YORK City boss Russ Wilcox would consider bringing Middlesbrough winger Ryan Brobbel back for a third loan spell at Bootham Crescent. Brobbel, 21, netted four times in 19 Sky Bet League Two outings for the Minstermen last season, including three
BOSTON Spa-raised lead singer Tim Booth, now living in the United States, will be back on Yorkshire soil on Sunday for the closing night of James’s British autumn tour at Leeds First Direct Arena. The stalwart Manchester band will be turning the
SINGER, violinist and now songwriter Nancy Kerr leads The Sweet Visitor Band at the National Centre for Early Music, York, on Wednesday in a 7.30pm concert co-promoted by the Black Swan Folk Club. The five-times BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winner will
THE Jesus And Mary Chain are to play the Leeds O2 Academy on February 17 next year after the re-formed Scottish band announced further dates to mark the 30th anniversary of their ground-breaking debut album, Psychocandy. Last night, Jim and William
SAINT Cecilia, the patron saint of music, will be celebrated by The Ebor Singers on her saint day with17th century masterpieces by Purcell and Charpentier at the National Centre for Early Music, York, on Saturday night. The evening begins at 6.30pm
IT was such a labour of love for The Wedding Present's David Gedge that the deluxe reissue of eight of the Leeds indie stalwarts' albums arrived pretty much a year late. Here they are, however, and well worth the wait after the initial announcement
ONCE there was The Beautiful South, until the Hull band split in 2007. Now there is The South, still a northern band, still playing The Beautiful South's hits and adding their own material with a line-up led by singers Dave Hemingway and Alison
YES, it is true. Britain's two hottest young country hopefuls, The Shires and Ward Thomas, are playing on a double bill at Pocklington Arts Centre on Saturday night, and sadly it is true, too, that the 8pm show has sold out. The Shires are young
IN celebration of the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen's novel, a new adaptation of Pride And Prejudice by Joannah Tincey will visit the York Theatre Royal Studio tomorrow and Saturday. Directed by Abigail Anderson, Two Bit Classics
BY day, Sam Hill is a 20-year-old student from Hammersmith studying English Literature at the University of York. By day, Molly Kay, 24, from Flamborough Head, works in the Reading Room café in Rowntree Park, while nurturing ambitions to progress
RESIDENTS in Yorkshire have been urged to make sure their home CCTV and webcams are secure, after a website hacked live feeds around the UK. A report by the Information Commissioner's Office found the Russia-based website was providing live feeds
YORK Musical Theatre Company will mark the centenary of the First World War by linking up with the Thirsk Royal British Legion Band for a programme of poetry, words and music remembering those who fought, lived and died in the Great War. Devised
Katherine Jenkins can hardly believe she has been singing in the public eye for 10 years. Ahead of next year’s date in York, she tells CHARLES HUTCHINSON what a whirl it has been. WELSH mezzo soprano Katherine Jenkins marks the tenth anniversary
YORK portrait artist Hannah Ostapjuk will host a Meet The Artist event at her debut solo exhibition at the Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music, University of Leeds, on November 29 from 4pm to 6pm. "Anyone is welcome to attend but
CABARET couple Frisky and Mannish bring their new show, Just Do It, to the Hyena Lounge Comedy Club at The Duchess, York, tonight after a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe. “They’ve performed all over the world showcasing their incredible ability
THE Flanagan Collective, York Theatre Royal’s associate company, are teaming up with Manchester producers Hartshorn-Hook to remount their communal dining version of A Christmas Carol. Coxwold playwright Alexander Wright's stage adaptation of the
SENSUAL and feisty accordion player and vocalist Pascuala Ilabaca, a favourite on the young Chilean singer-songwriter scene, will make her National Centre for Early Music debut in York on Sunday at 7.30pm on her first British tour. Pascuala’s music
LEEDS trio Eyeshutight showcase their third album, Resonance, at the Unitarian Chapel, St Saviourgate, York, on Saturday at 7.30pm. Led by bassist and composer Paul Baxter, Eyeshutight – pronounced and originally called Eyes Shut Tight – the band
AT only 19, Luke Saxton already has recorded 24 albums and an estimated 400 songs in his York bedroom since he started writing at the age of seven, inspired by Simon & Garfunkel’s America and Nilsson’s Everybody’s Talkin’. Luke’s first official
WITH impossible hype to live up to, Pink Floyd’s swansong can never hope to receive an impartial hearing. Diehard fans are gushing over it, or accusing David Gilmour and Nick Mason of releasing a cash cow. Those with a passing interest dismiss
THE greatest coup yet for the Leeds First Direct Arena is Bette Midler, whose July 15 gig goes on sale tomorrow. Apart from television appearances and two Royal Variety Performances, the last chance Brits had to see Bette was two shows at the London
