books such as Personal
At the age of 26, this is Jon McGregor's first novel. What he has managed to produce here would be no mean feat at any age. The story follows the events of a day in the life of a suburban street leading up to a catastrophic event. The unfurling of the
Jack, boyhood friend of protagonists Will and Hand, dies in a road accident. Despite recently earning $80,000 by selling the image of a silhouette of himself screwing in a light bulb, Will is unable to use this money to buy medical assistance to save
TALENTED young mathematicians were commended for their hard work at a ceremony in Fulford. Students of the Kumon Centre received a record number of gold and silver medals at the ceremony. Kumon maths was established in Japan and is now taught all over
A FAMILY learning centre has been launched at a York school - with the help of Melody Monkey's Marvellous Music Box. The centre at Westfield Primary School was opened by York's director of education, Patrick Scott, on Friday. The centre offers courses
IT'S not just York that has a poor police response time (June 30), it's the same all over. My family in York have the same problem as my friends and I have living in Hartlepool. When you complain, you get the same old tired but correct answer, "it's down
NOW that the problem of horse dung fouling the streets of our city is being tackled with the prospect of heavy fines and 'nappies' for the offenders, could the council tackle the even more unsightly problem of chewing gum fouling York's pavements? Possibly
Geri Roulette, winner of two of her last three starts, can continue the good work at Haydock tomorrow. Trained by Eric Alston, the five-year-old goes for the Victoria Park Fillies' Handicap over a mile and a half and will have the assistance of John Carroll
A WHOLE new climate of co-operation has opened up between York's famous bioscience organisations and the U.S. That was the conclusion today of a team which last week flew to Washington to market York's burgeoning bioscience cluster at the massive BIO
SPORTING choristers from the Minster School have found regional success on the football pitch. The team battled it out against other Cathedral schools in the North of England to win the Northern Choir Schools 'Association five-a-side Football Tournament
THE boss of the National Railway Museum has voiced his concerns about Royal Mail lorries posing a danger to the public. Andrew Scott was shocked when he saw a large articulated lorry belonging to Royal Mail parked on the pavement in Leeman Road, York,
ENVIRONMENTALLY-friendly youngsters from a York school have been doing their bit to help encourage people to ditch the car. Pupils from The Mount School and Tregelles have been promoting green travel to their parents, teachers and classmates through a
A CLOSE-knit Ryedale community and the district council that governs it were today mourning the loss of "Mr Sheriff Hutton," who has died, aged 69. Tributes were paid today to Alan Farnaby, former leader of Ryedale District Council and clerk to Sheriff
BETTER schools and new homes for more children are just two reasons why county council chiefs in North Yorkshire are celebrating. More youngsters found adoptive parents, schools performed to a high exam standard, enforcement figures meant trading standards
A NANNY and grandmother suspected of shaking a baby and leaving it brain-damaged have been exonerated - leaving only the boy's parents possible suspects. Hospital staff last autumn found the boy, aged almost 12 months and from North Yorkshire, had suffered
THE SISTER of York houseboat owner John Hunt has said she fears for his health as he waits to be evicted by City of York Council. John Hunt, 60, was given three weeks to move his houseboat Waterlily, from its mooring near Skeldergate Bridge, after the
A NANNY and grandmother suspected of shaking a baby and leaving it brain-damaged have been exonerated - leaving only the boy's parents possible suspects. Hospital staff last autumn found the boy, aged almost 12 months and from North Yorkshire, had suffered
"They wrote some books / And their fame spread / And thanks to O-level English / They are fairly well read." So runs the introductory song to LipService's long-running Bront spoof, immediately assuaging any fears that a thorough acquaintance with Jane
GOOD Company are most welcome company at the Grand Opera House, where serious and indeed seriously good drama struggles for air, squeezed out by chipper musicals, tribute cheese and yesterday's pop acts seeking one more day in the sun. There is an additional
HARLAN Coben has the Midas touch at the moment. He can do no wrong. His previous stand-alone thrillers, Tell No One and Gone For Good, turned him from middle-of-the-road writer to international best seller. No Second Chance (Orion, £12.99) is his best
YORK'S Director of Education, Patrick Scott, was put in the hot seat and quizzed by youngsters at a York school. Poppleton Road Primary School pupils asked Mr Scott question including: How much do you earn? Have you met anyone famous ? What do you do
NORTH Yorkshire's first business and enterprise college has been created, after the Government announced Tadcaster Grammar School had been successful in its bid. It is the first time the school has made a bid for specialist status, which will result in
IN response to the letter about the plans for Clarendon Court, to reduce the number of delayed transfers of care at York Hospital (June 19), the City General on Haxby Road was used for this very purpose. I was a care assistant for 28 years and visited
THERE is a fair-sized children's play park with swings, roundabouts and picnic tables adjacent to the new Bookers development on Huntington Road. Sadly, this park is now overgrown with weeds, and has been locked up for at least three years because of
IF there is one thing he can't stand, says Steve Galloway bullishly, it is poor standards. Poor standards of cleanliness; poor standards of behaviour; poor standards of performance. York's new Liberal Democrat leader is on a crusade - what he refers to
