BIZET’S opera Carmen is noted for its tuneful arias and powerful choruses and York Opera have the resources to cope with its musical demands – except for one! The composer scored in a chorus of children in Acts I and IV. Fortunately for York Opera
MEMBERS of The Ebor Singers have been invited to share family stories to give a personal context to Saturday's First World War memorial concert, Songs Of Farewell. Among them will be musical director Paul Gameson's recollections of his own grandfather
MILKSHAKE! presenter Amy Thompson will be back in York in December to begin rehearsals for the title role in Cinderella And The Lost Slipper at the Grand Opera House, where she is starring in The Full Monty this week. “I’ll have been doing Milkshake
AS one Guinness World Record attempt was shelved, another was smashed. Jason Liversidge, who has motor neurone disease, was due to attempt to break the speed record for an electric wheelchair at Elvington Airfield on Tuesday. The current record
A YORK-based veterinary group has announced the acquisition of one of the UK’s most successful veterinary nursing schools. Lynwood School of Veterinary Nursing, a subsidiary of Lynwood Vets, has joined VetPartners, along with the five-site small
POLICE used a stinger to stop a vehicle following a chase from Knaresborough to York. North Yorkshire Police's Roads Policing Group posted details of the incident - which happened on Monday night - on social media. A spokesman said: "Our colleagues
THE Full Monty holds a special place in York's heart: it was the film where local lad and one-time Theatre Royal carpenter Mark Addy made his name 21 years ago. Now, here comes the first touring production to visit York, billed as the last ever
SECOND-ROW enforcer Sam Scott says York City Knights are a club on the rise and that it was a "no-brainer" to pen a new deal. As reported by The Press, the 28-year-old, a key player in the Knights' Betfred League One title triumph, has agreed a
FORMER Miss England Georgia Horsley and McFly's Danny Jones have made a family visit to a York hair salon. When Georgia - a long time customer of Bang Hair - dropped in to have her hair done in the Bishopthorpe Road salon, she brought along husband
YORK drag racer Brad Jackson has won the UK National Super Pro Championship at Santa Pod Raceway. The 22-year-old headed the series table going into last weekend's final races and, despite losing his fourth elimination race, had enough to top the
YORK RI RUFC prepared for their derby clash with Nestle Rowntree on Saturday with an important victory over winless Sheffield Oaks. The Railwaymen went into the game with only one victory to their name in Yorkshire Four (South East) but climbed
A STORAGE company based in York has been named as the UK's best independent facility. Inner Space Stations, based on Layerthorpe, was handed the award by the Self Storage Association in September. The storage firm has more than 300 units and
ALL 26 games in the North One East season are tough and Bradford & Bingley’s visit to Clifton Park turned out to be no different - York RUFC eventually winning 34-20 to stay top of the table above Bridlington on points-difference. The West Yorkshire
A VIOLENT drug dealer who stabbed a man five times with a hunting knife has been jailed for 15 and a half years. Harry Lomax, 22, stabbed his 29-year-old victim five times to the body in Ramshill Road, Scarborough, at 10.20pm on February 22, with
A YORK-based entrepreneur and designer plans to launch a new product to transform the tricky task of assembling furniture. Alice Dixon, a recent graduate of York St John University’s Grad2Director programme, has been turning the heads of prospective
LOOK out, Laura Veirs is on her way to York, but not until next year. The 44-year-old Colorado Springs singer-songwriter will play The Crescent community venue on February 6, in the wake of releasing her tenth folk/alt.country solo record, The Lookout
THE owner of a York hair salon is celebrating success at a top industry awards ceremony. Dannie Lea, who has a salon called Dannie Lea Hair & Beauty on Micklegate, as well as an out-of-town branch in Creepy Crawlies on Wigginton Road, bagged
POCKLINGTON leapfrogged local rivals Malton & Norton in North One East with a 29-3 that lifted them to seventh in the standings. Malt, who now sit ninth, took to the field in confident mood after their close win over table-toppers York a fortnight
A RECRUITMENT business has continued its expansion across Yorkshire by opening of a new office with a dedicated team in York. Turning over £6.5 million with over 40 staff, Scarborough-based Castle Employment has tripled in turnover and people over
LOCAL conference management company, York Conferences, has appointed a new conference and events manager. Sian Fraser will now oversee the conferences team and conference venues at the University of York. She has already been working at the university
ARTISTS in their own right, SaraBeth, Glen Mitchell and Vickie Vaughn have come together to form the harmony powerhouse SaraBeth Trio, who play the Delmont Hotel, Scarborough, on Saturday night. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, the Texas, London,
THIS year marks the 75th anniversary of Rodgers and Hammerstein's debut collaboration, Oklahoma!. "Not seen in York for many years, we bring you this feel-good musical full of sunshine and cowboys, as well as catchy tunes and dancing girls, all
By Zach Gray WITHOUT entering into a debate around the nature of the consumerism-led, capitalist society that we live in, how much of our time do we dedicate to work and the accumulation of money to pay for our houses and everything that goes inside
WORKSHOPS to help spread personal safety messages to children in North Yorkshire will include hate crime advice from this week. Crucial Crew supports year six pupils into secondary school and adulthood, and has delivered workshops to more than 200,000
A YORK charity is hosting an auction to raise much-needed funds. Activ8, based in Rawcliffe, helps people suffering from loneliness and isolation by providing clubs and access to training courses. It is currently in need of a minibus, which would
A MICROWAVE caught fire in a flat in Ryedale. Two fire crews were called to the first floor flat in Malton at 6.30pm on Monday. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said that the crews used two breathing apparatus, a hose reel jet, a positive
JOE Root has been given the ‘royal’ seal of approval as he bids to balance a career at the top of international cricket with improvement as a T20 player. Brian Lara, nicknamed the Prince, recently told yorkshireccc.com that the White Rose star is
FROM new starters to new heads, here are some of our best archive pictures of Hempland School.
