YORK Light Opera Company requires boys aged seven to 13 to appear in the area premiere of Tim Rice & Andrew LLoyd Webber’s The Likes Of Us at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, from June 23 to 27. Auditions will take place tomorrow at Lidgett Grove Methodist
The Lonely has not been seen for a long time. His house stands quiet, on the edge of town. He won’t come out, but one girl stands at his door and won’t go away. So begins a tale of loss, loneliness and love by Finegan Kruckemeyer, a Tasmanian writer
LESLEY Joseph and Sam Kane are to star in the menopausal musical Hot Flush! at the Grand Opera House, York, on Monday, April 6. In a 7.30pm show billed as “the perfect girls’ night out” or “The Vagina Monologues meets Boogie Nights”, Myra,
The writers of Hood – The Musical will travel to York next Saturday to see Flying Ducks Youth Theatre perform the show they bill as “the story of Robin Hood with a rock edge”. Set in 12th century England, Andy Brown and Steve Williamson’s musical will
FROM one menopause to another: the national tour of Women On The Verge Of HRT opens at Harrogate Theatre next week. Written by the Olivier Award-winning Marie Jones, this West End hit follows the escape route of Vera and Anna, best friends on the wrong
HISTORIANS, war buffs and airplane enthusiasts will soon have the chance to look around a local RAF’s base museum. As part of the celebrations to mark the 90th anniversary of Number 1 Flying Training School, which for the majority of its existence
Paul Merton, the quick-witted team captain from BBC1’s Have I Got News For You, will present Silent Clowns at the Grand Opera House, York, on April 7. Merton will reflect on the silver-screen deeds of Charlie Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy, Buster Keaton
SPIERS & Boden, the multiple BBC Folk Award winners, have made punky English folk their stamping ground, and on Monday they stamp their mark on York. Utilising only fiddle, foot percussion and squeezeboxes, they create a multitude of textures
Visitors to the British Music Experience at the O2 in London have commented that there is hardly a mention of women in music pre-Madonna. Yet ironically, women are now some of the most ground-breaking and best-selling music around. Polly Scattergood
A BAND has written a few albums, covered the usual topics: boys and girls, the state of the world, half-baked politics. What now? The only course of action is the rock opera. And so, with their fifth release, the Oregon alt-rockers go where angels
THESE 18 Songs For Music Lovers are Faithfull versions rather than faithful versions of songs interpreted by the Sixties’ It-Girl. Reuniting with producer Hal Willner, she seeks to tap once more into the magic he brought to her previous set of covers
SEEING the long queue happily snake away from Teitur Lassen following his 2007 appearance in Yorkshire gave notice that this singer songwriter had great potential. Quite what those concertgoers made of those albums recorded in the language of his
IAN Gillan, frontman with 1970s rock band Deep Purple, is usually associated with a heavy rock sound, but One Eye To Morocco – Gillan’s first studio album of new recordings in 12 years – blows this myth out of the water. Gillan has written the songs
BONNIE “Prince” Billy/Will Oldham has been even less settled than a chameleon in a 15-year career on the country fringes. So much so that he once covered his own songs, but this time he has found a warm place to stay awhile amid the ancient charms of
THE essential gig for your diary is tomorrow night at the National Centre for Early Music (NCEM), with Dennis Rollins’ Velocity Trio. The trombonist presents his new, straight-ahead trio, which takes its influences from Art Blakey and Jimmy Smith,
A DOG rescue centre is fighting for survival following a fall in donations. Since November last year, Plantation Dog Rescue, at High Catton, near Stamford Bridge, has been struggling because of the economy and it is looking for donations to
What Chance Change?, asks Micky Flanagan in his Hyena Lounge Comedy Club dates at The Basement, City Screen, York, on Sunday and Harrogate Theatre on Monday. Londoner Micky premiered the show to sell-out success last summer at the Edinburgh Festival,
Andy White headlines the 1331 Comedy bill at Bar 1331, Grape Lane, York, on April 2. “I’ve enjoyed watching Andy at his last two Edinburgh shows, and as a headliner he’s always exceptional,” says promoter and master of ceremonies James Christopher.
