MEMORIES of concerts past will be brought back by today's selection of archive photographs, showing bands from across the region. The main photograph, right, shows the City of York Pipe Band, pictured in the late 1980s, when pipe major Paul Adams had
SOUTH Carolina songwriter, harmonica player and vocalist Johnny Mars and his British band The Global Rhythm Explorers discover the joys of the Deep Blues Club in York on Tuesday. Performing at the Post Office Club in Marygate, they play acoustic and electric
The City of York Guildhall Orchestra goes Russian tomorrow at York Barbican Centre. Simon Wright conducts a 7.30pm programme of Stravinsky's Symphonies of Wind Instruments, Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances and Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, for which the
GERMAN rock'n'roll band The Lennerockers are to play York on St Valentine's Day. The five-piece combo from Hohenlimburg will be joined in next Friday's double bill at The Crescent WMC by the Little Town Bigshots, from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The Lennerockers
IT comes around so quickly. The Fibbers/Evening Press Battle of the Bands competition in York is here again, kicking off with the first heat on Wednesday and running to the grand final on July 9. "And so it is upon us once more," says Tim Hornsby, Fibbers
ROWNTREE Players present two plays in the Joseph Rowntree Theatre spring season in York. John Chapman and Dave Freeman's comedy Key For Two will be staged from February 27 to March 1, and Oscar Wilde's comedy of social manners, The Importance Of Being
Two months after breaking his forearm in a fall at Wincanton, Andrew Thornton is set to return to the saddle at Kempton tomorrow. And the jockey, officially passed fit to ride yesterday, has excellent prospects of returning in a blaze of glory aboard
HUGH Grant and Sandra Bullock bubble with biology in their Anglo-American chemistry, on screen and, judging by their every playful interview, off it too. They first met up in New York five years ago to discuss making movies together, and this week they
THE weather during the past few days has been far from helpful for anglers with several heavy flurries of snow and some hard frosts. I can find little to be optimistic about with cold melt water running through the rivers and stillwaters frozen once again
People all over York and North Yorkshire are waiting with bated breath to see if the area has seen the last of the snowy weather. But although the blizzards spelled hazardous road conditions and traffic jams for drivers, the snow also transformed the
IT'S all systems go for Cygnet 'A' in York John Smith's Men's League division one. A 6-3 win at Osbaldwick in which John Mooring gamed in 18 darts and Mark Miller in 20, opened up a nine-point lead with just four matches remaining. Second-placed Trafalgar
A FORMER head teacher of Easingwold School, Roger Kirk, has died aged 69. Mr Kirk, of Oulston, was head of the secondary school from the early 1980s until 1993, said his widow, Christine. Earlier in his career, he had taught at Pocklington School and
SESSIONS 'A' have a six-point lead in division one of the Focus Fireplaces York and District Table Tennis League after they beat Nestl Rowntree 10-0. Second-placed Bootham CC 'A' beat Strensall 'A' 7-3. Steve Cooper and Paul Eastwood were both unbeaten
STAFF at a rapidly-growing railway engineering firm in York have overflowed into new offices in the city - with space to recruit 20 more people by the end of the year. Halcrow, the massive property, water, highways and railway conglomerate which has a
A PAINTING by York-born artist Henry Scott Tuke is expected to fetch a third of a million pounds at a Christie's auction later this month. That would represent a 10,000-fold increase on the price fetched by the work, Midsummer Morning, when it was sold
CLIFTON'S 14-match unbeaten run in the York Sunday Afternoon Football League came to an abrupt halt at York Law College. The students inflicted the first defeat on Clifton this season as they won 4-0. On target in the shock reverse were Kenealy (2), Herdman
THE people of York have given rave reviews for the proposed £100 million Hungate re-development scheme. Of the 2,000 individuals who visited a recent public exhibition on the project, about 570 filled in cards giving their views to City of York Council
THE Yorkshire area director of the Institute of Directors (IoD) said he was "very disappointed" that his role was to be scrapped. A "very disappointed" Brian Gillies will leave the IoD at some point between now and the end of April. It brings to an end
A NORTH Yorkshire forest is hoping to get by with a little help from its friends with the launch of a new community group. The Forestry Commission has teamed up with the newly-created Friends of Dalby Forest, a group of local people keen to make a contribution
HARROGATE Town face perhaps the toughest match of their season tomorrow as they travel to Accrington Stanley. The legendary former Football League club are runaway leaders of the UniBond League premier division, 11 points clear of second-placed Stalybridge
DEPARTING Harrogate Railway manager Paul Marshall says he has "no problem" with Peter Binks after the reserve-team boss took over the reigns at the troubled club. Marshall, along with his management team and the entire first-team playing squad, quit Station
RARE books from York are expected to raise a fortune beside unseen work of one of Britain's favourite authors. The collection, including a series on the history of madness, dates back as far as 1764, with one volume expected to bring as much as £600 at
