Thursday, April 8, 2004 100 years ago: Despite the dullness of the weather, columnist TT was feeling "as joyous as the young rams that skip, and all the world seems fair", for the musical gentleman that lived next door to him was learning a new tune on
THE death of the British comedy has been postponed, and ironically it has taken a dead-good zombie horror show to stop the last rites. Just when Sex Lives Of The Potato Men had obituary writers sharpening their black nails, along comes a George Romero
IN 1964 Bob Dylan was inspired by The Animals' chart-topping House Of The Rising Sun to rush out and buy an electric guitar. In the mid-Sixties, Eric Burdon's rowdy beat group from Newcastle was voted the third best band in the world behind The Beatles
I LOVE motorcycling and cruise the county's roads enjoying the company of other bikers at meeting points such as Squires Milk Bar at Sherburn-in-Elmet. So why have the police decided to discriminate against motorcyclists as opposed to other road-users
I WRITE in response to Nick Blitz's attack on me (April 6). I see that losing his council seat hasn't stopped him being patronising. My support for extra policing, community safety and strong action against anti-social behaviour are a matter of public
I RECENTLY attended an excellent show at the Grand Opera House which was spoilt only by the new parking regulations introduced by City of York Council.. Because my wife and I work on the outskirts of the city we decided to make an evening of it and have
NOW is the time of year when blackbirds swoop low across the road, a defensive habit to distract attention from their possible nest sites. Motorists driving a little slower would save many hundreds of these lovely songbirds. D James, Huntington Road,
KATHERINE is lost in space. Her mother has died, her diary is full of sexual fantasies, her City-type boyfriend is inadequate. So she sends in the clowns, three work-shy decorators in the great tradition of layabout British workers, to create another
BOSS Richard Agar has stressed that York City Knights have lots to play for tonight - not least the desire to complete a 'respect-worthy' hat-trick against his former club. Agar's men go into the final game of the Arriva Trains Cup group stage at Featherstone
MARCIA and Selby Olympia WMC will contest the final of this season's John Smith's Sunday Morning League Challenge Trophy. Olympia beat Blacksmiths Arms 2-1 in their semi-final - all the goals coming in the second half after Selby were denied by poor finishing
PLANS to close a York day centre for people with special needs and move it to another site reducing its provision by a third have been given the go-ahead. Council chiefs last night agreed to move Hebden Rise Day Centre to a new site at St Dymphna's special
SELBY District Council chiefs were said to be "fuming" today after being branded the worst performing local authority in North Yorkshire. Most of the criticism in the Audit Commission's confidential draft report is aimed at management. After a week spent
TADCASTER Swim Squad enjoyed the final two weekends of the Yorkshire Swimming Association Age Group Championships. Seven swimmers took part in the competition at Leeds, setting a number of personal bests. Sarah Fiddler, age ten, swam a 15-second personal
Harrogate Town kick-start a busy Easter weekend of football action with the long trip to Blyth Spartans in the UniBond League premier division. Michael McNaughton will come back into contention for tomorrow's trip and a nearly-fit Robbie Whellans will
RAIL workers at York-based Jarvis Rail have voted to strike in protest over job security, it was reported today. Nearly 3,000 rail maintenance staff, who last week transferred to maintenance operator Network Rail, are set to walk out after a ballot ruled
BOSS Richard Agar has stressed that York City Knights have lots to play for tonight - not least the desire to complete a 'respect-worthy' hat-trick against his former club. Agar's men go into the final game of the Arriva Trains Cup group stage at Featherstone
A 21-YEAR-OLD student is set to cash in on Royal Ascot at York - after slapping an £18,500 price tag on his penthouse property. The massive rent, which is almost as much as many York people earn in a year, will give those willing to pay the price a week-long
YORK City boss Chris Brass is set to field his first-choice back six for the first time in ten matches in tonight's crucial relegation battle at Cambridge United. Brass is poised to recall goalkeeper Mark Ovendale and defenders Darren Edmondson and Chris