YORK St John University students Nathan Chenery and Stephen Humble are collaborating on an impromptu installation for the eighth York Open Studios. “We started last Sunday and we’re going to work together in the space with materials we each bring along
THEY used a York car boot sale as the base of operations for their rogue trading – now a shamed couple are waiting to learn their fate after being caught selling dodgy designer clothes. Paramijit Singh and Surinder Kaur aimed to line their pockets by
A MURDERED man dumped in a canal near Selby received a “severe and savage beating to his head and face”, rendering him unrecognisable. Police have still not been able to identify who the man was or where he was from, but with the help of the
York Art Society members Jean Wyatt Gunning and Dave Hodge are pictured with a painting of the former governor of the Merchant Adventurers Guild of York, David Ashton, at the society’s 189th Spring Exhibition. The painting by Alan Robertson will remain
A GROWING number of people in York, increasingly women, are pursuing their dreams – and striking out on their own. Figures released by Barclays Bank show that the number of new fledgling businesses remained high in 2008 across the city arising from 700
HUNDREDS of organisations which provide business support and advice are being urged by Yorkshire Forward to achieve a York-based national customer service quality standard. The regional development agency has granted customer service quality standard
TWENTY-five tourism officials from Syria arrived in York today to see how successful tourism has done. The visitors, all Syrian big-hitters in tourism, are on a fact-finding mission to see what made York both the Best UK City this year and 2008 European
FROGMEN have been called in as part of the hunt for York chef Claudia Lawrence – who vanished without trace nine days ago. Members of West Yorkshire Police’s underwater diving team are this morning searching the beck in Hull Road Park, off
HEALTH bosses in North Yorkshire have vowed to listen to their staff’s worries after their organisation was ranked among the UK’s worst on a string of issues. The Healthcare Commission’s sixth annual survey of health workers has revealed NHS
York Musical Society’s chorus and orchestra perform Bach’s great choral work St Matthew Passion tomorrow evening in York Minster. Choristers from the Minster will be participating in the 7pm concert, along with University of York graduate Joshua Ellicott
Dennis Rollins’ acoustic straight-ahead combo Velocity Trio is so new that his two partners in jazz have changed since the National Centre for Early spring season was announced. Out go Bristol organist Dan Moore and Glaswegian drummer Alyn Cosker; in
GARY Go and VV Brown have embarked on an eight-date co-headline tour this month, when they will perform songs from their debut albums at The Duchess in York tomorrow. Gary Go released his first single, Wonderful, for Decca last month and has been confirmed
AS FAR as Diary’s household is concerned, we’d have an easier ride if we suggested ex-bank boss Sir Fred Goodwin was worth the money than if we tried to criticise Coronation Street. The Mancunian soap is utterly sacrosanct territory for Mrs Diary, who
I THINK it was the East German Stasi who were the most successful when it came to persuading children to inform on their parents. Now, inspired by these secret policemen, some of our schools are in the same game, urging their Kindergarten Quisling
DOES Hugh Bayley, MP, have his own private train to get him and his wife to and from London (The rail issues, Letters, March 25) or does he get special rates on National Express East Coast (NXEC)? As a frequent traveller to London (or I was before
IT is remarkable how often more difficult, modern pieces bring out the best in choirs. The Micklegate Singers, now numbering 33 voices under Nicholas Carter, proved the point in their recent outing entitled Of Light and Angels. A Palestrina motet
Although she has only been on the musical scene barely three years, Amandine Savary did enough at the British Music Society’s closing event of the season to suggest that she will be a force to reckon with for a long time to come. Her programme last
MIGRATION is nothing new in York. You only have to look at the city’s Viking place-names to realise that. We did miss out on many of the more recent waves of inward migration that characterised the 20th century. But the opening up of Europe to former
IT’S not only York that means business – Malton does too. The Ryedale town has launched its own recession-busting campaign, which mirrors that set up by The Press. The We Love Malton campaign aims to highlight the value of local shops and services
