MAYBE school homework had to take priority in the week, but there are no excuses to miss out on Swallows and Amazons this evening or tomorrow. It is billed as a musical adventure suitable for six year olds and upwards, and that is true, what
COMPERE of the Federation of Small Businesses conference, broadcast journalist and former small business owner Selina Scott, quizzed Conservative MP Andrew Jones, on investing in the north, rather than pumping more money into London-based projects like
PEOPLE across Yorkshire donated almost £20,000 to HIV and malaria victims in impoverished countries in a leading charity appeal. Christian Aid say donations to their Christmas Appeal from individuals and churches in Yorkshire totalled £19,944.44 - and
LIZ Green isn’t into analysis. She gave up her English Literature degree as all the nit-picking essays were ruining her enjoyment of reading, and now applies a similar philosophy to answering questions about her music. Good! That makes her
MIDDLE England does not like change. It enjoys the cosiness of tradition and stability, knowing who lives where, who does what, who did what to whom. You try changing a village lamppost and you will spark petitions, public meetings and lynchings
WITH an ever-expanding range and phenomenal sales increases, Audi is conscious that it is treading a tightrope between premium brand and volume seller. However, it is determined that however many cars it sells, it will stay firmly planted in the
There was a moment during The Waterboys set when a couple of the musicians wore masks akin to those associated with Venice. It was a theatrical flourish which didn’t seem out of place in the evening. Mike Scott, the band’s mercurial leader
YORK City’s new signing Eugen Bopp has signalled his intention to break straight into the Blue Square Bet Premier side’s first team. The ex-Nottingham Forest midfielder was Bootham Crescent chief Gary Mills’ only signing prior to last night’s deadline
GATESHEAD Thunder have paid York Acorn ARLC a huge compliment by stressing they are picking a side on merit alone and are treating tomorrow’s tie “the same as they would if they were playing Wigan”. Acorn go to Tyneside tomorrow (3pm) for a Carnegie
A POLICEMAN has described “one of the most intense moments” of his career after he helped save the life of a teenager trying to jump into the River Ouse. The police constable, who has asked not to be named, told how, in a split-second, he managed
COMEDIAN, television presenter and soul-bearing sitcom screenwriter and actor Simon Amstell will play York on his first national tour for three years in his new stand-up show, Numb. The skinny, Jewish, homosexual comic from Essex will return to the Grand
MILTON Jones is on the move to the York Barbican with his next show, the imaginatively named On The Road. After performing Lion Whisperer no fewer than three times at the Grand Opera House last year in separate visits in February, April and October,
Just A Quickie with… comedian Stewart Lee, reluctant occupant of our 21st century Carpet Remnant World. MAVERICK social observer on late-night TV and very long tours, novelist, newspaper columnist and show director, Stewart Lee was stand-up’s youthful
ECONOMIC idiocy, political and social upheaval at home and abroad, revolutions and the all-new Satiricax 3000 Radio will be on Andy Zaltzman’s mind at the Hyena Lounge Comedy Club in York on Sunday. Some puns about dogs will be slipped in too, as he
WILKINSON’S Crew presents one of the great English comedies, Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The Rivals, at the York Theatre Royal Studio for one night only on Tuesday. Written in 1779, this charming tale of Lady Malaprop and her comic misuse of the English
Monsieur de Coubertin's Opymlic© Feat, Riding Lights Theatre Company, Friargate Theatre, Lower Friargate, York, tonight at 7.30pm. Box office: 01904 613000. I was reminded yesterday that there were only 127 days to the start of the London 2012
PLAY-OFF hopefuls Southport will arrive at York City boasting the Blue Square Bet Premier’s best away record outside runaway top two Fleetwood and Wrexham. The Sandgrounders will be targeting a 12th victory on the road this season when they run out
AROUND 150 guests, including musicians, vocalists and promoters from across the north, attended the Jazz Yorkshire Awards on Monday at Dean Clough Mills, Halifax. Welcoming guests at the entrance was the joyful noise of James Lancaster’s New York Brass
THERE has been a buzz, a polite sort of buzz, around Michael Kiwanuka for a while. And now that his debut album has arrived, it carries a different kind of buzzing, thanks appropriately enough to the studio work by Paul Butler, from the Bees, who is responsible
BRITISH radio mostly plays a great variety of styles and genres, but in America there is still a great divide between station playlists. Indeed, quite a controversy erupted in 1980 when Kenny Rogers scored a hit with Lionel Richie’s ballad Lady.
