YORK City Knights tumbled to a 50-12 home defeat against Hunslet Hawks in the Co-operative Championship. York trailed 18-6 at half-time at Huntington Stadium and collapsed after the break. Benn Hardcastle and Chris Thorman scored tries
If it feels like the world has been turned upside down and nothing’s the same anymore, Volkswagen is on hand to offer some comfort and consistency. Its Passat has been a successful offering in the medium-size saloon market since 1973, and this
AUSTIN Wright’s best-known work, Two Rings, could not fit into the slim upstairs room at York Art Gallery designated to mark the 100th anniversary of the Upper Poppleton sculptor, artist, teacher, musician and gardener. Not that it could be on show anyway
MASTER etcher Norman Ackroyd is exhibiting his full set of 40 prints from The Galapagos Suite at the Zillah Bell Gallery, in Thirsk, until next Saturday. Ackroyd was commissioned to create an etched steel wall panel for the new Sainsbury Biology Laboratories
METRONOMY front man, producer and one-time frustrated drummer Joseph Mount is on tour with his newly expanded band, showcasing their third album of funk-infused electronica, The English Riviera. Released last week on the Because Music label, its
Wasting Light is a perfect example of the cliché: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. The seventh album from the Foo Fighters was recorded on analogue tape in Dave Grohl’s garage, with no computer safety nets, and as a result has a pleasingly old-school
Psychedelic Kiwi Connan Mockasin’s debut album is part Flaming Lips, part Pink Floyd, all woozy and delirious. On first listen the childlike style grates, but repeated plays reveal a technically brilliant, though not instantly likeable, album. The
AFTER the success of last year’s six-band charity bash in aid of Haiti, organised by Chris Moore and Rosie, pianist Keiran White has a similar presentation on Tuesday. Again the venue will be the Post Office Club, Marygate, and Keiran is rounding
YOU might have expected something more outlandish from a band with a penchant for wearing tweed and swapping their instruments around, as well as having a bassist who calls himself the House of Lords. But Young Knives’ third album is as straight
AFTER Noah and the wail on The First Days Of Spring, the 2009 break-up album written on the rebound from his dumping by Laura Marling, Charlie Fink has bounced back so far, he’s almost too jaunty to believe. It’s like encountering the limb-losing
THIS is a tenth anniversary recording where guests collaborate on the band’s songs as well as providing a couple of new ones. In a nutshell this is raw flamenco that is occasionally fused with raga, rumba and hip hop. The first half of the album
TO PARAPHRASE the saying, you can take the boy out of Old Orleans, but you can’t take the spirit and the intensity of Old Orleans jazz out of Harry Connick Jr. The all-round clever clogs manages to juggle his hours to be a Hollywood star and children
THEY will win no prizes for originality, but The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart continue to combine the best of old and new in a successful second record. Part White Lies part The Primitives, the New York-based outfit have mined their record collection
YORK Railway Institute Band will compete in the 2011 National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain on September 25 in Cheltenham after becoming North of England 3rd Section champions. Performing last of the six finalists at last month’s event, the
The Charlatans have today confirmed they will headline the Saturday night bill at the Forest Of Galtres Festival at Crayke, near Easingwold, over the August Bank Holiday weekend. The announcement follows three months of negotiations with the Northwich
York Theatre Royal’s cast has assembled this week for the start of rehearsals for the first production of the In The Round season. On May 7, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible will open the seven-month run of plays produced wholly by working with an ensemble
VERDICT is not a typical Agatha Christie thriller, as York audiences will discover at the Grand Opera House from May 2 to 7. “It changes most of the rules of Agatha’s plays,” says former Drop The Dead Donkey star Robert Duncan, who plays the lead role
ON the recommendation of York playwright and director Paul Osborne, Farnes Productions are visiting 41 Mongate, York, for two performances of Dick Curran’s play Islanders as part of a spring tour. “I know Paul from last year’s 24:7 Theatre Festival in
After ten years of paying the rent through his work as a “commercially unsuccessful” but “critically acclaimed” full-time musician, Eastbourne songwriter David Ford thought it might be fun to put down his observations, thoughts and experiences in writing
