NOTIONS of going through the motions were firmly banished as a red mist descended over Bootham Crescent last night. Pre-season may be looked upon as the calm before the storm, but man in black Carl Bassingdale whipped up a whirlwind. After brandishing
the Askrigg Group will say goodbye at the Grand Finale exhibition at the Dales Countryside Museum, in Hawes, Wensleydale, bringing to an end a 25-year artistic union. This month's selection of paintings, pottery, prints and photographs comprises works
IAN Thompson moved from Birmingham to a remote Pennine farmhouse as the ideal setting to pursue the art of sculpture. A decade on, the latest results can be seen in his new exhibition, Sculpture, at King's Manor, Exhibition Square, York. After spending
MISS Woods goes to Washington to give them Elle in that particularly pink and perky way of hers but like lipstick, the gloss wears off all too quickly. Reese Witherspoon got lucky with the unexpected success of the fluffy but fun Legally Blonde in 2001
THE robots are returning, same as they ever were. German automatons Kraftwerk have made a replicant comeback, re-cycling their Tour De France electronic hit from 1984, the very year that Arnold Schwarzenegger's android was sent back from the future to
CHERIE Blair perches on the Prime Minister's bed, her famous lips poised for the lip-brush of lifestyle guru Carole Caplin. The pair are alone, apart from a researcher, reporter, two PR women, photographer and two photographer's assistants from Marie
JOHN Prescott has always been a Hansard writer's nightmare. He speaks in long, winding sentences with all the words in the wrong order. But normally the brave band of Parliamentary recorders have his measure. They take his garbled nonsense and, with a
THE train standing at York's McArthurGlen Designer Outlet was intended to give shoppers a sneak preview of GNER's new-style coaches. The York-based firm is spending £30 million redesigning and rebuilding the interiors of all 302 carriages in its electric
A SELBY florist who has made hundreds of bouquets for local brides and other floral tributes is giving up her business to live in Holland. Lynne Price has worked at the premises, in Gowthorpe, Selby, for 15 years, first as a florist at Carol Winn, before
HARD-WORKING volunteers have given more than 2,000 hours of help to the community - and have achieved awards of excellence for their dedication to the cause. Eleven young people have been recognised for their voluntary work, each notching up 200 hours
VOLUNTEERS in a North Yorkshire town are being urged to come forward to help tidy up the streets. Norton town councillor David Lloyd-Williams said he was so angry that footpaths in Malton and Norton were becoming such an eyesore that he would be mounting
PARENTS are invited to get a thorough safety check for their child car seats at a special event in York next week. Pampers, in association with car seat manufacturer Britax and RoSPA (the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents), is launching a
MALTON Town Council wants to return to its original home - the town hall in the Market Place. It currently pays £27 a month to meet at the headquarters of Ryedale District Council, Ryedale House. But town councillors are to explore the possibility of
FUNDRAISING fisherman will be netting some cash for Macmillan Cancer Relief this weekend when they converge on Elvington Lake, near York. Tomorrow and Sunday, keen fishermen from across the UK will be taking part in the second sponsored Northern Fish-in
PARENTS waiting for their children's GSCE and A-level results later this month are invited to use a new helpline to explore their options. The Learning and Skills Council in North Yorkshire has launched a campaign to offer advice and information on Modern
PLAYER-BOSS Chris Brass finally achieved his number one objective today after York City thrashed out an agreement with Barry Town to sign experienced goalkeeper Mark Ovendale. Brass, who this week signed former Sunderland shot-stopper Chris Porter, has
CRESTFALLEN York City striker Jon Parkin protested his innocence after being hit by the prospect of a three-match ban. The giant striker was left reeling after being given his marching orders for violent conduct by referee Carl Bassingdale in City's penultimate
IT TURNED out to be an expensive birthday party for Selby fence erector Gordon Campbell, a court heard. Campbell went out drinking with his brother to celebrate his 28th birthday and ended up with a £255 court bill after he was arrested following a brawl
TIME is running out for businesses in York and North and East Yorkshire who want to receive recognition for their achievements. The deadline for entry to the 2003 Evening Press Business Awards is fast approaching. The awards, which began 12 years ago,
ROLL up, roll up, for all the fun of the circus - while you shop. York's Monks Cross Shopping Park has become a venue for a training school for would-be clowns and circus performers. Chuckle the Clown and his ever-faithful sidekick, Hazel, set up a "circus
THE RMT union has greeted FirstGroup's promises to invest heavily in new TransPennine Express trains with scepticism. "The proof of the pudding's in the eating," said Stan Herschel, regional organiser of the union, speaking after it was announced that
TWO train operators have joined forces to create a team with the skills and expertise to deal with any serious rail incidents across the north-east of England. GNER and Arriva Trains Northern have created a dedicated Critical Incident Response Team that
A YORKSHIRE declaration of the county's integrity is read out in the shadow of Micklegate Bar by Christopher Dronsfield, centre, from the Saddleworth White Rose Society. The ceremony was part of York's celebrations marking Yorkshire Day. Four declarations
YORK cyclist Phil Brighton (Askham Bryan College/Ceejay graphics) finished just outside the top ten when representing Great Britain in the UCI European Masters Road Race Championship on the Isle of Man. He came 11th after tackling two laps of the TT course
YORK orienteer Jenny Whitehead was jetting out to Switzerland today to compete in the World Championships. The Eborienteer will be hoping to build on good results in last year's World Cup and European Championships and is aiming at a top twenty place.