MORE than a thousand students packed into the University of York's Central Hall to hear veteran anti-war politician Tony Benn make the case for peace in the Middle East. A huge queue of students snaked through the university's campus hoping to see the
YORK is bracing itself for another Viking invasion. Excitement is building for the start next Friday of the Jorvik Viking Festival. Thorgrim the Viking, pictured here, will be giving away replica King Cnut pennies, in part payment of admission to Yorkshire
BOOK lovers could soon be choosing their latest volumes to the sound of clinking coffee cups and boiling kettles, after plans to open a caf in York Central Library were given the green light. The scheme involves conversion of the music room in a corner
VOTERS are now awaiting the outcome of an inquiry into proposed wide-ranging revisions of the parliamentary constituencies in York and North Yorkshire. Experts from the Boundary Commission For England have now concluded a three-day public inquiry in York
ONE man was killed and another seriously injured in a road smash between two cars and an HGV on a North Yorkshire road. The crash happened on the A167 road at Topcliffe Park, just north of Topcliffe, near Thirsk. A light green Nissan Almera and a red
SWEEPING changes to the way benefits and state pensions are paid will sound the death knell for post offices already struggling to survive, fear sub-postmasters. Order books and Giro cheques will gradually be phased out from April and customers will be
ORIENT manager Paul Brush has paid tribute to his York City counterpart, Terry Dolan, ahead of tomorrow's clash at Brisbane Road. Despite losing leading scorer Peter Duffield to Boston and star goalkeeper Alan Fettis to Hull last month, Brush has been
YORK scientists have developed a new test to detect traces of peanut that could bring hope for food allergy sufferers. By looking for the DNA of peanuts in processed food the test can detect traces as tiny as one in 10 million. If the method, developed
Disgraced North Yorkshire coroner and solicitor Jeremy Cave was jailed for three and a half years this afternoon for betraying the trust of vulnerable and grieving people. Judge Les Spittle said Cave had "besmirched" the name of an honourable profession
WE read with horror and disgust the words of Iain Dale urging British businesses to make sure they get in quick to win the lucrative contracts to repair Iraq after Bush's bombers have reduced it to rubble (Evening Press, February 6, 2003). This is an
I READ with great interest Chris Titley's story of the "sweet rush" and the end of food rationing in 1953-54. From 1947 to 1954 I was one of the lucky kids who went to Castlegate Primary School. Backing on to the playground was Craven's sweet factory,
NEW York City Knights signing Jonathan Firth is raring to get into the groove at Huntington Stadium, writes Peter Martini. As revealed by the Evening Press yesterday, the Aussie - who joins scrum-half Trevor Krause in signing for the club from Down Under
Ross Noble was starting out when he first played York, compering shows at the Comedy Shack. Now he's topping the bill in his own show. WHAT do Patrick Marber, playwright, The Day Today star, actor and comic, and Mike Bennett, York author, museum curator
HE may have only just arrived at Bootham Crescent, but York City loanee Anthony Shandran is already assessing the possibility of a more permanent stay. Shandran, who is sure to make his second start for City at Leyton Orient tomorrow (3pm) after making
SHINING Stars, a new musical show by the Northern Film and Drama School, is staged in York this weekend. Students aged four to 18 from the Wetherby group present two fast-moving performances tomorrow at Joseph Rowntree Theatre. Alyson Connew, company
WRECKLESS Eric has a new album of songs ready for recording, much to his surprise, as he leaves behind his new Norfolk home for a solo gig at Fibbers in York tomorrow night. "I've got a lot of new material now, having not been into writing for a while
IAN LAMMING finds out that the Toyota Corolla Estate D4D does most things well - but is less than memorable PEOPLE often ask me how I remember all the various cars I've driven and, generally speaking, I don't find it a problem. I was at the wheel of 88
DICK Gaughan and Allan Taylor link up for the Both Sides The Tweed Tour 2003 this month, playing the National Centre for Early Music in York on Tuesday in the fourth show out of nine. These friends from either side of the border are giants of the British
IAN LAMMING hated the Mercedes Vaneo until the snows came - and suddenly its strengths were revealed WHAT a difference four inches of snow can make. In fact Mercedes can count its lucky stars that blizzard conditions hit North Yorkshire the week I have
MELANIE C, alias Sporty Spice, is to play York Barbican Centre on April 29 as part of her first British tour in two years. On her last visit, on May 16 2001, she hit the headlines after "turning the air blue with some choice language" in her excitement
ONE week has passed, but I have still not calmed down. How did a couple of inches of snow bring the country's capital city to a grinding halt - and become a burning Parliamentary issue? People in the North must not know whether to laugh or cry. I was
IT was the tale of two Tonys last night. On Tyneside, Tony Blair mounted a strong defence of his stance on Iraq. In York, Tony Benn launched a scathing attack on America's motives. Although diametrically opposed, the men argued their cause with equal
YORK Central Library is a fantastic resource. Where else can you access books, CDs, computer programmes, videos, the Internet, a large local history collection and the vast experience of the librarians, all for nothing or next to nothing? Yet too few