FIRST-PLACED Bridlington Town visit Pickering tomorrow when the hosts look at a steady finish to a roller-coaster campaign, writes Samuel Burton. Manager Jimmy Reid’s fine transformation of the Pikes’ fortunes hit a minor blip last weekend with a 3
The evergreen punks are back again with their 17th album, incredibly it’s more than 35 years since their debut offering. A ten-track eclectic mix of melodies, strong bass riffs and keyboard runs, this CD shows a new side to the Stranglers. Another
AFTER three synthless albums, Magnetic Fields’ commander Stephen Merritt has decided it’s time to pack away his band’s acoustic leanings. How this should then work is that they make an effortless return to pushing the sound most people associate
KATIE Melua is an acquired taste, but she has an instantly recognisable tone. Reunited with Mike Batt after an ill-advised William Orbit project, she delivers an album which will be adored by her loyal audience. Batt’s contribution to proceedings
SELF-BELIEF is the force which Selby Town manager Graham Hodder hopes will transfer to his ailing Selby Town charges, writes Samuel Burton. With only five games to go in their Northern Counties East League premier division campaign and the Robins barnacled
FOR many, Marcus Collins was robbed of last season’s X-Factor champion title. However, the news of One Direction topping the US album chart must be heartening to the former Scouse hairdresser. The power of the X-Factor/ Britain’s Got Talent goes
THE higher Simple Minds rose up the stadium ranks to “Let me see you clap your hands” territory, the further they moved away from what made them stand out in the first place. Here, re-assembled in a limited-edition box set of mini vinyl-sleeved
Harrogate Town welcome Workington tomorrow off the back of a close 2-1 Blue Square Bet North defeat at Guiseley. That left Town still occupying 16th place, but victory at Wetherby Road would nudge them to within a mid-table berth. Meanwhile, in
After the disappointment of conceding a last-minute equaliser to Maltby Main in their last game, Tadcaster Albion have an extra week to pick up their players. There is no Northern Counties East League fixture tomorrow for Paul Marshall’s men, who
AFTER a midweek display which Leeds United manager Neil Warnock compared to Sunday league football, the Whites will be looking to renew their hopes of gaining a play-off place when they visit Millwall tomorrow, writes Samuel Burton. The 7-3 defeat to
AN all-carp haul yielded victory for Bob Co. Leeds angler Danny Scott at Raker Lakes (Horseshoe). Scott topped the 18 rod-men in action from peg seven with a catch of 70lb and 6oz using four millimetre expander pellet fishing at 16 metres. York
ALNE Tennis Club second team and Rufforth IV were elected to the IT Sports York and District Mixed Doubles Tennis League at its annual meeting at Clifton Park. A total of 83 teams will compete in 11 divisions when the season starts at Monday, April
STATION and Severus will collide in next month’s York FA Sunday Morning Senior Cup final. Station beat Selby neighbours Hounds 4-0 in the semi-finals and Severus booked their place with a 3-1 home win over King William. Holders Hounds were up against
All eyes were on the relegation scrap in the Ian’s Cars of Barlby Sunday Morning Football League first division. Acomb Celtic secured their place in the top-flight when Mark Benton and Adam Osguthorpe both hit hat-tricks in a 7-3 win at bottom side
SCOTT RHODES knows the odds are heavily stacked against his York Acorn ARLC side for tomorrow’s Carnegie Challenge Cup tie – but he has not written off their chances of causing a major shock. The National Conference League division one outfit go to
LINGFIELD isn’t the grandest of surroundings for the return of a champion heavyweight to the ring but these are small steps for Borderlescott. Robin Bastiman has every reason to take things slow. At stake is the progress of a Yorkshire sprinting
POCKLINGTON RUFC can take a giant step towards Yorkshire One promotion if they can win at struggling Dinnington tomorrow. But although the teams are at opposite ends of the table, with Dinnington having won only four times this season, the Percy Roaders
CUBAN pianist, composer and band leader Roberto Fonseca will play York Theatre Royal on Wednesday, direct from performing with his band at the Barbican in London and on the Sage stage at the Gateshead International Jazz Festival. He will make no distinction
THE 2012 York Open Studios opens today. Sixty-five artist across the city are inviting the public into a diverse range of studios over two weekends: 6pm to 9pm tonight; this evening, 10am to 6pm, tomorrow, 11am to 5pm, Sunday; then the same Saturday
