DURING a recent visit to Prague, I couldn't help but notice the very tidy and clean streets and squares. There were a number of horses and carriages to take tourists around the city, but I noticed the horses were provided with a type of catchment for
HOW many times have we heard the argument: "If you have done nothing wrong you have nothing to fear", levelled at those who express concern as the Government responds to the terrorist threat with ever more erosion of our hard- won civil liberties? We
OH dear: I have an embarrassing episode in my past that I'd rather my elderly mother didn't find out about - what shall I do ('What will mum say?", July 26)? I know; I'll get it splashed all over the front of her local paper, with a great big headline
HUNDREDS of residents are demanding speed cameras to tackle motorists who drive too fast along Hull Road (July 27). I ask, what is the point of speed cameras, humps, traffic lights, or speed restriction signs, when there will be motorists who will ignore
IMAGINATIVE measures are needed to combat the 'chewing gum trail of shame' (July 23). Vast entrepreneurial opportunity awaits someone who sets up a service which traces the original owner of the now discarded gum. York's proximity to science labs means
THERE were moments when Labour ran the city when I worried about the council's policies. Since the Liberal Democrats have controlled matters I worry more. Apart from several somewhat wacky development schemes across the city, they have turned a scheme
David Nicholls, with two Group-race winners already in the bag at Goodwood this week, goes for the Vodafone Stewards' Cup with five of the 28 runners in tomorrow's six-furlongs dash. The mount of Kieren Fallon, Gift Horse is marginally preferred to Lafi
YORKSHIRE were forced to spend a frustrating day watching it rain yesterday instead of making further progress towards beating bottom-of-the-table Derbyshire in the Championship match at Headingley, writes David Warner. They left the rain-soaked ground
A NEW financial solutions centre has been launched by Yorkshire Bank in Clifton Moor, York. It is a one-stop shop for any business person in the region seeking funding for their venture. The concept, which is designed to avoid paperwork shuttling between
Saxophonist Denys Baptiste tells CHARLES HUTCHINSON why he likes to see audiences get out of their seats and dance. THE York Dune Jazz Festival is all about teamwork. Saxophonist Soweto Kinch and trumpeter Abram Wilson will play in all three concerts
YOUNG, beautiful and Brazilian, Cibelle Cavalli is the captivating new voice of the Sao Paolo scene, or so says the Harrogate International Festival brochure. Cibelle looks at herself from a different perspective. Yes, she goes home to see her mother
J-Night returns to York this weekend with 20 of the brightest stars in the British jazz firmament. This will be the biggest jazz event in York so far this year, the Dune Jazz Festival, Dune being the recording company home of world class British jazz
YORK Cricket Club captain Marcus Wood should return to action this weekend after his holiday. But Sunday's Black Sheep Brewery Yorkshire Champions Trophy semi-final against Pudsey St Lawrence is likely to be as hot as the Algarve beaches he has left behind
Introducing... Summer Holiday, the Clear Channel Stage Experience show for the summer holiday in York. The old summer youth project at the Grand Opera House has a new name for 2005, the Clear Channel Stage Experience. Director Simon Barry has assembled
PROLIFIC York playwright Mike Kenny returns to The Studio this autumn with his fourth play of the year at York Theatre Royal. In a Theatre Royal production in association with resident theatre company Pilot Theatre, Amanda J Smith directs Kenny's Walking
FOR some York people, ten was never enough. Now those residents who like nothing better than to bury their heads in a book will now be able to borrow twice the number than before. Library chiefs at City of York Council have decided to double the number
A MONK from Ampleforth Abbey is facing jail for years of sexual abuse against boys. Father Gregory Carroll, 66, pleaded guilty at York Crown Court to 14 sex charges against ten boys, when they were under 15 years old. He showed no emotion and spoke in
YORKSHIRE folk could soon be able to fly at last to New York from Leeds Bradford International airport - with American tourists and businessmen also able to fly straight into the region. Two major US Airlines are seriously discussing links between the
YORK Cricket Club captain Marcus Wood should return to action this weekend after his holiday. But Sunday's Black Sheep Brewery Yorkshire Champions Trophy semi-final against Pudsey St Lawrence is likely to be as hot as the Algarve beaches he has left behind