NEWS just in…Heather Findlay has confirmed she will play Fibbers in York on Friday, November 18. The gig is so newly minted that ticket details are yet to be fixed, but the former Mostly Autumn singer was keen to let York Twenty4Seven know. “I also
BELLOWHEAD, probably the hottest band in British folk music today, head to the Grand Opera House, York, on Wednesday with their bawdy latest album Hedonism still partying the night away. Since forming in 2004, the 11-piece folk innovators have been voted
HOW did Lenny Henry psyche himself up for the second half, each night of his Shakespeare debut as Othello? “I used to listen to very loud hip-hop on my headphones, otherwise I could never kill my wife Desdemona,” reveals Lenny, whose routine for the
MAKESHIFT centre-half James Meredith could continue in the role as York City travel to derby rivals Darlington looking to maintain their Blue Square Bet Premier play-off push tomorrow (3pm). Australian left-back Meredith filled in superbly alongside
CHAMPION jockey Paul Hanagan swept the board at the Stobart ‘Lesters’ awards – landing all three gongs for which he was nominated. The Malton rider, pictured, scooped Flat Jockey of the Year, Flat Ride of the Year and the Flat Jockey Special Recognition
LUCIANO BECCHIO is a doubt for Leeds United’s crucial npower Championship clash with Reading at Elland Road tonight (7.45pm). Becchio has had a second scan on a hamstring injury he picked up against Watford last weekend and United chief Simon Grayson
YORK City Knights have tried to sign stand-off Anthony Thackeray and centre James Ford from Widnes in the past 24 hours – but boss Dave Woods’ most pressing concerns ahead of today’s big game lay in the pack. As reported on thepress.co.uk
DARLINGTON are likely to be without top scorer Liam Hatch for two reasons when they play host to York City tomorrow. The former Barnet and Luton striker, who has netted 16 times this season, has missed the last two matches with an ear problem but, even
On his first visit to Langwith Lakes, promising youngster Jake Duckworth threw down the gauntlet to the regulars winning with a solid 62lb 11oz of carp to three pounds, writes Darren Starkey. He had obviously done his homework and offered pellet
CHAMPIONS Malton & Norton RUFC will look to underline their superiority in Yorkshire One by beating long-time chasers Sheffield tomorrow. Coach Chris Creber and his squad clinched their first promotion in six years in fine style last week – with a
JONNY MOXON could come into first team contention as York Cricket Club open their Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier League season at Driffield tomorrow. Moxon, son of Yorkshire director of cricket Martyn, impressed with the ball during the Clifton
There have been a number of high-profile transfers in the weeks running up to tomorrow’s start of the Hunters York and District Senior Cricket League’s new season. Division one champions York II – looking to cement their newly acquired premier
THE final of the Ian’s Cars of Barlby League Cup will be an all-third division affair after Leeman United and Acomb WMC both won their semi-finals, writes Dave Bailey. Leeman beat cup specialists Hounds 3-2 after extra time in the York Sunday Morning
GOALKEEPER Kevin Martin is unavailable as Pickering Town look for Northern Counties East League premier division bragging rights at local rivals Selby Town tomorrow. Martin starred in the Pikes’ goalless draw with Hall Road Rangers last
ANDREW GALE continued his love affair with batting against Nottinghamshire to put Yorkshire on course for an impressive LV= County Championship victory yesterday. The White Rose captain, who scored a memorable 151 in his side’s victory at Trent Bridge
Hamish McGonagall, a stalwart of Tim Easterby’s Habton Grange yard, can boost his prize money through the £200,000 mark at Musselburgh tomorrow by clinching one of the feature races at a venue where he has such a good record. The six-year-old has won
DO me a favour and never watch it. Not if you want to ride a horse again.” Danielle McCreery took the advice to heart. Nearly three years on, the 28-year-old jockey has yet to relive the sickening fall at Redcar that stalled what was a promising apprenticeship
ACOMB arrows ace Chris Thompson succumbed 6-1 to the legendary Phil Taylor in the second round of a UK Open qualifier in Barnsley. Taylor went on to lose to World Championship runner-up Gary Anderson 6-4 in the final. York’s Richie Corner, meanwhile
A £21 MILLION pound project to transform the Great Hall at York’s National Railway Museum (NRM) has been abandoned in the wake of Government cuts. Bosses at the museum in Leeman Road said they had taken the “sad” decision that the NRM+ scheme
