YORK RUFC will look to pick up the pieces of their shattered season by trouncing Billingham at Clifton Park tomorrow. They take on the Teesside club in Durham and Northumberland One with only victory in mind after a heartbreaking defeat against Durham
Pocklington welcome Old Brodleians to East Yorkshire for their last home game of the season and a squad of 20 has been selected, writes Steve Carroll. For third-placed Pock it's a chance to get revenge over their Yorkshire Two opponents and start building
GRAVESEND and Northfleet are expected to welcome back one of their joint top scorers at KitKat Crescent tomorrow but will still be without the other. Attacking midfielder Jay Saunders is likely to return after serving a two-match suspension but his fellow
YORK City have signed teenage defender Kyle Armstrong from Preston North End. Armstrong's arrival was completed before last night's Conference deadline and he is set to make his full debut at home to Gravesend and Northfleet tomorrow. The 5ft 11in centre
Have you been made to look a fool today? STEPHEN LEWIS investigates why we all enjoy playing pranks. CHANCES are that by the time you read this, you'll already have made a prat of yourself at least once. If it wasn't the old "your shoelaces are undone
BUILDING work on York's new £3.74 million secondary school for children with special needs is due to finish this month. Doncaster-based builders Strata has nearly completed the extension and refurbishment work at Applefields special needs school in Burnholme
ROAD safety experts will investigate parents' concerns that hundreds of children are risking their lives by crossing a busy street outside two York schools. Council officers are proposing to monitor traffic speeds and look at danger spots in Heslington
Blue Spinnaker, winner of the Thirsk Hunt Cup and the Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar last season, can add another major Yorkshire prize to his scoresheet at Doncaster tomorrow by bagging the £100,000 Stanleybet Lincoln Handicap. In his long and successful
York and North Yorkshire's innovative Business Accelerator Network has reported a successful first year of operation, with 22 "high growth potential" businesses on the programme and 40 in discussion. The York and North Yorkshire Business Accelerator Network
Tadcaster Pub Company, which in three years has acquired 50 pubs, has been highly commended at a prestigious national awards ceremony. The Publican Awards recognise the most talented companies and individuals in the pub trade and the results were announced
EVEN China, that emerging economic superpower could benefit from some of Yorkshire's most respected creative thinkers. As the nation of 1.3 billion people gears up to stage the landmark 2008 Olympic Games its attention has also turned to the transformation
VILLAGERS south of York are fighting plans to knock down a derelict health centre and build three new houses in its stead. Copmanthorpe Parish Council has voiced strong objections to plans to demolish the former health centre on Horseman Lane, and build
PANTO fans queued for more than four hours today to get their hands on tickets for York Theatre Royal's renowned Christmas production, as the show's star remained in hospital. More than 100 people queued outside the Theatre Royal, with the first outside
ONE point from their remaining three matches will give the York and District Table Tennis League division one title to Bootham CC 'A'. Second-placed Holgate WMC 'A' need 13 points from their last two fixtures to take the runners-up spot. They beat the
David Healy may at last get his chance to play up front alongside Rob Hulse when Leeds take on Wolves tomorrow. The Irish international found himself as the sole striker for his country against England but has been stuck out on the wing for Leeds. When
HUNTINGTON boxer Daniel Wright is the new Yorkshire and Humberside ABA novices middleweight champion. Wright, 27, was a unanimous points winner over four rounds against J Musgrave, of Bradford ABC, on Monday and will now contest the North-East title tonight
OSTEOARTHRITIS is a debilitating disease that can saddle sufferers with excruciating pain. We spoke to a York voluntary worker about how she copes with her condition. MARGARET Potter has been used to the dull ache of osteoarthritis since her forties,
Tom Wisdom tells Charles Hutchinson about putting aside his own beliefs to play a First World War soldier. TOM Wisdom has a military background, useful for his role as Stanhope, the young captain in R C Sherriff's First World War trench drama, Journey's