ROD Hills has been praised for having helped bring 2,000 jobs and 60 companies to York. The former council leader's work in setting up and chairing the York Inward Investment Board was highlighted by the board's former Chief Executive Paul Murphy last
EAST Yorkshire driver Jonny Milner turned back the clock to clinch victory in a British Rallycross event - after a 13-year absence from the sport. As a former British RallyCross champion, Milner, from Huggate, near Pocklington, was expected to do reasonably
A YOUNG Selby woman waiting for a kidney transplant today appealed to local people to carry a donor card. Twenty-year-old Rachel Nichols and her family were devastated when renal failure was diagnosed in both her kidneys in May last year. Her brother,
HEAVY rain has added a much-needed touch of flow and colour to York-area watercourses. Anglers targeting the battling barbel have benefited from this with fish feeding well in a number of the well-known hot-spots. Beningbrough Park is as always the most
PUBLIC access to York's maze of snickets and back alleys could be cut substantially after councillors approved a radical plan to clamp down on crime. Members of City of York Council's executive last night agreed to offer residents the opportunity to gate
AN ELDERLY York woman died when her clothing went up in flames as she was cooking a meal on her electric oven. Eileen Wilson, 82, formerly of Rawcliffe Lane, was preparing dinner for herself and her daughter when the cotton jacket and T-shirt she was
A MAN accused of raping his ex-girlfriend was removing her clothes so he could put her to sleep in his bed after a heavy drinking session, a court heard. Martin Peters, 35, of Bollans Court, off Goodramgate, York, told York Crown Court that he was trying
Richard Dawson was the surprise choice to take over the Yorkshire captaincy at Cheltenham today after Matthew Wood had temporarily returned home to attend a family funeral. Dawson has not held a regular place in the side this season and it may have been
A PIONEERING railway system could help solve pollution problems in the York city centre. Council officials are considering launching Britain's first major ultra-light railway scheme to join the York Central project with the city centre. The project would
DEFENDING York Open Bowls Tournament singles champion Peter Wilson (York) saw his title challenge falter at the first hurdle as he lost to Tom Grassly (Goole) 21-16 in the opening round. Wilson's defeat means one of Arthur Dunbar, Jim Mould, Gary Bunce
Former York City striker Craig Wilding has been shown the door by Division Three rivals Kidderminster Harriers. Wilding, released by City at the end of last season, had been on trial with the Harriers in the hope of landing a permanent deal at City's
NOTIONS of going through the motions were firmly banished as a red mist descended over Bootham Crescent last night. Pre-season may be looked upon as the calm before the storm, but man in black Carl Bassingdale whipped up a whirlwind. After brandishing
A MAN today pleaded guilty to taking an 18-tonne excavating tractor and endangering the lives of five police officers during an incident on the A19, near Selby. Ian Robert Leaper, aged 35, of George Terrace, Barlby, near Selby, appeared at York Crown
CRIME is on the increase on Britain's railways, official figures revealed today. Violent crime rose by almost a quarter in the last year, according to the British Transport Police annual report. It showed overall crime rose by just over ten per cent and
PLAYER-BOSS Chris Brass has revealed he already has his starting line-up in mind for York City's opening clash with Carlisle United. It's just eight days to go before the big kick-off and while City still have a number of trialists at the club, plus one
CRESTFALLEN York City striker Jon Parkin protested his innocence after being hit by the prospect of a three-match ban. The giant striker was left reeling after being given his marching orders for violent conduct by referee Carl Bassingdale in City's penultimate
THE parents of a mentally-ill man heard how he plunged to his death from York's Nestl factory on the very day his care was due to be reviewed. An inquest in York was told that Stephen John Wright had been living in less restricted conditions at a hospital