WHEN memories of TV dramas fade to black, the music can bring them back. Here comes a handy time capsule of “some of the biggest songs from the most popular TV series of all time”. The focus is on Scandi-noir, US crime series and our own thrillers
AFTER a break of eight years, the Irish singer-songwriter returns with his third album, a stunning collection of self-lacerating yet witty songs recounting his failures in love and other outings. These songs embrace contradictory states, being
Neil Young is as unpredictable as he is prolific. Since the ambitious, if ill-conceived, Greendale in 2003, Young has released albums as diverse and uneven as Living With War, Fork In The Road, Psychedelic Pill and A Letter Home. For every classic
Who do we choose now? That is the question facing Labour councillors today, following the resignation of James Alexander. Cllr Alexander announced last night that he was resigning as leader of City of York Council and the Labour Group, just hours
POLICE have urged the public to look out for Paul Allen Crussell who has been missing since Tuesday. Mr Crussell, 43, was last seen in the Billingham town centre area, but Cleveland Police said he may have travelled to North Yorkshire - specifically
“IT just kinda sounds like a fart any way you listen to it,” was how Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins described U2’s latest album. Embarrassingly, this less than complimentary remark can easily be adapted to describe his band’s new release,
Win the Fade To Black CD Courtesy of Sony Music, What's On has three Fade To Black CDs – as reviewed on the left – to be won. Question: Which BBC2 series uses Nick Cave's Red Right Hand as its title music? Send your answer with your name and
More than 100 years ago, a Harrogate man who started out driving wagons for a circus became the first man ever to ship an entire houseful of furniture across the Atlantic to Boston. Transport historian DEREK RAYNER tells STEPHEN LEWIS the remarkable
EASTBOURNE singer-songwriter David Ford returns on Monday with The Arrangement, a collection of new recordings built around live studio performances with a string quartet. This ambitious project involves an orchestral take on Ford’s trademark palette
AS November’s chill descends across York, 28 talented young performers are preparing a world premiere of a brand new heart-warming winter musical about of friendship, magic and learning what it means to do the right thing. The gifted youngsters
PLENTY of people in York get terribly excited by dual carriageways. Not me, though. Simply seeing that leaden word 'dualling' pushes me into a torpor. This perennial call was made again in The Press last weekend. Someone poked me with a stick,
Ill-conceived laws and an unfair market have put our pubs at risk, says landlord PAUL CROSSMAN. Do you ever wonder what is actually going on with our local pubs? You know, the ones just around the corner from where we live. The ones which were
SNOOKER venues don't come "too much bigger" than the York Barbican, said potter Shaun Murphy as he prepares to launch his bid to claim the UK Championship. The world number seven has already had the famous trophy on his mantelpiece, picking up
JAMES FORD admitted raising his eyebrows at some of the test results at York City Knights' first session of pre-season - as they were that good. New head coach Ford has run the rule over his 2015 squad after they reported back for duty at the club's
POLICE have still not identified the man whose body was found in the River Foss on Tuesday. A spokesman said a file had been started for the coroner into the man’s death, but officers were still trying to locate his next of kin.
JACK STEARMAN wants his New Earswick All Blacks ARLC to keep their home fires burning this weekend - and then take that form on the road. All Blacks are without an away win in the Pennine League championship one but are unbeaten at home, a record
REDISCOVERING his attacking edge has revitalised Shaun Murphy's career. He tells STEVE CARROLL he is in the prime of his career ahead of the UK Championship. HOTEL rooms. Scourge of the sporting elite, a life lived out of a suitcase, a different
TEN Thirsk & Sowerby Harriers runners were among the 97 finishers at the eight-mile Commondale Beacon Fell Race. The event was race four in the Winter Series and the penultimate race in the Club Championship series, with Stephan Tomaszewski
YORK Indoor Bowls Club 'A' won three rinks out of four but still lost 84-80 to Redcar in Yorkshire Over-55s League division one. The away leg was played first and saw an excellent win for John Micklethwaite, Chris Bishop, Eric Hodgson and Geoff
NEW Earswick bowed out of the Denny Plate against Scarborough with none of the four rinks recording a win. At home, Graham Lockwood, Bob Barrett, Andrew Fothergill and Brian Gray picked up two threes and a two to lead 8-6 after five ends. But
NEW Earswick crashed to a 16-2 defeat against Thornaby in a rearranged Yorkshire Over-55s Bowls League match. The Huntington Road club's poor form in the over-55s continued with the usual trend of only one of the four rinks managing to win.
