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YOU will see a cast of 12 in The Factory’s modern spin on Homer’s 3,000-year-old tale of The Odyssey at York Theatre Royal tomorrow and Wednesday, but that tells only part of the story. No fewer than 150 actors gave contributed to the making of
Taylor Swift has finally confirmed 'I Knew You Were Trouble' was written about her ex-boyfriend Harry Styles and she insists she had no difficulty performing it in front of him at the BRIT Awards. Taylor Swift has confirmed 'I Knew You Were Trouble
Kate Beckinsale is in talks to star in 'Eliza Graves' as the titular inhabitant of a mental institution. Kate Beckinsale is in talks to star in 'Eliza Graves'. The 'Underworld' actress has been approached to take the title role in the forthcoming
James McAvoy has revealed that the 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' script is "satisfying" and says the film will be enjoyable to fans both new and old. James McAvoy says 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' is "satisfying" yet "unexpected". The actor
Green Day performed their first major live show since Billie Joe Armstrong left rehab at the South by Southwest Festival this weekend. Green Day have performed their first major live show since Billie Joe Armstrong left rehab. The US rockers
Beyonce has released new material titled 'Bow Down/I Been On' on her website, with the controversial lyrics already causing divided opinions among fans. Beyonce has previewed two new tracks, 'Bow Down' and 'I Been On'. The 31-year-old singer
James Cameron is "deep into" the 'Avatar' sequels, but refuses to set expected release dates for the two movies. James Cameron is "deep into" the 'Avatar' sequels. The acclaimed filmmaker is enjoying penning the scripts for the second and third
Lindsay Lohan is searching for a private plane to take her to Los Angeles for her court hearing after getting off a scheduled flight amid fuel concerns. Lindsay Lohan is searching for a private plane to get her to court on time. The 'Liz &
'Are You Being Served' actor Frank Thorton has died peacefully in his sleep aged 92. Frank Thornton has died aged 92. The veteran actor, best known for his role as Captain Peacock in BBC comedy 'Are You Being Served?', died peacefully in his
Award-winning songwriter Cathy Dennis has warned One Direction that choosing to write their own material could end their careers. One Direction have been warned writing their own songs would be a "kiss of death". Award-winning writer Cathy
The highly anticipated 50th anniversary special of 'Doctor Who' will be screened in cinemas across Britain at the same time as it airs on TV in November. The 50th anniversary episode of 'Doctor Who' will be shown in cinemas. BBC bosses are
Simon Cowell has taken his search for the next musical superstar online, asking artists to take part in Syco's new viral singing competition,You Generation. Simon Cowell is scouring YouTube to find a new singing sensation. The music mogul has
Jonathan Ross has accused Graham Norton of stealing all of his talk show guests from him and says his BBC rival gets the big name guests because they are more "protected" on his show. Jonathan Ross has accused Graham Norton of stealing all of his
ARCHIVE footage of construction work at the University of York can now be viewed online. The colour footage shows the creation of the first colleges and departments of the university, at Heslington West, between 1963 and 1965. The 18-minute
AT first glance, our main photograph today looks as though it was taken in a major industrial city at the height of a building boom. Cranes and derricks swing loads across a river, while a workman below guides them into place. Look closely,
YORK City manager Nigel Worthington has demanded that underperforming players must stop short-changing supporters and show a willingness to keep the club in the Football League. The 19th-placed Minstermen have now gone 14 games without a win following
GARY THORNTON pulled no punches after seeing his York City Knights side crash 34-0 at previously win-less Keighley – slating their performance as unacceptable and embarrassing. Thornton was quick to give the players “a piece of his mind” in the
Press reader Len Stamper, from Rufforth, has been in touch about the photos we carried a few weeks ago of the York to Sunderland train which overran the buffer stops on Platform 12 at York Station in August 1958, injuring 11 people. Len, now 80
There has been music at York Minster for a thousand years. MATT CLARK goes behind the scenes at choir practice to meet the latest generation keeping tradition alive. DUSK is drawing in, tourists have gone home and only a faithful few occupy the
COSTCUTTER has taken over 800 convenience stores from independent retailer Palmer & Harvey in a new joint venture with the business. The new venture, 50 per cent owned by both companies and called The Buyco, will have a combined buying power