THE Fantasticks may be Broadway's longest-running musical, but bonny actor Tim Stedman has a confession to make before tonight's opening performance at Harrogate Theatre. "I've never seen it, and in fact I'd never heard of it until Hannah artistic director
CHANGELING Productions are the extreme ironing of modern theatre. Not content with simply staging tired old plays in tired old theatres, the County Durham company likes to mount unconventional productions in unfamiliar surroundings. Next week, Changeling
Just A Quickie with... Lili Rogu (pronounced Rogay), French designer of the Theatre Royal's set for Hobson's Choice. Lili, after graduating with a first in set and costume design, how did your appointment to design the set as your first professional assignment
Tadcaster Amateur Operatic Society performers say "Let's Face The Music And Dance" at the Riley Smith Hall, Tadcaster from Tuesday to Saturday next week. Hilary Richards and newcomer Geoff Morrison present a high-paced version of Swell Party; Catherine
CITROEN's new flagship, the C6 - which is being prepared for its UK launch early next yea - represents the latest stage in the rejuvenation of the Citron marque, majoring on what it calls "lounge on wheels" comfort. In fact, so first-class is the C6 that
FAMILY life doesn't have to mean kids get all the toys! Vauxhall has just revealed its hot version of the new Zafira, and it offers hot-hatch looks, performance and driving dynamics that - combined with its seven seats - promises to beef up the school
Graham Nash was taking photographs long before he became known as a musician, as he tells Charles Hutchinson. YOU will know Graham Nash from The Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. You may know of him as a political campaigner, involved in peace
YOUR article about "controversial" speed cameras (Fast Cash, March 26) failed to mention that North Yorkshire has one of the highest accident fatality rates in the country. This could well be linked to the continuing head-in-the-sand policy of North Yorkshire
HOW exciting for local York residents to be able to enjoy the trappings of Royal Ascot for the fantastic price of £4. My friend and I live in Y024 3NW and eagerly awaited March 29 so that we could ring and book tickets. Plans of picnics in the sunshine
THE loss of 300 acres of farmland at Heslington (Ruined, March 29) will not only be keenly felt by the Hawkswell family who have farmed there for 50 years. Many local people, myself among them, enjoy the simple pleasure of walking on these lanes. There's
CONGRATULATIONS to GNER on retaining the East Coast franchise. I just wonder, however, whether it would have been able to afford the £1.3 billion bid without Selby's MP, John Grogan, (pictured) spending record amounts of tax payers' money travelling First
ALEX Brandon-Davies letter in defence of graffiti artist Alan Crosby (March 23) was interesting but somewhat spurious. He mentioned York doing well to support a thriving hip-hop scene and many people appreciating graffiti as an art form that enhances
WORKING mum Julie Acaster is doing exactly what the Government wants. Despite bringing up two children on her own, Julie was determined not to rely on benefits. As a bus driver, she contributes both to the local community and the wider economy. But her
YORK Hospital is one of the city's biggest employers. Huge pressures are placed on its resources as patient expectations increase and Government targets become ever greater. Running such a large and multifaceted organisation is a highly demanding job,
THE Plough continued their impressive form in division three of the John Smith's Sunday Morning League with a 2-1 win at The Five Lions to edge closer to leaders Hambleton. The goals came from Cook and Bedford. But Shoulder of Mutton are still in with
Knaresborough Town Ladies FC missed out on a place in the Yorkshire Plate final after losing 3-0 to Bradford in the semi-final. Town 'keeper Penny Davies had an excellent game but was judged to have taken player before ball on 35 minutes and Bradford
HAVING waited for four long years Hounds finally overcame their bogey side Marcia at Bishopthorpe in emphatic style to take their place in the Challenge Cup final. Hounds' defence held firm in the early stages and Collier broke the deadlock in the first
Selby are back to something like full strength for their crucial Yorkshire 1 encounter with Huddersfield YMCA at Sandhill Lane tomorrow. With both teams in need of points to increase their chances of Yorkshire 1 rugby next season, this game promises to