NORTON trainer Brian Ellison can continue his excellent run of form at Market Rasen this afternoon. A double at Bangor last week and another success at Leicester on Monday, Ellison added to his growing tally with Moyode Wood at Hexham yesterday
TONIGHT the eagerly anticipated Press Business Awards will see 16 crowns of enterprise awarded in recognition of success stories across York and North Yorkshire. Now in their 24th year, the awards will tonight welcome more than 400 guests to a
THE sudden resignation of James Alexander last night means York is now seeking a new council leader, just six months before the next elections. So what happens now? The onus is firstly on Labour to choose their new leader. The party has 21
THE great and good of York attended the Minster funeral of York's "Mr Poppy", Ted Griffiths. Dozens of people, including the Lord Mayor, Cllr Ian Gillies, and the Sheriff, John Kenny, joined the friends and family of the Royal British Legion stalwart
A LEADING council officer has denied claims a loss-making music concert was unsafe. July's Grand Departy event at Huntington Stadium lost £187,000 and raised serious safety concerns. Now, the gravity of the issues, along with other failings
FEEDBACK can now be submitted on Selby District Council's plans for business and housing growth in the area. Plan Selby looks at locations for growth around the district over the next 12 years, and needs public opinion on the sites selected for
WORLD Snooker today announced Coral as the title sponsor of the 2014 UK Championship in York. The 2014 Coral UK Championship will run from Tuesday, November 25 to Sunday, December 7 at the York Barbican with 128 players battling for the coveted
A YOUNG mother who glassed another woman in the street has been jailed. Samantha Kirsty Caroline Rayner caused a three-centimetre gash in the victim’s forehead when she lashed out outside The Society pub in the early hours of January 27 last year
THERE will we those who jump to the conclusion today that York’s council leader James Alexander, who will resign on December 11, is leaping before being pushed. Having lost overall control of the council, he faced a vote of no confidence. Conservative
A WOMAN has been assaulted during an attempted robbery in Sherburn-in-Elmet. The woman, in her 40s, was walking in Kirkgate at about 11.15pm on Saturday when one of two men approached her, grabbed her arm and demanded money before attacking her
THE decision by MPs this week to overhaul pub management rules could provide a huge boost to the industry. Allowing licensees to demand a “market-rent-only” agreement will mean they can make a fairer profit, will let more pubs will be able to stock
CONGRATULATIONS to all those who took part in Takeover 14, especially the young people for whom the Theatre Royal provides an invaluable opportunity to develop their talents. We went on the opening night when there was a real buzz in the foyer,
RE: Shopping street “not as good as it was”. Congratulations to D Wardell of Malton Road on keeping up one of York’s great traditions – grumbling about something even when you’re winning. Surely one of the great achievements of Bishopthorpe Road
HOW refreshing to read D Wardell’s letter. Two or three weeks ago I was having a coffee in Bishopthorpe Road, reminiscing of times I walked up and down there. I lived in the area when my two girls were born – they are now 53 and 54 – and frequently
I WOULD like to thank D Wardell for his dystopian letter about Bishopthorpe Road. It gives me an opportunity to write a letter on a subject other than the privatisation by stealth of the NHS. I grew up the 1950s and 1960s, when everything was still
A CAR was set alight in York in the early hours of this morning. The Renault Megane was destroyed in the fire in Murton Way at 5am near to the underpass of the A64. The fire is believed to have been started deliberately, North Yorkshire Fire
BISHOPTHORPE Road Traders’ Association would make brilliant MPs, saying one thing yet meaning another. They do not want The Winning Post closed (page five in The Press of November 15) then on page 17 in the same edition they are brewing beer –
I WAS glad to serve the residents of the city as chair of Health OSC (Letters, November 17). This let me use my 40 years experience working as a patient/public advocate in the voluntary and NHS sectors to ensure we had informed scrutiny of the
FIVE years into the Tories great austerity con and David Cameron pops up Down Under to warn of another global crash. The G20 leaders, in between badgering Vladimir Putin, pledged but not guaranteed to print out $2 trillion to prop up capitalism
IT WAS heart-warming to read about the recovery of Caroline Kimberling (The Press, November 4), following her collapse in the Vue Cinema. The story has a particular poignancy as I spent several days in an adjacent bed to Caroline in the York Hospital
THE new Shambles Market is living up to its name after six months or so of very little progress. Having watched the inactivity on the site over the summer period, it was only in recent weeks that the construction pace stepped up a little – perhaps
WE OFTEN read in the papers and see on the TV people complaining about stupid individuals out after dark, risking their life cycling with little or no lights. Then you have the cyclists lit up like Christmas trees, often riding too fast for the