Forty years ago John Cooper walked up the conifer-lined drive to the E.15 Acting School to start a lifetime career in theatre. What happened subsequently forms the basis of his semi-autobiographical musical play, Drama Queen, which previews in York next
NOBODY can surpass cyclists for their false sense of moral superiority. Ross Firth complains about a vehicle being brought to a halt with its "front tyres inside the cycle box" (July 30). I often walk between Leeman Road and the river through the War
ONE day Rod Hills was the leader of the council, the next an outcast, removed from his post, suspended from his job and shunned by members of the political party he had served for many years. From the moment of Rod's arrest he vowed to clear his name.
STEWART Horton has paid tribute to his former York Wasps' Rugby League Club team-mate Tawera Nikau following the news the ex-New Zealand international has had his right leg amputated. Nikau, who starred for the Wasps during their 1990-91 season, needed
SALIERI and Mozart had taken the night off from disputing their musical differences in Amadeus, leaving row upon row of crimson drapes, golden-headed footlights and a big open invitation of a wooden stage floor for Sian Phillips. Short of rolling out
ONE hundred children have the chance to see Julian Lloyd Webber's Bossa Nova premiere for free on August 9 at York Racecourse, Knavesmire, under the Kids For Free scheme. Cellist Julian is part of a band of musicians championing the Kids For Free scheme
This section will cover all the latest news for Christmas 2003, directly from the pages of the Evening Press. Updated: 10:52 Monday, July 28, 2003
there is every reason to believe that tomorrow's £100,000 Vodafone Stewards' Cup at Goodwood will be won by horse trained in North Yorkshire. David Nicholls has six runners, Tim Easterby three and Kevin Ryan and Bryan Smart two each But I think this six-furlongs
ON Yorkshire Day, we find the region's capital wrestling with challenges ancient and modern. Task one: provide a transport system which keeps York's air clean. Task two: meet the Minster's massive maintenance costs. It is a century or so since cars first
NOW here is a Yorkshire novelty. The world wide wedding. Thanks to webcam technology, the bride can be in Bridlington, the best man in Botswana and the bridesmaid in Brisbane. If the groom is in Guyana, things have gone too far. Thanks to cyber technology
Lucy Casson is exhibiting her tin sculptures at the Godfrey & Watt Gallery, Harrogate until August 16. The gallery in Westminster Arcade, Parliament Street, has exhibited her work since the early 1990s but this is its largest Casson exhibition so
York Colourscape Festival 2003 turns the Museum Gardens into a magical world of music and colour from tomorrow until August 3. Billed as the only music festival to take place within a sculpture, Colourscape is a multi-chambered labyrinth of pure colour
THE Suzuki Alto is at the cheap and cheerful end of the motoring chain. Its cheap to buy, cheap to insure and cheap to run. Fuel economy is excellent on a long run, up to 70mpg, and even in the city you will get upwards of 43mpg. With CO2 emissions running
VOLKSWAGEN'S latest Golf goes on sale here early next year. It will be the fifth generation and, no doubt, will add more than a few thousand to the 20 million sold worldwide since it was first launched more than 30 years ago. The Golf is the UK's best-selling
NO sooner has Whale Rider put faith in the inspirational leadership qualities of an inquiring, determined child than along comes Michel Ocelot's Kirikou And The Sorceress to second that motion. This charming, kaleidoscopic French animation, inspired by
YORK Cricket Club hope to put further daylight between themselves and their Oxbridge Yorkshire ECB Premier League rivals on Saturday. Leaders York head to Barnsley, who are having a moderate season, with a chance of increasing their lead at the top. Nigel
York is set to enter the year 2001 with its Millennium Bridge still closed to the public. Chairman of the Millennium Bridge Trust Paul Chesmore told the Evening Press today the heavy flooding of the Ouse had "severely delayed" work on the £4.2m bridge
THE Evening Press campaign to save York's Mystery Plays has won backing from Community Regeneration York (CRY). The organisation, which sprang out of the Regeneration Partnership set up in the wake of the York Carriageworks closure, aims to ensure local