Eborienteer Matt Speake will be in the running for the World Orienteering Championships in Japan next month. The Haxby athlete, who now lives and trains full-time in Sweden with top club OK Tisaren, won a place in the Great Britain team after coming first
TEENAGE midfielder Byron Webster will miss the start of the season after cracking a bone in his arm during Wednesday's 1-0 friendly victory at Ossett Town. X-ray results have revealed a crack in the upper area of Webster's arm, which is now in a sling
SEPTEMBER sees the arrival of three new MINIS. They join the hatchback range adding the One Seven, Cooper Park Lane and the Cooper S Checkmate. Since the MINI was relaunched four years ago, fans have been able to take advantage of some special option
MITSUBISHI plans to launch a new model on to the multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) market. It will be a 2.0-litre version of the Grandis seven-seat people carrier, offering four specifications and priced from £19,699. The Grandis may be an MPV, but performance
NISSAN's all new Navara workhorse goes on sale next week, designed not only to give its rivals a run for their money, but also to ensure that owners get their money's worth. Prices start from £14,695 (ex-VAT, on the road) for the standard king cab. The
A FABULOUS treat is in store for all car enthusiasts this summer. From the sleek to the sexy, from the flash to the fantastic, more than 500 replica sports cars will be lining up at the Great Northern Kit & Car Builder Show 2005. This mouth-watering
HAILED as the most potent 1 Series model to date, BMW's new six-cylinder 265bhp 130i arrives in September. Taking BMW's lightweight magnesium-alloy six-cylinder 258hp petrol engine as a basis, BMW engineers have wrung every last drop of power from the
THE chance to brush up on the work of tin sculptor Lucy Casson comes at Godfrey & Watt's Harrogate International Festival exhibition, where her latest pieces include Rake. Born in 1960 into a family of potters, she spent much of her childhood "constructing
ONE of the most compelling pictures in the 1968 Esher Report on York is of the Castle area and his remark that Clifford's Tower stands "forlornly trapped among parked cars". I was absolutely delighted with the city council's latest proposals, which should
WITH Victorian ingenuity and modern engineering techniques, the new proposed ideas for the Eye of York and surrounding area is not without its merits, providing the architecture and design blends in with established features from the past. Preserving
DON Bowerman is quite right to highlight how the city council has got its priorities wrong, by failing to address the issue of horse dung. This debate raises its head every year, and yet fails to get addressed on each and every occasion. While the cities
THE idea of an underground car park by Clifford's Tower is a non-starter given the reduction in spaces and the engineering works that would be necessary for a structure of this type so close to the River Foss. The loss of much-needed parking to the archaeological
PEOPLE living near the St Peter's School site have received another "Dear neighbour" letter. This time those good neighbours are proposing a new road entrance to the site down Westminster Road to take pressure off the entrance in Queen Anne's Grove. No
GREETINGS from a recent visitor. A short while ago I read an article in the Evening Press about the high quality of the toilet facilities in York (June 26). I must admit I was impressed during my recent visit, at their cleanliness that is. However, what
I WISH to reply to Bridget Nuttgens (Letters, June 27) on the matter of the new signs for the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). First it is important to understand why they have been put up. In 1997 the joint advisory committee
Charlie is about to tour a new Wonka chocolate factory as Tim Burton's film version of the Roald Dahl classic opens this weekend. To celebrate, STEPHEN LEWIS meets York's master chocolatiers. Twice a day, on his way to and from school, little Charlie
YORKSHIRE folk could soon be able to fly at last to New York from Leeds Bradford International airport - with American tourists and businessmen also able to fly straight into the region. Two major US Airlines are seriously discussing links between the
MONDAY, Youssou N'Dour was in Mallorca, then Wednesday in Madrid, Thursday, Barcelona, tonight, Saint Feliu de Guixols. Tomorrow (30th) he headlines the WOMAD Festival at Reading, and on Sunday the Senegalese singer plays his only other British date in
LIVE 8's greatest hit, Pete Doherty, may be in crisis yet again with his Babyshambles project crumbling all around him, but fellow former Libertine John Hassall is on the rise. No hassle for Hassall, he is leading his new rowdy R&B band, Yeti, on
HEARTBREAK Productions introduce Oscar Wilde's Victorian comedy of manners, The Importance Of Being Earnest, to the volatile world of July 1939 in the walled garden of Nunnington Hall, Nunnington, near York, tomorrow evening. The Leamington Spa company