I CANNOT understand how Louise Jones failed to give any mention whatsoever to the leading player Steve Tearle in the role of Mack in the New Earswick Musical Society’s production of Mack and Mabel at Rowntree Theatre (The Press, November 15). I
I DID enjoy reading the letter in The Press (November 15) regarding the letter from Sue Keane, regarding the memories of Groves Chapel, which is to be sold. My daughters, Joanne and Louise, where christened there and are now in their fifties. We
100 years ago At the York City Police Court, Fred McDonald, 11, and William Ryde, 13, were summoned for wilfully damaging a gas lamp, the property of the Derwent Valley Light Railway Company, on November 8th. Mr HW Badger appeared on behalf
THE University of York has launched a fund to help organisations and individuals get involved with the Festival of Ideas. The innovation fund will provide support for the York Festival of Ideas 2015 for organisations and individuals wishing to
A FUNDRAISER who travelled more than 6,000 miles in a year has been shortlisted for a national award. Community Pride award winner Phil Wiggins decided he would try to run, swim and cycle 4,000 miles between his 40th and 41st birthday, to raise
THE annual carol service in memory of missing people will be held on Thursday, December 18. The service will be held in York's St Michael le Belfrey and hosted by the charity Missing People, and will invite the families of people from around the
A FRESH call has been made for all Lendal Bridge fines to be repaid following the resignation of York council leader James Alexander. Liberal Democrat group leader Cllr Keith Aspden will move a motion at next month’s full City of York Council meeting
FAMILIES of young heart patients in York are being urged to speak out in the consultation into the future of children's heart surgery. Health officials are re-evaluating the streamlining of children's heart surgery services after last year's NHS
THIS mix of musicians and singers are preparing to thrill the audience during a one-off performance for charity. The choir is made up of more than 60 professional, student and community performers who will take to the stage at York St John University's
THIS week we feature a sneak preview of an exclusive development planned by Mulgrave Properties at Easingwold. The award-winning builders are now based in the market town, so it is perhaps appropriate that this is where they have launched their
FORMER York City star Andy McMillan is organising a dinner to raise funds for the appeal in memory of York schoolboy Oscar Hughes. Andy, who now manages the club's academy, is staging the three course meal at Sandburn Hall, Flaxton, on Sunday,
FAKE charity collectors have been reported as working in Harrogate. North Yorkshire Police said collectors have claimed to be working on behalf of The Children’s Trust in the Albany Avenue area, but they had failed to produce any identification
THE refurbishment of a North Yorkshire car park cost thousands of pounds more than intended, due to a long-running legal feud. Plans to resurface the Tadcaster car park received continued objections from the Samuel Smith's Old Brewery, which resulted
A NEW Marie Curie Cancer Care committee has been launched in Selby under the chairmanship of David Jones. The organisation which has been in Selby for a few years is now looking for individuals and local businesses for fundraising support.
A CHARITY group that fundraises and maintains recreation spaces in a village has said it must attract new trustees or disband. The Brompton Recreation Association has looked after recreation spaces in the village, near Northallerton, for the last
A POIGNANT memorial to lost loved ones will mark the start of a hospice's 30th birthday celebrations. Candles lit in memory of those who have passed are to be released along the River Ouse next month as part of St Leonard's Hospice's Candles on
An alleged hoaxer has denied ever going to the pizzahouse which was at the centre of a major bomb scare last October. Police locked down part of Knaresborough and arrested the staff of Paragon Pizza in High Street and searched it after someone made
NOW I know, what with the drab grey skies and the spiteful rain, it is hard to imagine all the colours of spring sprayed across your front garden. But if you take a look at the first of our two featured properties this week you should be able to
YORK enjoyed a boost to its economy of more than £423,000 as a result of hosting 2014's Aesthetica Short Film Festival, according to organisers of the event. The annual festival, which recently received BAFTA accreditation, saw revenues increase
BUSINESS directors from across North Yorkshire gathered in York for a dinner at Ousefiled House Officers' Mess. The home to offices of the 15 (North East) Brigade hosted The Institute of Directors North Yorkshire Dinner, with a sell-out attendance
A NEW managing director has been appointed to take over at the helm of York-based short holiday specialist Superbreak. The company, which employs a team of 160 people from its office in Eboracum Way, has announced the appointment of Darren Neylon
SCIENTISTS in York have welcomed a report highlighting the importance of the Innovation, Research and Technology sector's contribution to the national economy. An independent study carried out by Oxford Economics showed the sector has tripled in