YORK’S world-ranked golfer Simon Dyson continued his sub-par upsurge in form at the start of the Volvo China Open. The 33-year-old carded a healthy three-under par 69 at the Luxehills International Country Club in Chengdu to leave him in the leading
THE horse that wins August’s Group 1 Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York Racecourse will receive an extra bonus this year – automatic entry into the Breeders’ Cup. Organisers of the Breeders’ Cup, the two-day $26 million series of races at Churchill Downs
THE saga of a controversial £30 million energy plant near York has taken a new twist after planning chiefs served an enforcement notice on the site. The action, launched by City of York Council against the owners of the North Selby Mine site, near
THE Queen’s 85th birthday was marked in spectacular style in Museum Gardens with the firing of a Royal Salute. Crowds of visitors gathered in the warm spring sunshine at noon yesterday to see the 101 (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery
THE family of a man killed in a head-on crash in North Yorkshire say he will never be forgotten. Martyn Tattersall, 50, from Clifton in York, died when his blue Seat Leon collided with a National Express coach on the A19 Easingwold bypass on Monday
COUNCIL bosses have vowed to fight to redevelop a North Yorkshire car park after a brewery giant launched a legal challenge to their plans. Selby District Council granted permission for an upgrade of the central area car park in Tadcaster earlier this
A MOTORCYCLIST killed in a crash in North Yorkshire has been named by police. Philip Rodgers, 57, of Cowthorpe, near Wetherby, died after his black Kawasaki motorcycle collided with a black Ford Ka and a black Vauxhall Corsa near Spofforth.
POLICE in East Yorkshire are appealing for witnesses following an assault. A 28-year-old man was riding a bike along Main Road, Gilberdyke, on Saturday, when he was approached by a man and a woman. It is alleged the man shouted something at the cyclist
A SUPERMARKET giant has failed in a bid to extend the times deliveries can be made at one of its Selby stores. Planning chiefs at Selby District Council have turned down an application by Tesco to be allowed to unload goods during four-hour periods on
In a special message to readers of The Press, The Archbishop of York, DR JOHN SENTAMU, urges people to mark Easter with joy and celebration During Lent I am sure many people will have given up various treats. For example, maybe you will have stopped
PROLIFIC shoplifter Sabina Hansard has walked free from court after magistrates heard there had been a massive improvement in her offending behaviour. Hansard, 52, who stole items including a dress, necklace, polo-neck top, reading glasses, bangle
MOTORISTS are being warned to take care on North Yorkshire’s roads as thousands of holidaymakers prepare to soak up the sun over the Easter weekend. As the RAC predicts Easter bank holiday congestion during the hot weather, experts have issued a “stay
Fundraising plea to city runners A NATIONAL breast cancer charity wants York residents to dust off their trainers and raise money for vital research in this summer’s Jane Tomlinson Run For All. The Breast Cancer Campaign said it has 25 places in the
BULLSEYE and these two gorgeous kittens, Tiana and Aurora, are just some of those being cared for by the York Cats Protection Adoption Centre as it celebrates a major milestone. The centre at 582 Huntington Road, York, is now in its tenth year, having
Ahead of the local elections, York’s rival party leaders reveal how they plan to protect public services in the face of spending cuts. Liberal Democrat leader Andrew Waller “IN order to protect public services and avoid knee-jerk
WITHOUT wishing to jump on the bandwagon and have a go at Terry Smith, the police service is not tied up with vast amounts of paperwork, but technology gone mad (Letters, April 20). The police are graded by results and have now to be run as a business
THIS month, major reforms to crack down on drivers who abuse the accessible parking Blue Badge system come into action. The changes, intended to make the system less open to abuse and give local authorities more power when it comes to confiscating
ON TUESDAY, my mother had a fall at home. From the time I called the ambulance to seeing her safely tucked up in bed at the Archways rehabilitation centre, she was provided with the very best treatment. The staff at York Hospital and Archways were
ALTHOUGH I have been driving since the age of 17, I have only just realised I have an unusual skill. I do not find it difficult to reverse a car. I have noticed that many people seem to park their cars on the road when there is adequate room in