WELL done York Pullman Bus Company for stepping into the breach to help supply local people with a much needed service, which First York will no longer provide. We are particularly referring to the Number 10 bus route and the cuts for the evening and
Well done Pullman buses, for stepping in to give us back our freedom, and restoring our soon to be lost number ten First York evening service. We only wish Pullman had a big enough fleet to give greedy First a whole lot more competition. Thank you
Unfortunately, the recent letter from M Burrows, of Dringhouses, referring to the number of charity bags being received one after the other does not appear to have been taken on board by the charities. We have received three this week. British Heart
RESIDENTS across York are to be consulted on their religious beliefs in a new four-month survey aimed at paving the way to inter-faith celebration. The faiths audit was launched at the Guildhall last night, as part of the York: City Of Faiths
YORK City manager Martin Foyle has warned his players they cannot rely on other clubs’ misfortunes for survival. Bottom club Lewes were relegated this week after one season in the Blue Square Premier and Northwich, 18 points from safety, are on the verge
TICKETS for York City’s FA Trophy final meeting with Stevenage at Wembley will go on sale from Tuesday, April 14. That is the date from which season-ticket holders will enjoy a two-day priority period to buy their seats for the May 9 showpiece. Tickets
New Earswick All Blacks ARLFC toppled Selby Warriors 32-16 in a York and District Cup semi-final which was tighter than the scoreline suggested. Winger Adam Kirby and hooker Jack Hodgson were early try-scorers. From the second, Nick Speck kicked the
NORTH Yorkshire king of swing Simon Dyson faces a severe test of his mettle in today’s second round of the Andalucian Open in Sevilla. Dyson, making his return to the European Tour Race to Dubai after a three-week absence, opened with a birdie on the
YORK City will be bidding to become the first team to score against Kidderminster in nine-and-a-half hours of football at KitKat Crescent tomorrow. The Harriers have won five and drew one of their last six games, beating Wrexham 1-0, Woking 3-0, Lewes
LAST year’s F1 Racing Sunday Football League Champions Severus were put to the sword by leaders Nestlé Flag. The table-toppers won 4-0 with goals from Chris Dyson, Steven Rambridge and an Ashley Hill double to open up a nine-point gap over their nearest
THE man who helped spearhead York’s ill-fated council headquarters move is to be quizzed by councillors. Quentin Macdonald, a former councillor and City of York Council’s executive member for resources from 2003 to 2007, will meet the scrutiny committee
LEEDS United have swooped on transfer deadline day to reinforce their defence and beef up the final assault for promotion from Coca-Cola League One. Nigerian international sentinel Sam Sodje, an uncle of York City front-man Onome Sodje, has been drafted
THE next 72 hours could transform Selby Town’s Northern Counties East League premier division campaign into an historic one. Buoyed by the midweek advance into the League Cup semi-final, the Robins return to league duty with two crtitical away games.
THIS year so far many people have had wage freezes, pay cuts or lost their jobs. Prices have come down on most goods and services – even the gas and electric companies have dropped their costs. We are now told we are in a period of deflation. So can
IS IT really necessary to disfigure the countryside with bright yellow marker posts to indicate overhead cables? On the A64 between York and Malton there are 20 overhead cables, each recently marked with four posts making a total of 80 markers
THE stats say he can’t win. They say he’s too old. John Quinn doesn’t buy it and, on past form, neither does his stable star Blythe Knight. No nine-year-old has ever won the William Hill Lincoln Handicap but it is a fool who discounts the Norton trainer
ACOMB ‘A’ are the John Smith’s Bulmers Men’s Darts League division one champions, Mark Hartley (21) and Lee Brundrett (180 for 17) securing the title with a 7-2 win over Crescent ‘A’. Volunteers had Paul Botterill (180 for 15), Dave Mason (180), Paul
HE’S had his first taste of the international football world – now Matthew Tasker is hoping for more as he prepares to represent his country against the pluck of the Irish. The 17-year-old York defender experienced the proudest moment of his fledgling
Michael Vaughan was named as one of the two captains as Yorkshire began their two-day inter-squad friendly at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The former England skipper was due to lead the side coached by Craig White and Kevin Sharp, while