A YORK lettings and property management firm which went from a front room operation to looking after more than 1,000 properties is celebrating ten years in business. Letters of Distinction, based in Holgate Road, now employs a team of 12, and has
AN extension to a North Yorkshire business park is set to create 50 new jobs in the new year. Work is underway on two 5,000sq ft industrial units at Canalside Business Park in Ripon, as part of a £1.25 million investment in premises that will be
A FAMILY run York business dating back 105 years has won a national sign industry award. Harrisons Signs, based in Clifton's Green Lane Industrial Estate, accepted the Architectural Sign of the Year Award at BSGA's British Sign Awards, which recognise
EXPORT week in Yorkshire has been hailed a success as more than 300 businesses attended events across the region. A total of six regional events were organised by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) and partners as part of Export Week. At the flagship
A NEW digital platform has been created for advertisers in The Press offering a reach of more than 17.5 million monthly users. Newsquest, the parent company of The Press, is part of a new digital advertising proposition 1XL, designed to harness
BETTE Midler and Neil Diamond are both to play the Leeds First Direct Arena next July. The Divine Miss M will be returning to British stages for the first time in 35 years – mirroring the hiatus that Kate Bush ended in August – having already announced
So what has Jasper Carrott been up to since his last tour 16 years ago? ‘What the hell did I do?’ the Brummie comedian asks CHARLES HUTCHINSON JASPER Carrott has not toured for ten, 12 or 16 years, depending on which press release comes to hand
CANADIAN singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright returns to Pocklington tomorrow night, having played the Arts Centre in August 2013. Born into the first family of American folk in New York, Martha is the daughter of singer-songwriters Loudon Wainwright
TIM CARTER may be familiar to York jazz fans as the drummer with the Firebird Quartet and with Kate Peters at The Phoenix Inn. He is also a fine guitarist and he’ll be joining me at The Pavilion Hotel on Fulford Road (01904 622099) tonight at 7pm
YORK artist Tony Brook has painted 12 “new and quite different scenes of our wonderful city” through the year for his 2015 calendar, Historic York In Ink & Watercolour. “As in previous years, I’ve brought the scenes together to form a calendar
RYEDALE artist Sue Slack’s primary tenet for her artwork is a Buddhist thought for the day, namely that ‘We get along better if we collaborate with nature instead of trying to dominate it.’. The results can be seen in her Land Of Colour exhibition
THE York Scout & Guide Gang Show returns to the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, from Tuesday to Saturday. Rehearsals are progressing well for a traditional Gang Show based on the format established by Ralph Reader in the 1930s. A selection of
DEAF and hearing impaired residents have been urged to have their say on sport and physical activities in York. City of York Council has created an online survey to look at what people with hearing impairments want to see, and whether they want
What’s so special about Bishopthorpe Road? just about everything, as The Press discovers. It’s hip, it’s friendly and it’s making waves left, right and centre. Bishopthorpe Road in York is packed with great shops and traders who put their heart
AN event in memory of a much loved 33-year-old mum-to-be is due to be held in York this Friday. A fundraising concert is to be held at the Post Office Club in memory of Janine Barker who was 18 weeks pregnant with her first child when she began
HYENA Lounge Comedy Club promoter Toby Clouston-Jones has been quick off the mark to bag hot-property comedian Katherine Ryan for a show at The Duchess, York, on April 24 next year. “Katherine has decided to extend her sell-out British tour into
A MAN was seen to run away after a window was smashed in Northallerton. The damage was done in Ashlands Road between 10 and 10.30pm on Sunday. A man in a black parka coat with a hood and navy adidas bottoms with white stripes was seen to run away
THE views of the Georgian water garden at Studley Royal have inspired visitors for centuries and caught the eye of photographer Anthony Chappel-Ross on a recent visit. Fountains Abbey and water garden are closed on Fridays in November, December
THE Winter Wonderland ice skating rink is returning to the Designer Outlet this weekend. Opening on Saturday, the festive event will include an ice rink, Santa’s grotto and funfair. Now in its tenth year The Ice Factor rink is said to be the
THE next concert at St Mary's Church in Haxby will be at 3pm this Sunday. A Garland of Flutes are described as a versatile flute ensemble with a mix of music for everyone. The following Sunday, November 30, Force Five Wind Quintet will perform
Sweeping changes to pensions are on the way. All employers - even those that only employ one person - will have to provide workplace pensions for their employees. Unlimited access to personal pensions is also on the way. Chartered Financial Planner