MEMBERS of Pike Hills Golf Club in York will be using their driving and putting skills to raise money for the city's St Leonard's Hospice. The club's annual Hospice Day golf tournament takes place on Thursday. The event, which the club has been holding
FANCY spending a night or two in the haunted bedroom of a York pub? If the creaking floorboards and eerie atmosphere of the ghostly Golden Fleece, in Pavement, appeal to you then enter the grand prize draw being held by the York branch of the Alzheimer's
TELEVISION artist Ashley Jackson will be in North Yorkshire to give a demonstration as part of a fundraising evening. Ashley, whose fans include Bill Clinton and Prince Charles, will be at the Galtres Centre, in Easingwold, on September 25. He will demonstrate
A NORTH Yorkshire craftsmen will be watching his work hit the small screen this winter when a celebrity One Man And His Dog goes on the air. Jack Hollows, from Wilton, near Pickering, has been hand-crafting shepherds' crooks since the early 1960s. His
THE Evening Press campaign to save York's Mystery Plays has won backing from Community Regeneration York (CRY). The organisation, which sprang out of the Regeneration Partnership set up in the wake of the York Carriageworks closure, aims to ensure local
A SUICIDE verdict has been recorded on York man Richard Joseph Cobb. Mr Cobb was found hanged at his home in Burdyke Avenue, Clifton, on August 27 last year. Police broke into the flat after being contacted by a concerned friend of Mr Cobb. Yesterday's
A NIGHT out in Selby cost teenager Shaun Smith £205 after he ended up in court charged with a breach of the peace. Smith, 18, had visited two pubs and Jems nightclub when he was spotted brawling with another man near the taxi rank, in James Street, Selby
HOUSE prices are continuing to rise in North and East Yorkshire, a survey revealed today. The study by Halifax Estate Agents showed house prices in the Yorkshire region have risen by an average of 25 per cent in the last year. This is the second-highest
A DEVASTATED York man told today how his beloved Golf GTi was wiped out by a hit-and-run driver. Matthew Graham, 28, was shocked to discover a grey BMW had smashed into the back of his limited edition car, which was parked in Malvern Avenue, Acomb. The
PLAYER-BOSS Chris Brass has revealed he already has his starting line-up in mind for York City's opening clash with Carlisle United. It's just eight days to go before the big kick-off and while City still have a number of trialists at the club, plus one
THIEVES who targeted Harrogate's shops using a baby buggy as cover came unstuck thanks to the alertness of store staff monitoring CCTV cameras, the town's magistrates heard. Paul Watson, 23, of Barkston Grove, Chapelfields, York, had travelled to Harrogate
YORK businesses are being warned by trading standards officials to be on their guard after a spate of "rogue" office supply deliveries. Offices are being targeted by a company which is sending them credit card and till rolls, together with demands for
MORE than 2,000 residents have signed up for a free admission pass to York Minster. The historic decision to charge visitors to get into the cathedral comes into effect tomorrow as a way of reducing its huge budget deficit. Efforts by the Dean and Chapter
APPEAL Court judges have slashed the "manifestly excessive" jail term of a man who bit his ex-girlfriend's arm during a fracas. Alan Peter Stead, 32, of Church Lane, Selby, pleaded guilty at York Crown Court to common assault and on June 23 was jailed
THE countryside has really gone to town with a giant event starting today. The CLA Game Fair is offering visitors the chance to sample a huge range of country sports with expert guidance and coaching on hand. The game fair, run by the Country Land And
AN EAST Yorkshire psychiatrist who cheated on his wife with a lesbian patient has been struck off the medical register in disgrace. The career of Dr Ali Abdul Razak, 49, has been left in ruins following the ruling at a tribunal in Manchester yesterday
A LEADING Selby councillor has rankled some of her colleagues by referring to members as "us old farts." Labour's Melanie Davis was speaking after proposals to offer councillors a pension and retirement lump sum were rejected. Members of the council's
WOOLPACK took all the pairs to run out 6-3 winners against Yearsley in their York Phoenix Open League division two encounter. Ken Chappell stood out and was well supported by Dave Cormack to wrap up the win. Dave Ellis was Yearsley's best player. Steve