CAI SHEN, a winner at Doncaster last September, returns to action at Lingfield tomorrow with a Derby triumph in his sights. Trained by Richard Hannon and the mount of Jamie Spencer, Cai Shen makes his reappearance in the £100,000 Blue Square Winter Derby
ENTERPRISE chiefs were both winners and losers in this week’s Budget. But the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Enterprise Partnership (LEP) said it would continue with its plans to help businesses grow through a sustainable, privately
A SERIAL bigamist from York has narrowly escaped a prison sentence after impersonating a partner in a bizarre attempt to obtain NHS drugs. Former model Emily Horne, who used to live in South Bank, York, cropped her hair and wore a baggy football
A SUCCULENT celebration took place at York Racecourse to celebrate the tenth anniversary of a local family food business. Miller Food Service, which employs 45 to 50 people at its premises in Hospital Fields Road and James Street, York, donated £5 for
THE Shed head of innovation, Simon Thackray, likes to throw new challenges at legendary Malton bingo caller Mrs Boyes. The Shed On Tour programme has given Simon the chance to take 73-year-old Eileen Boyes on the road, not only with her regular distraction
TWENTY-TWO people have been made redundant as a result of York’s controversial ftr buses being taken off the streets. First York has confirmed that 22 “customer hosts” employed on the Number 4 route to take fares from passengers have lost their
INTRODUCING… 18-year-old Nottingham singer-songwriter Jake Bugg, who plays York next Friday. JAKE Bugg has just released a debut single as catchy as his name. Trouble Town heralds the arrival of a teenage but timeless Nottingham singer-songwriter
FOURTEEN people were arrested and tens of thousands of pounds of cash was seized during a raid on scrap metal dealer in East Yorkshire. Officers from British Transport Police’s major investigation team, the national dedicated cable squad, the force
NOAH And The Whale have changed tack with each album more dramatically than any band since Dexys Midnight Runners. However, the switch from London nu-folk darlings to pastoral Nick Drake introspection and onwards last year to classic American song-craft
A POETRY fan from York has received a letter from the Queen thanking her for a poem she wrote to commemorate the year of her Diamond Jubilee. Dawn Moore, 50, of Leeman Road, received the letter of thanks from Her Majesty after sending the poem to Buckingham
Actors at the York Dungeon got a masterclass in terror with “execution expert” and author Geoffrey Abbott. Mr Abbott, a former Yeoman Guard – better known as a Beefeater – at the Tower of London, demonstrated beheading techniques to staff as they prepare
A HI-TECH revolution could be on the way to Selby if the town’s bid for a share of Government money is successful. Selby is aiming to secure a slice of £1 million which will be split between 12 towns across the UK with the aim of reviving and regenerating
The first phase of a new Community Woodland has been officially opened in Selby. Almost 5,000 trees have been planted at the Selby Community Woodland in Bondgate with the help of three local schools, while there are also footpaths and benches. The
PETER WALKER alleges that the Archbishop of York has “opted to take Murdoch’s shilling” (Letters, March 21). It should be noted that the archbishop has received no payment for writing his column in The Sun newspaper. I would therefore be grateful
FLOWERS have been laid at the spot where a woman was killed on one of York’s busiest roads. The 38-year-old, named locally as Tracy Elmer, died on Tuesday night when she was struck by a Renault car in Wigginton Road, between the Bumper Castle
I AGREE with Christian Vassie’s lead letter (The Press, March 13) and would ask a couple of further questions. What proportion of students are (a) starting a degree and (b) completing it either at University of York or at University of York St John
IN a survey, about half the population would consider replacing politicians with experts who have a proven track record of running big organisations. The House of Commons is half full of career people, who give the game away by the subject they study
YORK RN Association has been out of the picture for a short time but the years are beginning to creep up on me. I will be 94 in May. Recently, I made the acquaintance of the events director of the Not Forgotten Association, and my life took on a
YOUR editorial comment of March 21 rightly points out that uncertainty over the Community Stadium project is unwelcome, but no one should be under any illusion that work will proceed quickly if the Highways Agency “holding directive” can be overcome.
