IT DOES not seem all that long ago that Rover was such a prestigious car that the rich and famous would not be seen in anything else. Sadly, for the UK car manufacturer, times have changed. Today Mercs, BMWs and Audis hog the luxury market, with Volkswagen joining the fray in recent weeks. more...
IT is one to fall in love with ...the latest Maserati Quattroporte saloon, a luxury high performer from the famous Italian stable. more...
MERCEDES-BENZ has unveiled details of the latest model in its C-Class range - the new C200 CDI diesel. It arrives in the showrooms next month in saloon, estate and sports coupé forms, and is likely to prove popular in the fleet market. more...
THE powerful and elegant Lexus GS series is being given a new performance boost with the introduction of the GS300 and GS430 Sport models, unique to the UK market. more...
IT began with an envelope, a letter and a tape. The tape had been sent by a previously unknown organisation, calling itself TomatoSoopSky. Press `start'. First, portentous music, then the hand-held camera pans across a stretch of mown York grass with an historical building beyond. more...
Thank you for your excellent coverage of the recent Poppleton Garden Trail (June 21). Thanks also go to our hardworking committee, the garden owners and all who helped on the day, together with the hundreds of visitors who came to view. more...
I THANK all the kind young people who helped me when I fell in Walmgate recently. more...
AT Monk's Cross I could hear a lot of joyous sounds coming out of Ryedale Stadium. more...
YOUR recent report "Controversial flats plan to be approved" (July 8) regarding the demolition of Burton Croft House on Burton Stone Lane rightly points out that the flats to be built there are yet more unaffordable housing for York, but fails to mention the fact that Burton Croft was also the home of twice Lord Mayor and champion of York, John Bowes Morrell. more...
ROY Templeman, on behalf of the city council, tells us that unless more shopping space is provided (and by this he means Coppergate II) retailers will desert the city centre in droves (`Major shops could leave York', June 27). more...
PARLIAMENT'S recent decision just about summed up this Labour Government's sorry administration of the United Kingdom. more...
IF PETER Lord appears more than usually animated today, that is because he has just been honoured by the University of York. more...
THE sun shone on God's own country - and the Great Yorkshire Show lived up to its name. more...
A TEENAGER who was repeatedly raped by her father spoke today of her never-ending nightmare and how she tried to commit suicide five times. more...
MUSEUM bosses have failed to raise the £600,000 required by British Airways to bring Concorde to the region. more...
TRADERS today criticised City of York Council over "damaging" claims that city centre shops had lost their pulling power. more...
A MAN died after being strangled by his washing line in his garden. more...
THE former Terry's sweet store in York looks set to be leased to the National Railway Museum. more...
TRAFFIC in York was brought to a complete standstill when a man threatened to throw himself from a road bridge over the A64. more...
RESCUE workers battled desperately to save a cow which had fallen into a stretch of the River Ouse in York. more...
WEST Yorkshire Police have "reluctantly" decided not to challenge the decision to grant a licence for a pop music festival near Wetherby. more...
TWO men hurt in a York car crash, in which a man also died, were today still seriously ill in hospital. more...
SELBY district is set for its biggest-ever housing boom, after plans to build more than 2,000 homes were approved. more...
YORK City fans, angry at council chief Steve Galloway's plans for moving the club to Huntington, tried to turn his first cycling ward meeting into a "Tour De Farce". more...
THREE workers were laid up for months after being badly burned in accidents at a North Yorkshire power station, a court heard. more...
A MAN driving a stolen car in York was being hunted after he ran over a police officer's foot. more...
CRIME in York and North Yorkshire has soared by almost 15 per cent, according to new Home Office statistics. more...
PROPOSALS to create a new relationship between business and education and to put more emphasis on vocational skills in York schools have helped to gain a national accolade for the city. more...
HEALTH, social services and education chiefs in York are to work together to protect youngsters from child abuse. more...
THE founder of the company behind such animation classics as Wallace And Gromit, Chicken Run and Morph has been honoured by the University of York. more...
BUDDING photographers from York, North Yorkshire and East Yorkshire are being urged to capture the area's most beautiful farmland on film in a nationwide contest. more...
POLICE are repeating warnings about keeping windows and doors locked after recent warm weather saw a spate of sneak-in burglaries. more...
THE Great Yorkshire Show, which basked in sunshine for all three days this week, saw the most visitors through the gates since 1979. more...