THE motorcyclist killed in a road accident near Riccall has been named as Robert Lee, 24, of Barlby, Selby. Officers issued a fresh appeal for witnesses today after Mr Lee became the sixth biker in a month to be killed on a North Yorkshire road. Mr Lee
YORK Cricket Club hope to put further daylight between themselves and their Oxbridge Yorkshire ECB Premier League rivals on Saturday. Leaders York head to Barnsley, who are having a moderate season, with a chance of increasing their lead at the top. Nigel
A YORK couple are having an extra special golden wedding today, after reaching the milestone they thought they would never see. Michael and Patricia Powell, of Fulford Road, were given the devastating news two-and-a-half years ago that Michael had cancer
Jubilant family members have welcomed a young soldier back to York after an arduous five-month tour in the Gulf. Chris Ashton, 21, said he was happy to be back in his home town after a long stint in Iraq as a sapper with his Germany-based Royal Engineers
YORK City Ladies FC have been drawn away to Blyth Spartans LFC in the first round of the FA Women's Cup. The match will take place on September 7 with this season's competition attracting a record number of 205 entries. City will prepare for their FA
THIEVES have stolen a Nestle lorry from a storage depot near York, North Yorkshire police said today. A white two axle 40ft trailer, carrying the Quality Street logo, was hitched to an articulated tractor and driven out through locked gates at the depot
STEWART Horton has paid tribute to his former York Wasps' Rugby League Club team-mate Tawera Nikau following the news the ex-New Zealand international has had his right leg amputated. Nikau, who starred for the Wasps during their 1990-91 season, needed
MOTORISTS have ranked a rural road through the Vale of York among the UK's best for driving - but watchdogs have urged drivers to enjoy North Yorkshire's roads safely. The A19 between York and Thirsk has been named as the seventh best driving experience
BRIDES in Pocklington can now say their vows on the Internet as East Yorkshire leads the way in webcam weddings. Relatives and friends who cannot make it to a wedding no longer need to worry. Thanks to Internet technology, weddings in East Yorkshire can
PLAYER-BOSS Chris Brass finally achieved his number one objective today after York City thrashed out an agreement with Barry Town to sign experienced goalkeeper Mark Ovendale. Brass, who this week signed former Sunderland shot-stopper Chris Porter, has
YORK residents have been asked to keep out of the river Foss after a major slurry spill. Pig slurry entered Farlington Beck, near York, on Wednesday afternoon after what City of York Council said was some "over-zealous muck spreading". The polluted water
CONFIDENCE and self belief are on a tightrope in childhood, especially the teenage years. So what better choice of musical could there be for the Grand Opera House Summer Youth Project than The Wizard Of Oz, that wonderful journey into self discovery
I WITNESSED the re-enactment of Constantine's accession to the emperorship of Rome in St Sampson's Square. He was converted to Christanity soon afterwards, so I particularly enjoyed his accession speech "spin" that rumours of his family interest in Christianity
YORK and Malton musical societies are forging links to mutual benefit. Last November, members of Malton & Norton Amateur Operatic Society rallied to a call from Rowntree Musical Theatre by joining the York group for a benefit show. Rowntree performers
To celebrate Yorkshire Day, CHRIS TITLEY asks some well known Tykes: what does Yorkshire mean to you? Beryl Otley, boss of Get Ahead Hats I WAS born in Poppleton and I live in Poppleton. I am a great traveller: I have been to many parts of the world with
Richard Dawson was the surprise choice to take over the Yorkshire captaincy at Cheltenham today after Matthew Wood had temporarily returned home to attend a family funeral. Dawson has not held a regular place in the side this season and it may have been
Yorkshire found themselves on the receiving end of a fierce assault from Matt Windows on another rain-shortened day at Cheltenham yesterday when Gloucestershire made every effort to make up for lost time. Driving strongly through the covers, Windows rattled