ONCE upon a time, the Chancellor gave his Budget for things to happen in the following year. The trend now is to play politics by announcing things that will only happen more than 12 months ahead. Who knows what economic position we will be in at
I NOTE that letters are beginning to appear in The Press expressing concern regarding this year’s production of the Mystery Plays. These follow an article purporting to explain the decision to set the Plays in costumes of the 1940s and 1950s. I
IN Jennifer Bell’s otherwise excellent article on the untimely death of ex-Press editor Richard Wooldridge (March 21), I was quoted as saying that Richard was the best editor I had ever worked with. I actually said that he was the best editor
IN ACOMB ward we are fortunate in having two first-rate councillors who have always have listened to us. However, the Government has placed impossible restraints on our council. I think a grave mistake has been made in the closure of the Beckfield
MAY I urge people to study the small print in tenancy agreements after a recent case of flooding in a block of high-profile city-centre flats run by a charitable housing trust in York. Tenants who would need to be moved out while work is carried
ACCORDING to papers recently published in the British Medical Journal, pain killers and sleeping pills are transforming us into a society addicted to opiate-based prescribed medication. These chemical crutches, if misused, also fuel demand for recreational
A FILM telling the “forgotten story” of the French aircrews based at Elvington, near York, during the Second World War has won “best film” at an international award ceremony. De Lourds Souvenirs was co-produced by the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington
A DEAL by City of York Council to rent out a warehouse to builders’ merchants Jewson is to be renewed for another 12 months. The Press reported in 2008 how the firm was renting the warehouse, situated at the authority’s Eco Depot site off James
POLICE want to speak to two men in connection with the theft of designer glasses from a York store. North Yorkshire Police say the men, captured on CCTV, stole four pairs of Prada frames and two pairs of Dolce & Gabbana glasses from Boots in Coney
A gemstone worth £10,000 will be the crowning jewel at a fundraising event supporting injured and sick soldiers in North Yorkshire. The rare tanzanite gemstone will feature in the Jewel In The Crown event at Ripley Castle, which is raising funds
A MUM has hit out at a York school over claims her daughter fell ill through not drinking enough in class. Jeanette Brown, of Boroughbridge Road, said her daughter, Katie, seven, has had numerous urine infections because the school policy means
STEPHEN Outhwaite is to stand down as chairman of York company Flying Ducks Youth Theatre after 17 years. He will leave his post at the March 29 to 31 production of Summer Holiday, for which he has designed all the sets and is at present putting
I AM rubbish at maths and I don’t give a damn. It has not held me back in life and it is unlikely to do so in the future. A report from the recently-founded charity National Numeracy reveals an increasing number of work-aged UK residents have the numeracy
A YORK man who has been a landlord for 20 years faces a £1,724 court bill after an unannounced inspection found a lack of fire safety equipment at one of his properties. York magistrates heard six people were living at Anton McLaughlin’s property in
ASKHAM Bog nature reserve just outside York is a great place to get away from it all: an oasis of meadows and ponds famed for birds, butterflies, dragonflies and other wildlife. A series of wooden boardwalks lead to different parts of the bog: taking
A NATIONAL drugs help charity which was founded in York almost 26 years ago has lost its contract to run the council’s rehabilitation services. Compass, which employs more than 300 staff around the UK, lost out in the £1.3 million tender to Manchester-based
FUNDING for the reconstruction of a York road which was “wrecked” by an an experimental resurfacing technique has been cut by £50,000, prompting outrage from a local councillor. Independent Osbaldwick councillor Mark Warters said City of York Council
AN all-night shadow puppet play with music played by performers from all over Britain will mark 30 years of Javanese music in York. It will be the finale of a four-day major international symposium at the University of York about Javanese gamelans
AN ADVENTURE playground in York would become a magnet for antisocial behaviour if volunteer play workers are scrapped, residents have warned. The Bell Farm adventure playground currently operates under restricted access rules, and the volunteers monitor
A TEAM of volunteers who help to run a thriving centre for local people has been nominated for recognition in The Press’ Community Pride Awards. Clements Hall, in Nunthorpe Road, a derelict former church hall which was given a £1.1 million refurbishment