COOKING doesn’t get more boring than this. A completely sacrilegious statement from someone who owns 1,200 cookery books and is never happier than when cooking up a storm for family and friends. But I’m getting just a tad hacked off with the surfeit
JO Stone-Fewings may have performed in a dozen Royal Shakespeare Company productions but admits he was not exactly familiar with The Winter’s Tale, one of Shakespeare’s “problem plays”. “I didn’t know it, I hadn’t seen it, so I came to it with
Despairing over school, the pressures of looming GCSEs and a difficult life outside school, 16-year-old Chelsea-Vove Child, made an unsucessful attempt to take her own life. What has since been diagnosed as depression was then a powerful force,
AN award-winning North Yorkshire fish-and-chip shop is encouraging customers to try a healthy Mediterranean-style alternative to salt. Whitby’s Quayside, which has been run by the Fusco family for almost 50 years, has gone back to its Italian roots
THOSE who missed out on a place in the Yorkshire Marathon taking place in October have been given another chance to enter. The Jane Tomlinson Appeal announced today that it had secured a number of places for runners who would like to raise funds
SCOTT Kerr and John McGrath might have gone a combined total of 185 games without a league goal but the shot-shy midfielders are the only York City players to extend the opposition goalkeeper during the club’s last two matches. Kerr, who has
Leeds United manager Neil Warnock has already spoken to the club’s owners about his possible successor after watching his side’s Championship play-off hopes dealt a huge blow by Huddersfield. Terriers midfielder Neil Danns volleyed home his first
RESURGENT Selby Town moved off the bottom of Northern Counties East League division one with a 5-2 victory at Eccleshill United. The Robins looked down and out at the foot of the table when Ian Dring took over as manager in late November. However
YORK RI will take on holders Old Malton St Mary’s in the final of the York FA Saturday Senior Cup. The New Lane side were 3-1 extra time winners at York St John University after the semi-final tie had ended 1-1 after 90 minutes. After an even
Wigginton Grasshoppers moved to within two points of York Minster Engineering Football League premier division leaders Dunnington with a 2-1 win at Terrington Glory. Jordan Grose headed the hosts into an early lead but Lee McQuade levelled before
THIS picture shows an accident on a North Yorkshire road this morning - from which the driver remarkably escaped without serious injury. After hitting a patch of ice or snow on the A59 near Menwith Hill, the car veered across the road into the
F1 Racing took a major stride towards promotion from York Minster Engineering Football League division three with a 5-2 win over third-placed Barmby Moor. The leaders now have a six-point cushion at the top of the table after a repeat of the previous
North Yorkshire jockey Paul Mulrennan, who has spent the winter riding in India, returns to domestic action at Wolverhampton today and can return to the winning trail at Southwell tomorrow. Mulrennan, who has strong links with a number of trainers
As Eminem may say, will the real York City Knights please stand up. Or, as one fan put it, will York City Knights please just turn up when they play away from home. On the teamsheet, the side that ran out at Cougar Park was generally the same
SELBY RUFC’s superb 52-5 victory over Trafford MV in the quarter-finals of the RFU Senior Vase was overshadowed by a serious injury to second-rower Rob Triffitt. Triffitt was taken to York Hospital with facial injuries and concussion after being
A MAGNIFICENT seven have been inducted in the new York Rugby League Hall of Fame. The inaugural members on this new roll of honour were announced at a sold-out sportsman’s dinner in Bar 13 at Huntington Stadium on Saturday night, held in aid of
THE fight back came too late for York Acorn ARLC as they went down 26-18 in their first home game of the National Conference League premier division season. The Blue and Golds trailed 24-0 after 57 minutes of the Thanet Road clash, but they battled
Yorkshire were beaten semi-finalists in the Barbados Twenty20 Cup at the Kensington Oval last night. Andrew Gale’s side lost to Nottinghamshire by five wickets as they failed to defend 128-7 in a tight contest. All-rounder Steven Mullaney proved
THREE landscape architects who were made redundant have launched their own business in York – and have already won several major commissions. Peter Thompson, John Micklethwaite-Howe and George Barton have created a new landscape assessment and