As yet another programme sticks its nose into the private affairs of ordinary people, CHRIS TITLEY asks when did reality TV become cruelty TV? I WAS looking down at them. A couple of twenty-somethings, and she was quite a looker. They were nuzzling and
KEVIN Hopper won the final frame to earn York first team a 3-3 draw away to Wakefield II in division three of the Yorkshire Inter-City Snooker League. Although York captain Tim Hart was first to strike in the opening frame with a break of 27, his Wakefield
Pocklington have the luxury of welcoming players to their squad for the home clash against Leodiensians. They are able to add back five forward Phil Thompson, who was working in London last weekend, while veteran former London Irish prop Glenn O'Hara,
WOMEN from across the country will be in York this spring as the National Women's Register (NWR) holds its annual conference. MP Ann Widdecombe, film maker Binny Baker and York exorcist Rev Tom Willis are among a wide range of speakers at the event, which
A VOLUNTEER led self-defence class set up only four months ago has already "graded" its first pupil. The class, based at St Joseph's Church, at Clifton, York, is run by ex-RAF combat survival instructor and karate expert Paul D'Arcy. Paul started the
WITH the winning post now in sight, the Yorkshire One promotion race could explode into action tomorrow. Although nothing is ever certain when it comes to the Rugby Football Union and the issues of promotion and relegation, all clubs are edging their
SNAPPY swimmers have raised nearly £800 with a 12-hour swimathon. Nine swimmers took the gruelling challenge to raise money for York-based charity Snappy, which provides activities for children with special needs. The event was organised by Leisure Vend
DETECTING drugs, explosives and human remains are all in a day's work for the dogs in the police force. But the specialist training required to be the best at the job does not come easily, with each animal having to undertake a rigorous 13-week intensive
YOUNG artists have tiled creations to brighten up rooms used by Multiple Sclerosis patients. The York College students presented intricate tiled mosaics to the Woodlands Respite Care Centre, off Hull Road, York. The students, aged between 16 and 19, had
MARCIA'S title hopes suffered a minor setback when they were held to a 1-1 draw at Ainsty, writes Garry Carter. Ian Kettlewell had given them the lead in the first half but Ainsty found their stride in the second period and after Jack Midgeley had put
Pickering Town and Selby Town will continue their own relegation battles against Glapwell and Brodsworth respectively. The Pikes, who lie in the drop zone, are two wins away from safety, although they do have games in hand. Boss Steve Brown was confident
ARCHIVES of York's history have been put on public show longer in an effort to increase knowledge of the city's past. City of York Council held its first evening opening of the archive service yesterday, and intends that it will become a regular feature
MORE than 50 York residents attended a workshop to have their say on the future shape of the city. York Planning Aid (YPA), an independent source of information and advice about planning, hosted a workshop at Orchard Park Community Centre, Huntington,
A FURIOUS Selby mother today enlisted the help of Cherie Blair in a fight to get justice for her bullied son. Sandra Crabb said her 14-year-old son, Dominic, was missing out on his education because of relentless bullying by fellow pupils at Selby High
CITY of York Council is imposing tough new measures to crack down on fraud and corruption. The Fraud Response Plan sets down a policy to introduce initiatives, including the presumption that the council will consider prosecution in every case of fraud
STUDENTS at a North Yorkshire school wasted precious time and money by needlessly resitting AS exams, it has emerged. The pupils at King James's School, Knaresborough, had actually scored well when they first sat the exams in psychology. But 80 per cent
NEW York City Knights signing Jonathan Firth is raring to get into the groove at Huntington Stadium, writes Peter Martini. As revealed by the Evening Press yesterday, the Aussie - who joins scrum-half Trevor Krause in signing for the club from Down Under
HE may have only just arrived at Bootham Crescent, but York City loanee Anthony Shandran is already assessing the possibility of a more permanent stay. Shandran, who is sure to make his second start for City at Leyton Orient tomorrow (3pm) after making
WITH the winning post now in sight, the Yorkshire One promotion race could explode into action tomorrow. Although nothing is ever certain when it comes to the Rugby Football Union and the issues of promotion and relegation, all clubs are edging their
WHEN rural affairs minister Alun Michael announced six months of consultation on hunting with hounds, the Countryside Alliance made every effort to co-operate. The alliance has gone out of its way to persuade the rural community to give him the benefit
MY brother and I were talking about our childhood in York when I asked him if he remembered going to the Theatre Royal where we paid one shilling to watch the panto from the "gods"? Miles away from the stage but just as exciting. Are the "gods" still
I WISH to contact any surviving family members of the late Warrant Officer John Coates Smith, an RAF wireless operator killed in an air raid on Mailly-le-Camp, France, on May 3/4 1944. John was a member of the crew of Lancaster ND905, based at Elsham
ORIENT manager Paul Brush has paid tribute to his York City counterpart, Terry Dolan, ahead of tomorrow's clash at Brisbane Road. Despite losing leading scorer Peter Duffield to Boston and star goalkeeper Alan Fettis to Hull last month, Brush has been