Alan Ayckbourn tells Charles Hutchinson about going to the dark side. IT'S time again for Time And Time Again, Alan Ayckbourn's "comedy for all seasons", at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough. "I wrote this play in 1971 when society, certainly the
YORKSHIRE Ballet Seminar Summer Gala Evening at the Grand Opera House on Sunday is no ordinary occasion. Not only will stars of the Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and English National Ballet be taking part but so will director Wayne Sleep, Anita
TWO students thrown into the River Ouse when a small boat capsized today told of their nightmare ordeal after being trapped beneath the sinking vessel - and warned others to stay well clear of the dangerous waters. "I thought I was going to die, it was
BAFFLED builders in York want to know where all the craftsmen have gone after their usually popular annual competition attracted only one entry. The York Guild of Building, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, usually has dozens of entries
AN overgrown allotment in York has been transformed into the classic setting of a Parisian park. French Boules fan Rebecca Horner, 34, who lives off Heslington Road, spent £1,500 converting the abandoned plot into a petanque piste in order to encourage
THIS was the devastating scene as young arsonists targeted a popular York wood, causing thousands of pounds of damage. Firefighters were called to Acomb Wood after a plastic bridge was set ablaze - just weeks after an identical attack on a matching bridge
We all know what it's like to have a banging headache and no painkillers. But when your pain is constant, affecting your every move, it suddenly takes on a new meaning. Janine Cooper, 44, was devastated when pain from the degeneration of the discs in
YORK could get its first floating apartments after developers launched an ambitious bid to build... on the River Foss. Two large pontoons could be floated on the river near Walmgate to form the base for high-quality timber-framed homes. Developer Helmsley
A MASSIVE regeneration project in York city centre will create "one of the most significant and beautiful developments in Europe", its designer claimed as councillors supported the £150 million scheme. But an opponent said the proposals for Hungate included
Leeds United could pay £600,000 more for defender Dan Harding than the quarter of a million they offered Brighton. A Football League tribunal set the initial fee for the England under-21 international at £450,000 with another £50,000 due after each 20
YORK City's overall revenue dropped by £650,000 during 2004/2005 compared to the previous season. The figure, quoted by a Supporters Trust newsletter, illustrates the cost of relegation to the Conference and puts into perspective the club's reported £83,568
TWO students thrown into the River Ouse when a small boat capsized today told of their nightmare ordeal after being trapped beneath the sinking vessel - and warned others to stay well clear of the dangerous waters. "I thought I was going to die, it was
YORK shopaholics will be delighted by plans to start direct flights from Leeds Bradford Airport to New York. Soon they could be jetting off for a weekend's plastic punishment in the Big Apple. Theatregoers, meanwhile, may be tempted by the prospect of
WHEN the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class arrives in the showrooms next year, buyers will drive off in a luxury saloon packed with hi-techgear. One of the most innovative is called Night View Assist. It does what it says, and is designed to cut the risk of accidents
COLOURSCAPE is on the move in York and spreading its butterfly-beautiful wings around North Yorkshire, with three new structures and seven new locations. From tomorrow, the York Colourscape Music Festival has a new home in Rowntree Park, leaving behind
BRRR brrr. BRRR brrr. "Good morning, and thank you for telephoning City of York Council, 'always listening to your views'. "Sorry, we are unable to come to the phone right now, as we are reading about the Quentin Macdonald Miracle Diet in Your City. "
YORK City's overall revenue dropped by £650,000 during 2004/2005 compared to the previous season. The figure, quoted by a Supporters Trust newsletter, illustrates the cost of relegation to the Conference and puts into perspective the club's reported £83,568
TEENAGE midfielder Byron Webster will miss the start of the season after cracking a bone in his arm during Wednesday's 1-0 friendly victory at Ossett Town. X-ray results have revealed a crack in the upper area of Webster's arm, which is now in a sling
Friday, July 29, 2005 100 years ago The millionaires of America combined immense business energy and enterprise with good health. How did they manage it? By taking good holidays, by living in the open air, and by regular and simple habits. There was John