FARMWORKERS who have notched up more than 35 years for their employers were honoured by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society. more...
OPERA fans have been promised they will not miss out despite a computer breakdown at a York theatre. more...
COLLEAGUES of paramedics who helped rescue the survivors of the Great Heck rail disaster have asked why they were left out of a commendation ceremony. more...
FUNDRAISING teams from across North Yorkshire are gearing up to take part in York's Dragon Boat Challenge on the River Ouse this Sunday. more...
THE canny efforts of Selby students reaped rewards when their school was presented with an electric guitar as a prize for a recycling drive. more...
YOUNG musicians from schools across York battled it out at a Best Of The Bands competition at the Barbican. more...
SUN-PACKED events have been promised for youngsters in North Yorkshire this summer - even if a few rainy days head this way. more...
A NORTH Yorkshire inventor was the winner of the regional heat of the Young Engineers For Britain competition which took place in York. more...
OFFICIALS at St James's Church, Selby, are holding a free barbecue this Saturday - and everyone is welcome. more...
Selby area motorists are being warned about the temporary closure of three level crossings during next week. more...
A TOP-LEVEL meeting is set to discuss City of York Council concerns over York's future under a regional assembly. more...
SCHOOL children are joining forces with a York choir to say goodbye to their music teacher. more...
STAGE stars soon to perform at York Theatre Royal have helped to raise money for the city's St Helen's Community Rehabilitation Unit for the Elderly, in York. more...
CHIPPYS from across North and East Yorkshire are set to battle it out for the title Fish & Chip Shop of the Year. more...
FLOWERS in all the colours of the rainbow will soon be on display at Escrick Flower Festival. more...
WHO said in business you can't have your cake and eat it? more...
A YORK library has launched a new young people's initiative to pioneer an alternative side to libraries. more...
I managed to have a lie down on the Speaker's bed on Tuesday night. It was not something I'd been expecting, but he offered and it was too hard to resist. more...
Yorkshire struggled to stay in the game at Headingley yesterday after a maiden first class century from 18-year-old wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel had enabled India `A' to declare on 336-8 with a first innings lead of 90. more...
I WAS interested to read that York City had decided to switch some of their fixtures to Sunday and Friday nights in a bid to increase income and the number of fans attending. more...
YORK City Knights have acted swiftly to cover for long-term injury victim Chris Smith by snapping up Doncaster full-back/winger Jonny Woodcock on a month's loan. more...
YORK City fans, angry at council chief Steve Galloway's plans for moving the club to Huntington, tried to turn his first cycling ward meeting into a "Tour De Farce". more...
YORK City boss Chris Brass today released two more trialists and announced the name of a new arrival hoping to secure a contract. more...
THE York City Supporters' Trust is backing the football club's board in their opposition to the local authority's phased redevelopment plans for Huntington Stadium. more...
THE Evening Press today publishes York City Football Club's ambitious £3million vision for Huntington Stadium. more...
THE York City Supporters' Trust is backing the football club's board in their opposition to the local authority's phased redevelopment plans for Huntington Stadium. more...
YORK City boss Chris Brass today released two more trialists and announced the name of a new arrival hoping to secure a contract. more...
SCARBOROUGH FC chairman Malcolm Reynolds has revealed that he expects outline plans to be submitted early next week - both for the club's new stadium at Eastfield and for a scheme to redevelop the existing McCain Stadium for housing. more...
YORK City Knights have acted swiftly to cover for long-term injury victim Chris Smith by snapping up Doncaster full-back/winger Jonny Woodcock on a month's loan. more...
YORK will host snooker's star-studded UK Championship two weeks earlier this year. more...
YORK'S James Thompson is hoping to get his season back on track at his `home' circuit at Croft this weekend. more...
THE Evening Press today publishes York City Football Club's ambitious £3million vision for Huntington Stadium. more...
Simon Dyson was battling to stay alive in the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond on the second day. more...
Yorkshire struggled to stay in the game at Headingley yesterday after a maiden first class century from 18-year-old wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel had enabled India `A' to declare on 336-8 with a first innings lead of 90. more...
IN-FORM York Cricket Club will seek to preserve their Oxbridge Yorkshire ECB County premier league leadership when they entertain Sheffield United tomorrow. more...
BARBICAN still lead the race for the division one title in the York Veterans Bowls League with only two weeks remaining. more...