A second-half hat-trick from ex-Wigginton striker Danny Penrose saw Dringhouses end Hamilton Panthers’ 16-match York & District Leeper Hare Football League premier division unbeaten run as they came from 3-0 down at half-time to win 5-4. Panthers
RESIDENTS of St John Street in York are fed up with the fortnightly rubbish collection. They are not alone. This is a national bugbear. Perhaps City of York City could make a stand and agree to weekly rubbish collection on condition that every household
RIPON’S John Fletcher made it two wins from two in another fine Bob-Co Spring Angling League match at Carpvale. Drawn on Cyprio 9, he chose to fish short pole to combat the gale-force winds. Offering meat at just six metres, he was soon into quality
I TOO am most concerned at the destruction of the interior of St Cuthbert’s Church, in Peasholme Green, York. Do churches, when redundant, have to be ravaged, destroying many of the ancient artefacts within?Churches do need to be put into good use when
ONCE again, Aled Jones shows just how in touch he is with the man on the street (Let’s slay George, Readers Letters, March 24). He’ll have us believe that the whole nation is sitting at home preparing for the Festival Of St George. Is it really a year
IT WAS nice to see Coun Joe Watt and Paul Cordock back in the pages of this publication again discussing housing policy and affordable housing after a gap of a few months. We only now need to hear from the temporary resident of Australia to get the
THERE are all sorts of reasons why people go missing, many of them entirely innocent. There may have been problems at work, or a family row. Or someone may just have felt they needed to get away for a bit. It is amazing how often people
THE detective leading the search for missing chef Claudia Lawrence said it was North Yorkshire Police’s biggest operation since the week-long hunt for quadruple murderer Mark Hobson in July 2004. As the search for 35-year-old Claudia enters
THE mother of murdered York back-packer Caroline Stuttle has hit out at vandals who removed a flowering tree planted in her daughter’s memory. Marjorie Marks-Stuttle said the incident was all the more hurtful because it happened on the night after Mothering
THE Archbishop of York is leading prayers across the city for the safe return of missing Claudia Lawrence. Dr John Sentamu told how at a recent meeting with the missing woman’s father, Peter, he asked the archbishop simply to pray for his daughter’s
Did you know that bubble bath can be made from plants? The University of York-based Green Chemistry Network and Boots UK have launched an exciting new interactive science exhibition Explore Your Bathroom: Make The Bubble Bath Of The Future. The exhibition
POLICE have called in eight civilian search and rescue teams from across the north of England, as the hunt for missing Claudia Lawrence steps up a gear. More than 70 volunteers were yesterday helping the police to scour open land around the
A FORMER boss of Claudia Lawrence has described her as a “fantastic worker” you could always depend on. June Nelsey, manager of the Monkbar Hotel, where Claudia worked for seven years, said she was praying the chef would be found safe and well. She
YORK RUFC go to Bridlington on a Yorkshire One roll. The Clifton Parkers take on their seaside rivals having won their last five league matches and another victory would strengthen their mid-table position. It will also be a test of how far they have
ZAAHID can scupper North Yorkshire stalwart Blythe Knight’s bid to make history in the historic Lincoln Handicap at Doncaster tomorrow on the opening day of the Flat turf season. The mount of Robert Winston, Zaahid, one of Barry Hills’ two runners in
DETECTIVES hunting the killer of an Oriental man found in a canal near Selby have widened their search for clues. Officers investigating the murder of the man will be holding a press conference today in a direct appeal for information to Chinese
TRADERS in Malton are showing they mean business with the launch of a new, recession-busting campaign. The credit crunch may be hitting shops hard but firms in the Ryedale town are fighting back with the launch of We Love Malton – The Heart Of Ryedale
THE Press’s campaign to urge people to support their local shops has won a big boost from York Green Party. The party has launched a directory of local shops on the internet, allowing Google users to find local and independent retailers and
A BUILDING worker who orchestrated attacks on his former girlfriend has been jailed. Richard Malcolm Pilcher kicked Tara Wright in the face and twice felled her with punches. He also cheered on his present girlfriend as she attacked her. When eyewitness