WE ARE increasingly being asked to save more for our retirements, which in most cases will be longer. However, when we should be saving we are being got at from all angles. In the event of losing one’s job, unless you are in the public sector, it
THERE are new reports about the huge amounts of food thrown away each year, just because it a label informs the purchaser not to use it after the “use-by” date. What a terrible indictment on the wasteful, slothful nation we have become. This routine
IS IT not ironic that just as York is about to celebrate the work of that inveterate painter of erotic nudes, William Etty, ex-Yorkie and mother of one Charlotte Campbell should be dumped by the Miss England bosses for allegedly appearing “au naturel
DID WE foresee that we would find ourselves between a rock and a hard place when we asked the UN to legalise a no-fly zone over Libya? I think not, or we would have remembered that no war has ever been won from the air alone. Many civilians and
ANGELA Brader suggests the price of alcohol should be raised in retail outlets and reduced in pubs (Letters, April 19). I applaud her idea, but I don’t think it would work. My job takes me to towns and cities all over the UK and Ireland, and I see
KEITH Appleton is right when he questions the ability of lawyers to run our finances (Letters, April 20). The number of lawyers in the Parliamentary ranks leads one to the conclusion that Charles Dickens was right when he suggested that the first
PARKING has long been the subject of complaints at York Hospital, in particular from patients and visitors who live outside York. In response to this, we have doubled the number of spaces by opening the new multi-storey. We are still experiencing
BRIDES can dress like a princess for a fraction of the usual price when a York charity shop turns into a bridal boutique during Royal Wedding Week. The Save The Children shop, in Goodramgate, is one of six across the country selling bridal and occasion
TEN thousands pounds has been seized from a suspected York drug dealer more than a year after he died. A court order has been secured by police for the seizure of £10,320 from the assets of Scott Vincent Wade, 36, who was found dead in his bedroom at
The 1930s world of the aristocratic Harefords was convincingly recreated in the Milton Rooms, Malton last week, when it was invaded by the unsuspecting Cockney heir, Bill Snibson (Josh Kenyon), from the less salubrious Lambeth district of London
SSSHH! Can you hear that? Listen carefully. It’s the sound of silence. Or at least, the sound of relative peace. As I type this on the laptop in my flat, I can hear only four discernible sounds: a persistent and seemingly agitated bird in a
BRIAN Deighton doesn’t look much like a mole. The head gardener at Castle Howard has a genial, weather-beaten face that splits readily into a smile, and a rolling limp that’s the legacy of a schoolboy rugby injury. Strictly speaking he doesn’t sound
Youngsters at a York nursery have raised hundreds of pounds to support people affected by a deadly disease. Children aged from six months to four years took part in a Toddle Waddle around the lake at Happy Jays Nursery, Clifton Moor to raise funds
AMID a standing ovation at an upbeat annual meeting, John White has stepped down as chairman of York-based national housebuilder Persimmon. He leaves after 32 years with the company after telling shareholders that the plc had flagged up an
COUNCIL chiefs in York have lodged a bid for £4.6 million in Government cash to boost cycling and other transport schemes in the city. City of York Council is hoping to secure the funding from the Department for Transport (DfT), which would be spread
PORTAKABIN, part of the York-based Shepherd Group’s industrial division, is celebrating its 50th birthday. Top guns at the modular building specialist, which has quarter-mile long assembly lines at its 250,000sq metre plant in New Lane, Huntington, kicked
VISITOR attractions across the area are gearing up for a busy bank holiday weekend with a host of crowd-pulling Easter events. Operators are optimistic this year’s late Easter, coupled with the extra bank holiday for the royal wedding, will help get
YORK is to be handed more than £700,000 from the Government through a new scheme designed to help councils deal with pressures on services caused by housing growth. The New Homes Bonus sees the Government match fund additional council tax receipts from
A NUMBER of pub and beer events are happening in and around York in the coming days to coincide with the run of bank holidays. They include: • Suddaby’s at The Crown Hotel in Wheelgate, Malton, has a beer festival that began yesterday and runs until