EBORACUM Sessions, the first music event of its kind in York, launch the second instalment of their six-hour Acoustic and Folk Sesh gatherings at the Black Swan Inn, in Peasholme Green, on Saturday. Showcasing six established musical acts from across
HUNDREDS of students have had lectures cancelled today after water supply problems at The University of York. Many buildings on Campus West, the older part of the university, have been left without water. Specific buildings include, The Library
FOUR children were injured in an incident on a school bus this morning. The F21 service was travelling from Dunnington to Fulford School at about 8.30am when a tyre is said to have blown in Heslington Lane, causing debris to spread into the passenger
GREG Winrow and Rebecca Jayne are the first artists to exhibit at Pairings Wine Bar, Castlegate, York. Sisters Kelly and Kate Latham decided to mark their bar's third anniversary on October 22 by creating a new exhibition space, prompting more
BOXING champion Amir Khan delighted children and young people when he made a surprise visit to Martin House. Amir met children, young people and their families, when he called in to Martin House Hospice Care for Children and Young People. He
A NORTH Yorkshire power station is to invest more than £700m in renewable energy. Drax announced on Tuesday it would spend £702 on ScottishPower's entire "portfolio of pumped storage, hydro and gas-fired generation". The move, which is subject
by Rory McCrea CYBER crime seems to be the phrase on the lips of many involved in IT and indeed many who aren’t. We have all seen the high profile cases in the press involving multi-national organisations and the attacks they are faced with
OVER 12,000 people have signed an online petition against possible changes at Scarborough Hospital. It comes after the hospital said it was reviewing some services in connection with national NHS requirements to save money. The petition claims
Reading Mike Laycock’s column ‘Why is music so awful now’ (The Press, October 12), there are times when, going into some of the shops in town, you hear some awful music and singers, especially females. I would love to go and turn it off. I suppose
NOW I’m not one to be a spoilsport and put the kibosh on the latest marathon to be run in York or to want to dampen the fantastic amount of money raised for all the charities. The bad weather did that. However, has anyone calculated the cost to
I HAVE been following recent articles in The Press concerning the fortunes of The Retreat. They make such sad reading. How can it have come to this? The Retreat has been a well-respected provider of specialist care for over 200 years. Any health
THE officially unchallenged proposal of Post Office Ltd - the once revered but now privatised Royal Mail - to realise the value of the main York Post Office building (“MP slams closure plans for city centre post office”, The Press, October 13) and
A TEENAGE girl was allegedly assaulted by a man in a North Yorkshire town. The 14-year-old was assaulted as she walked along a footpath in Thirsk, between Sowerby Road and Topcliffe Road, leading on to Holly Close, North Yorkshire Police said.
Life is a breeze and we can start to relax and enjoy the finer things in life from the age of 44. Research has revealed that after struggling to get on the property ladder and establish our careers in our 20s and 30s, we should be 'well set' from
YORK railway station has been named the second worst in the country for delays and cancellations. Nearly two-thirds (65 per cent) of trains arriving or departing from the station in 2018 have been late or cancelled altogether, according to research
The latest fitness craze borrows tricks from the circus – The Greatest Showman style! WITHIN minutes of meeting Jen Parry, I'm wrapped in swathes of silk and hanging upside down like a bat. Jen, 46, runs High Hoops, a fitness enterprise with
SOPHIE SMITH offers a taste of autum perfect for Halloween CHILDREN of 21st-century Britain, you don’t know how lucky you are. I’m not talking about the fact you don’t have to work down the pit, walk 15 miles to school for a savage beating from
FIREFIGHTERS helped rescue a woman from scaffolding in York in the early hours of this morning (October 16). A fire crew was called to the incident on Rougier Street at around 4.20am. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said firefighters
YORK City match-winner Simon Heslop will be free to play in the FA Cup at the weekend despite incurring a one-match suspension at Southport on Saturday. Heslop's ban was triggered after he received his fifth yellow card of the season just two minutes
BURGLARS broke into the Girl Guides Headquarters in Leeds Road, Tadcaster. North Yorkshire Police said the break-in happened between Thursday, October 11, and Saturday, October 13, and the thieves smashed a kitchen window, caused damage to the inside
YORK City Knights have bolstered the ranks for their assault on the Betfred Championship by securing the services of Sam Scott, one of the big players of the League One title success, on a new two-year deal. The strong-running, hard-hitting 28-year-old
A WOMAN who suffered post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following a break-in at her home is helping York people tackle their mental health issues. Katie Rees was living in Leeds in 2013 when burglars broke into her home and entered her room
A COUNCIL tenant has been ordered to remove a patio she created without permission in the garden behind her home - even though an official admitted it helped to improve the area’s visual appearance. Myra Thompson has also had to cut down the top
WOULD you like to see your photographs on this page? More than 1,000 readers have joined The Press Camera Club, which launched in June 2017 and brings together talented amateur photographers from across York and North and East Yorkshire to share
From our archives: 85 years ago Hitler’s announcement that Germany had left the League of Nations and the Disarmament conference had been accepted with a good deal of philosophy amongst London’s political circles. Leader of the Opposition, Mr
NORTH Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service today said its welfare unit did attend the blaze at a B&M store in York to provide refreshments for exhausted firefighters. The service was reacting to criticism of McDonald's staff for reportedly not
AS THE long winter nights draw in, Treasurer’s House in York will be throwing open its doors for a unique twilight experience. Special candlelight tours full of chilling tales of deceitful deeds and spooky sightings will delve into the house’s