THE telephone always rings twice, and so The Ring is back, and this time the original Japanese director takes up the story. Hideo Nakata, the lord of the Rings, made two Ringu movies and then saw Gore Verbinski chase easy thrills, distracting storylines
A HUGE staffing crisis is hitting curry house owners in York. Hardline immigration rules are forcing staff - many of them kitchen workers in York's Bangladeshi restaurants - to leave the country. Applications to extend special 12 month visas issued to
Catering group Compass warned of a blow to profits after its Middle East division fed more peacekeepers rather than active military personnel. The increase in the less risky and lower margin work - trailed in recent months by Compass - will leave a £15
International mobile phone rental company Hirefone has appointed new logistics professionals to both its York headquarters in the UK and its US office in New York. Sean Baldry, 27, joins the company as logistics and quality controller at the firm's York
Introducing... Emiliana Torrini, the Icelandic singer-songwriter who plays Fibbers, York, on Sunday. Emiliana Torrini, 27, is the "half-Italian, half-Icelandic melting pot of diva and dilettante, minx and moralist" (Fibbers website), who shares Bjork's
VOCAL harmony trio Artisan's sixth visit to the Black Swan Folk Club in York on Thursday (7th) will be their last. Jacey Bedford, Brian Bedford and Hilary Spencer, who first sang a cappella together 20 years ago and turned fully professional in 1989,
ONLY one vote separated winners Bad Shots Reunion from runners-up Red Room Theory in Heat Eight of Round One of the Fibbers/ Evening Press Battle of the Bands 2005 earlier this week. Red Room Theory's voting figure of 43 per cent should ensure that they
If you are planning an autumn holiday on the East Coast, the dates for the Scarborough Jazz Festival are September 23-25. Now in its third year, the festival features an exciting mixture of old favourites and new names and you can discover more from the
HAVING waited for four long years Hounds finally overcame their bogey side Marcia at Bishopthorpe in emphatic style to take their place in the Challenge Cup final. Hounds' defence held firm in the early stages and Collier broke the deadlock in the first
IT has sparked protests and is still one of the most controversial taxes we pay. Today new figures have revealed that many people in York are still not stumping up for their annual council tax bills. A study from the GMB union has revealed City of York
RESTORATION work at a fire-hit stately home in North Yorkshire received a boost today with news that a centrepiece room has been brought back to its pre-blaze condition. Although not seriously damaged by the inferno that destroyed a third of historic
BIG-HEARTED Evening Press readers have stepped in to supply new playthings for sick children - after thieves raided their toy cupboard. Hairdresser Terry Smith was so appalled when he read our report about callous thieves who stole PlayStation games worth
VILLAGERS have welcomed plans for a new safety scheme to keep cyclists away from traffic on a York road which has been plagued by accidents. City of York Council is considering a petition from residents of Rufforth requesting a cycle path along the B1224
BUILDING work on York's new £3.74 million secondary school for children with special needs is due to finish this month. Doncaster-based builders Strata has nearly completed the extension and refurbishment work at Applefields special needs school in Burnholme
WORKING single mum Julie Acaster has been plagued with problems with her vital tax credit payments. She has received 40 different notices in 15 months from the Inland Revenue, all for different amounts. Today the York bus driver and mother-of-two accused
GRAVESEND and Northfleet are expected to welcome back one of their joint top scorers at KitKat Crescent tomorrow but will still be without the other. Attacking midfielder Jay Saunders is likely to return after serving a two-match suspension but his fellow
TRANSPORT chiefs are to be given the option of abandoning a controversial rising bollard scheme in York. City councillors will be asked whether to take the drastic step, after 357 people objected to a plan to restrict access through the Straylands Grove
HEALTH chiefs are expecting York Hospital's £2 million cash shortfall to break even today - in what they said was the "most challenging" year in the organisation's history. The hospital's budget was pushed into the red while York Hospital's NHS Trust