A YORK business park has been awarded a top rating by City of York Council in a draft assessment of the total office stock within the authority’s area. Clifton Business Park has won a Grade A rating. Andrew McBeath, the managing director of York-based
THE managing director of Black Sheep Brewery said a halt in the rise of beer tax in this month’s budget would be welcome respite for brewers and pubs. In the last four years, beer duty has increased by more than 40 per cent, with 20 increases imposed
A POPULAR hairdressers is hoping customers will be blown away by its new evening-out service. Mirror Mirror in Grape Lane – formerly Nikki Winterburn Hairdressing of 3D Hair and Beauty in Shambles – has expanded its hairdressing business and is
ABOUT 180 delegates from across the country attended Hunters estate agency’s inaugural annual conference at the Royal York Hotel. The York-based business now has 104 branches across the country, operating on a franchise basis, said managing director
FLEDGLING businesses in the York area are being urged to take advantages of huge tax breaks to win much-needed investment. York accountants and business consultants Garbutt & Elliott says help is available from the Seed Enterprise Investment
AS a resident of Clifton who wishes to complain about my neighbourhood, you might guess where this is going: disruptive kids, noise, litter, disrespect, etc. Wrong, I’m here to discuss a new menace – the middle class. Over the past two or so years
AT ABOUT 8.15pm on March 14, my daughter was driving home from work at Clifton Moor when she had to brake hard to avoid a speeding motorist. This caused her to skid, hit the kerb and end up in a hedge. Fortunately, she was uninjured and the car
HE MAY have led a life of notoriety, he may have committed treachery and murder, he may have been careless with his horse, and he may have gone to his death bravely, surrounded by a ruthless mob, his bones to be laid in some local backwater with little
BETWEEN 1787 and 1868, the British Establishment silenced persistent critics by dragging them in chains aboard convict ships bound for Australia. The Scottish Martyrs and supporters of Irish home rule were all sent to penal colonies. Things have
WHEN one considers the bedroom tax, there are ideological and economic arguments to suggest it is flawed. About 1,275 households under-occupy social housing in York. Current rent arrears are already exceeding £700,000, so it is not difficult to
WE READ in The Press of March 13 that the council is declaring war on advertising A-boards in an attempt to curtail obstructions and reduce street clutter. Once again, like the Government, they are taking the easy option and totally ignore other
In your excellent report (The Press, March 13) on the perils of misusing mobile phones while driving, you referred to the conviction of a lorry driver from Newark in Lincolnshire. Although there are no doubt a number of Newarkers – myself included
IT IS true that English Heritage visitor figures were down last summer, along with many other outdoor visitor attractions which also suffered from the wet weather (The Press, March 12). The winter has been better news, with many visitors enjoying
I GET really angry when I see people flaunting the law and talking on their mobile phone while driving (The Press, March 13). Six months ago I was walking my children home from primary school when we almost got hit by a car. The female driver
PRIME MINISTER David Cameron is dancing on a pinhead trying to appease his traditional back-benchers and still appear normal to the country at large, while promoting his personal green and pro-EU preferences. His balancing act is doomed to failure
I SEE that Julian Cole (Column, The Press, March 14) is puzzled what to make of “quantitative easing”. Certainly as a definition, “theft” lacks precision. “Embezzlement”…mm, doesn’t quite catch the enormity of it. How about reviving the good
THE revelation that moonlighting planning officers are helping builders exploit vulnerable councils is astonishing. It has been disclosed that in the wake of the relaxation of building laws these council officials unofficially charge thousands
The replacement of primary care trusts with new clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), such as NHS Vale of York CCG now serving the York area, is an important development in ensuring healthcare budgets are allocated locally. Doctors are best placed
100 years ago One Who Feels The Injustice wrote: “I wonder why, as well as other people, domestic servants should not have Bank Holiday off, or, if not the Monday, some other day instead? "As a general rule most working people get the day,
Updated: PARENTS have spoken of their shock after a former teacher at their children’s York school appeared in court accused of sex offences against children. Some parents also called for the authorities and media to name the 31-year-old man, who