THE owners of a missing dog are trying to trace a driver who they believe may have picked up their pet with the intention of taking it to the RSPCA. Nelly, a much-loved six-year-old Jack Russell, escaped from the garden of her home in Foxwood Lane,
Arthur Watters, from Coxwold, is to cycle from Coxwold to Land’s End and back and then to John O’Groats and back to Coxwold to raise money for the Royal British Legion. Mr Watters and his wife, Val, have a son who has been a serving army officer
A MAJOR Shakespeare production which is on its way to York has signed up a star turn for its final shows – in the shape of comedian and actor Lenny Henry. The former Tiswas, Comic Strip and Chef! star will join the 16-strong cast of Northern Broadsides
100 years ago Mr FW Wolters, the manager of the house of amusement in Fossgate, had arranged an exceptionally good programme for the following week, and had certainly secured something good in the film entitled Saved From The Sea, or The Fisherman’
A FORMER Manor CE School boy who is travelling thousands of miles to attend a reunion is looking for old classmates to get in touch. The school is 200 years old this year and among a host of events organised to commemorate the anniversary is a service
A FORMER York print worker has died after a short illness. Tony Smith, 70, worked for many years at the Yorkshire Evening Press as a compositor. Richard Johns, a friend and former colleague, said: “Tony loved horse racing and enjoyed many days at
ALE aficionados and jazz fans will be heading to a York pub over the next two weekends as it hosts two special events. The Phoenix, in George Street, is holding an early Easter beer festival from today until Sunday, then an all-day jazz event next Saturday
A YORK supermarket will reopen next week after a £280,000 revamp. The Co-operative has given its store in Beckfield Lane a new look, and its opening day on Thursday will see pupils from Carr Infant School cut the ribbon alongside manager Ginette Speed
CRICKETING legend Sir Ian Botham paid a surprise visit to York Hospital where he took advantage of a free blood pressure and health check. The former England all-rounder joined 80 staff and visitors at the hospital for the tests, which were part of Vascular
A BUSINESS showcase celebrated the reopening of a hotel – dubbed a “Yorkshire gem” – after it was ravaged by fire in 2010. Coun Les Ellington, the mayor of Harrogate, welcomed 21 organisations and associations to the Barcelo Harrogate Majestic
SEBASTIAN Grace, a pupil at St Martin’s Ampleforth school, near Helmsley, has taken the top prize in a short story contest set up by an Oscar-winning screenwriter. Sebastian’s story, entitled Destiny, about an actor preparing for a show, was the winner
POLICE have released an image of a man they wish to speak to in relation to a theft from a charity shop. David Reid, 50, is believed to have information regarding the theft of money from the Barnardo’s shop in Beulah Street, Harrogate, on Sunday, February
PUPILS and staff at an East Yorkshire secondary school are celebrating after being taken out of special measures. In only their fourth monitoring visit, Ofsted inspectors were so impressed with the work that was going on at The Market Weighton School
SELBY’S mayor has criticised the district council for favouring some councillors over others by offering greater access to senior officers. Town Mayor Wendy Nichols who is also chair of the scrutiny committee said she felt the current setup of enabling
CHILDREN are being invited to take on the roles of Munchkins in an Easter pantomime in the York. The Barbican and Enchanted Entertainment are looking for youngsters aged six and upwards to play the parts in their production of The Wizard Of Oz, which
THE Memorial Room at RAF Linton-on-Ouse, which commemorates the 2009 personnel from Linton, East Moor and Tholthorpe airfields who were killed serving in the Second World War, will reopen next month. Wing Commander (Retired) Alan Mawby, curator of
KIND-HEARTED Brownies from York have helped to raise money for young carers living in the city. The 26th York St Wulstan Brownies, based in Fossway, raised £240 for York Young Carers by holding an entertainment evening. Visitors to St Wulstan’s Church
AS YORKSHIRE’S oldest rugby seven-a-side tournament is set to take centre stage in Pocklington, thousands of sporting fans are being warned that drunken disorder will not be tolerated. Trouble has broken out in Pocklington after the town’s Rugby Sevens
DRINKERS who can’t decide between a pint and a half will soon have another option in York, after beer giant Heineken launched its new glasses. The firm held a northern launch event in York on Wednesday night for its new “schooner” glasses, which measure