YORK City have signed teenage defender Kyle Armstrong from Preston North End. Armstrong's arrival was completed before last night's Conference deadline and he is set to make his full debut at home to Gravesend and Northfleet tomorrow. The 5ft 11in centre
HAVE you ever felt the healing power of the earth's energy? Maybe you would like to find out if you can relieve illness or stress by channelling energy through your body. Healing practitioner Susan Hewitt is fully-trained in Brennan Healing Science, which
New Earswick Musical Society applies a French polish to its spring show next week at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York. Gigi is set in Paris in the early 1900s, at the height of the era that not only the French called La Belle Epoque: a time of beautiful
AUDI has shaken up its standard TT coup quattro and turned it into a TT quattro Sport. It has meant taking out the rear seat and parcel shelf to give it a weight-saving power boost, and to replace the spare wheel with a space-saving tyre mobility system
TOYOTA's Avensis has been a hugely successful car in Europe. Now its appeal is likely to increase with the introduction of two 2.2-litre D-4D diesel engines. These will give the Avensis one of the most comprehensive product ranges in its segment, with
JOHNNY, Joey, Dee Dee and Tommy stand, united in damaged denim, against a brick wall. This is the 1976 cover photo of the Ramones' debut album, Ramones, the most iconic punk image of all. It is the work of Roberta Bayley, whose brief photographic career
THE fourth annual York Open Studios Weekend has attracted a record number of exhibitors. On April 9 and 10, 41 York artists and craft makers will open up their studios and houses, offering the public the chance to meet them and see and buy art and craft
Askham Bryan College. Service Assistant. We require a Service Assistant to work with our team in a busy kitchen catering for 400 students and hospitality work.40 hours per week. £5.00 per hour. 36 weeks (a retainer is taken so it's payed over 52 weeks
FOUR British women artists celebrate the arrival of spring in Adze Gallery's exhibition of contemporary landscape and female figure paintings. Works by Christine Spencer-Green, Margret Steigner, Krista Taylor and newcomer Janine Baldwin are on show at
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THE Bare Wall Gallery in Wheldrake holds its second, two-day exhibition on April 9 and 10. "Come and see us at White Rose House so that we can prove that art exhibitions aren't just for 'arty' people," say exhibition organisers Andrew and Ellie Stead.
Mind - For better mental health. Assistant Manager (35 hours per week) A dedicated Assistant Manager is required for our charity shop in York. 35 hours per week, £5 per hour. Duties include leading a team of volunteers, merchandising, display, pricing
Stock Allocator (Shoe Retail). This role will particularly suit someone aspiring to a career in retail merchandising/buying with a rapidly expanding award winning shoe retailer. You must be a competent user of Microsoft packages and should be enthusiastic
THE lack of consideration shown by the National Railway Museum, which allowed Wedding Fayre cars to block disabled parking spaces, and considered that parking in the non-disabled parking spots acceptable, is not an isolated incident. It is something even
RADIO York has taken Mike Hurley off the Saturday morning programme without a word to the listeners. We are two old-age pensioners and have been listening to him from day one, and now we have withdrawal symptoms. Not only have they done this deed, but
I READ your feature on the future of the city centre with interest (March 30), and sadly it is all too predictable. It would seem that the city council wants our city to cater almost solely for tourists, and sod what the locals think! Unsurprisingly,
I FELT compelled to write after reading Maxine Gordon's eating out review in January on Delrio's restaurant . My wife and I have been eating at Delrio's, Blossom Street, York, for some 12 years and had to agree (sadly) with everything Maxine said. It
Alex Lloyd goes into raptures about the success of Orgasmic bar as a party venue. SINCE it opened just 18 months ago, riverside caf-bar Orgasmic has without a doubt established itself as one of the places to party in York. Along with Kennedy's and Nexus
Great to see the Army stressing its commitment to York on the fifth anniversary of this proud military city losing its general to - of all places - Scotland. As we reported yesterday, Army bosses insist the importance of York as a military command centre