Electricity poses a potential danger to everyone of us, but certain groups are more susceptible to the dangers, usually because of the environments in which they live, work, or spend their leisure time. more...
Scott Smith, the 28-year-old international showjumper from Barmby Moor, has gained a place in the long list of riders for the Great Britain team to compete at the European Championships in Germany next month. more...
LNER Builders AFC hold their annual meeting on Wednesday, July 16, at the York Sugar Factory Sports and Social Club, Plantation Drive, Boroughbridge Road, at 7.30pm. All players to attend and new members welcome. more...
THE opening rounds of the FA Cup draw has thrown up an intriguing battle for last season's memory-makers Harrogate Railway. more...
FORMER York City striker Keith Houchen recalled some of the highlights of his career when he spoke to schoolchildren. more...
Nestlé Rowntree Athletics Club's senior men's track and field team got their season back on target at Grimsby when they moved in to second place overall in the second division of the North Men's League. more...
POACHER'S Mark Gale shot a superb two-dart 90 finish for 17 darts in York John Smith's Men's League division one. more...
RYEDALE School have been crowned the under-15 Scarborough district cricket champions. more...
IN-FORM York Cricket Club will seek to preserve their Oxbridge Yorkshire ECB County premier league leadership when they entertain Sheffield United tomorrow. more...
Sheriff Hutton-based jockey Kevin Darley, who was in the spotlight at Newmarket this week when winning the Cherry Hinton Stakes on Attraction, can play another starring role in Britain's oldest-sponsored Flat race on what will be a bumper day on Knavesmire tomorrow. more...
Simon Dyson was battling to stay alive in the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond on the second day. more...
EACH was in the British boy band of his day, in a line-up featuring two brothers. One lives in England but his career has been Reborn In The USA; the other lives in Los Angeles with his MTV video jock girlfriend and is performing his first UK shows since Wembley Stadium a decade ago. more...
YORK Musical Theatre Company is on a recruitment drive for next spring's production of West Side Story at York Theatre Royal. more...
THE country mouse from Norfolk meets Father Christmas on the streets of London in Sugar Daddies, Alan Ayckbourn's 64th play. more...
JACQUELINE Wilson has four titles in the BBC's Top 100 Books list, her popularity prompting Watershed Production and Polka Theatre to transfer Double Act from page to stage. more...
Director Tim Luscombe tells CHARLES HUTCHINSON why Amadeus is a story for our times. more...
WITHOUT for one moment suggesting all Shakespeare productions should be as short as these two snappy shows, there are long nights when you wish it were so. more...
ROWAN Atkinson's bungling Bond caricature began life in a credit-card ad, and that is where it should have ended. more...
HOW to lose a guy in ten days? Cast into chick-flick purgatory, this guy was lost in ten minutes, faced by another lazy pastiche of screwball romantic comedies, where the leading man and his swell belle are in love with themselves rather than each other. Where's the romance in that? more...
FANS of Star Wars, Star Trek and their fast-moving, multi-character ilk are always happy to see their heroes over and over again. more...
Fancy recapturing your student days but without the distraction of education? more...
IN The Matrix , Thomas "Neo" Anderson, the Messiah for the Nintendo generation, freed human minds from the Matrix. Job done. That was The One, as post-modern pop culture as post-modern fantasy action movies could go. more...
ON the cover of a leaflet for Lukas Moodysson's Lilya 4-Ever are a quartet of pictures: blond hair, brown eyes, glossy lips, pouting mouth. more...
Peter Sanderson (Steve Martin) is a divorced, straight-laced, uptight lawyer who still loves his ex-wife and still doesn't know why she left him. more...
Here's another chapter in the life of Tom Ripley, the career criminal who has amassed a vast wealth through illicit and sometimes murderous activities. more...
WATCHING Adam Sandler knocking the stuffing out of goofball comedy usually leaves this reviewer requiring anger management. So too did the absurd praise heaped on Sandler's detour into arthouse cinema in Paul Thomas Anderson's Chinese torture show, Punch Drunk Love. more...
THE In-Laws is sinfully unoriginal. It is the laziest of movies, a re-make that replaces Andrew Fleming's 1979 odd-couple pairing of Alan Arkin and Peter Falk with Albert Brooks and Michael Douglas, neither odd nor a natural comic couple. more...
THE stunts are bigger, the clothes skimpier, the plot twice as daft, and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle is even more of an Angel delight in the crime-busting, bust-thrusting company of Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore. more...
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