SEVEN football supporters were arrested and another 16 ordered to leave the city centre following incidents before and during York City’s home match. North Yorkshire Police said a fight broke out outside the Pink Pony in Gillygate at about 2.15pm
SCOTTISH singing duo The Proclaimers accompanied a fundraiser yesterday as he completed a 500-mile wheelchair challenge for charity at a North Yorkshire RAF base. Craig and Charlie Reid walked alongside former RAF Regiment gunner Sean Allerton,
YORK Central MP Hugh Bayley has called on Police and Crime Commissioner, Julia Mulligan, to ensure police tackle increased crime levels in urban areas of York, such as Clifton. He said York suffered from a higher burden of crime than other parts
THOUSANDS of Selby council tax bills will have to be printed and sent out again following a council blunder. Selby District Council has been forced to suspend payments for a month after issuing bills including the wrong amounts for the precepts
THE husband of a York mum-of-one who died from a brain tumour following a 12-year battle has paid tribute to his wife. Carol Browne, of Badger Hill, was diagnosed with a brain tumour at the age of 40 after suffering neck pain and tingling in her
AN edition of The Press which reported on celebrations to mark York’s 800th anniversary has gone into a time capsule which will be buried in the city walls. People were invited at the weekend to bring a small object, personal to them and their
SCORES of protesters against the “bedroom tax” staged a demonstration in York city centre. The rally outside the Mansion House was one of dozens staged across the country on Saturday. Speakers condemned the proposals to cut housing benefit
A LOCAL TV licence is set to be awarded in York as part of a second phase of licensing, Ofcom has revealed. The regulator has invited expressions of interest for 30 locations, including York, after awarding 19 licences, including those in Leeds
FRIDAY the 13th is traditionally thought of as unlucky – but that was not the case for Eric King during the Second World War. He flew on a legendary Halifax named “Friday the 13th”, which flew with 158 Squadron from RAF Lissett, East Yorkshire.
AMBULANCE staff in our region looked set to vote in favour of industrial action today as deadlock between bosses and union chiefs showed no sign of breaking. The result of a ballot by members of the Unite union was expected today, and could lead
A PRIMARY school in York, previously given top marks by Ofsted inspectors, has come under fire after a new inspection revealed it now needs improvement in all areas. With about 430 pupils, Clifton Green Primary has dropped down the Ofsted ratings
A POST office in a York suburb is to open for longer following a modernisation. The Eastholme Drive Post Office in Rawcliffe is changing to a new style open-plan branch, which will be open 97 hours a week, with services available seven days a week
THE growing shortage of primary school places, highlighted in a report by the National Audit Office last week, has been blamed by Yorkshire MEP Godfrey Bloom on uncontrolled immigration, primarily from EU member states. The UKIP member warned that
THE saga over where the remains of Richard III should be buried has taken a new twist – with a third city throwing its hat into the ring. The bones of the last Yorkist king were discovered during an archaeological dig in Leicester and the city’
A NEWLY refurbished play area has been officially opened in Selby. The play area, in Flaxley Road, was paid for by local developers, and installed by SJ Danby Ltd. Children from Flaxley Road Community Primary School were at the opening, with
A YORK man who repeatedly preyed on pensioners has been detained indefinitely after he used an 88-year-old woman’s bank account as his own. William Robert Leech, 33, was wearing clothes bought with the woman’s money and had a mobile phone and other
HUMBERSIDE police has agreed a fuel-sharing arrangement as a cost-saving measure. Under the new agreement, Humberside Police will be able to make use of North Lincolnshire Council fuel station in Scunthorpe, reducing the need to use commercial
Poppleton Road Primary School teacher Rebecca Kearney took a brave step and shaved her head for Comic Relief to mark a series of alternative fundraising events across York. La Tasca Restaurant hosted a Man vs La Tomatina challenge to see how many
A GROUP of young people from York who visited East Africa with TV pundit Rob Walker were reunited with the sports commentator at the new City of York Council HQ, West Offices. During the 12-day trip, the group got involved with local communities
MORE than 13,000 York children and their families have been invited to take part in a fundraising race in memory of a brave little boy who lost his fight against cancer. Riley Plant died last September, aged only 21 months, after a battle against