IT is a question most of us have asked ourselves. If we were caught up in a real-life drama, would we have the courage to do the right thing? Mercifully most such as our troops in the Gulf, are being tested daily. One year after Saddam Hussein was toppled
YORKSHIRE'S new overseas all-rounder, Ian Harvey, who arrives at Headingley from Australia next week, is one of the Five Cricketers of the Year in the 2004 edition of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. It is unusual for one of the 'Five Cricketers' not
YORK City boss Chris Brass is set to field his first-choice back six for the first time in ten matches in tonight's crucial relegation battle at Cambridge United. Brass is poised to recall goalkeeper Mark Ovendale and defenders Darren Edmondson and Chris
MITSUBISHI plans to unveil its new multi-purpose vehicle Grandis at the British Motor Show next month, before putting it on sale a couple of months later. Designed to be the people carrier of choice - that is a vehicle as good to drive as it is to look
YOU have to roll with the punches - and judies - as a puppeteer. We reported yesterday how David Wilde's work as a top Punch and Judy professor is under threat from bizarre new licensing regulations. But the Diary is sure that a man who has coped with
Friday, April 9, 2004 100 years ago: General Baden-Powell hit upon a bad day for his visit to York, but his object was not to see one of your starchy, ceremonial parades, but to get an idea how the 18th Hussars kept themselves fit for service at short
Introducing... York Early Music Festival, the July celebration of the genius of Biber and the musical heritage of France. THE 2004 York Early Music Festival will take its inspiration from the violinist Heinrich Biber, who died 300 years ago in 1704, and
Elusive Dreams celebrates the greatest of stormiest country music partnership of all time, heavy-drinking husband and wife George Jones and Tammy Wynette, at the Grand Opera House, York, on Thursday. The tribute show stars West End performer Tim Hensler
Jazz at the Spa has settled into its new venue, the Trustees Hall, High Street, Boston Spa, and tomorrow night (10th) the music strays beyond the club's usual Trad diet to present Tommy Whittle and Barbara Jay. Vocalist Barbara is also Mrs Whittle and
BECAUSE I have no wish to walk around Huntington naked, I regret I cannot donate any old clothes to the Great North Air Ambulance, despite receiving a bag through my door. I am often puzzled by the fact that while the ratepayers pick up the tab for the
BALLET Lorent launches its new full-length work, La Vie des Fantasmes rotiques et Esthtiques (The Life Of Erotic And Aesthetic Fantasy) on Thursday in a late addition to York Theatre Royal's spring season. The booking came too late for inclusion in the
Damian Cruden tells Charles Hutchinson about the new season at the Theatre Royal. BRIGIT Forsyth will star in The Studio world premiere of The Cello & The Nightingale at York Theatre Royal next month. Best known for her role as long-suffering Thelma
PAUL Blanchard ('Get real on the EU', Letters, April 6) has got this wrong. The proposed European Union constitution would increase its fields of activity, notably on defence, and give the EU more of the characteristics of a state in its own right. Labour
IN his response to Andrew Collingwood, David Lyon justifies Israel's nuclear arsenal by reiterating the official Israeli line - that it needs to protect itself from hostile neighbours and, in some cases, goes further than standard apologists for Israeli
FIJIAN flier Rob Kama has underlined his commitment to York City Knights by saying he'd back the team whether selected or not - but he wants to be in from the start. The winger, named in the squad of 18 for tonight's trip to Featherstone (ko 7.30pm),
Severus SC and Hounds' John Smith's Sunday Morning League division one top-of-the-table duel ended deadlocked at 2-2. McShane gave Severus the lead from a corner only for Rhodes to level before the break. Hounds were then gifted the lead through an own
Harrogate Town kick-start a busy Easter weekend of football action with the long trip to Blyth Spartans in the UniBond League premier division. Michael McNaughton will come back into contention for tomorrow's trip and a nearly-fit Robbie Whellans will
The power of the Easter message is all around us, writes CANON JOHN YOUNG. MILLIONS watched last Saturday's thrilling Grand National. But how many viewers noticed the winning jockey Graham Lee crossing himself? To those with eyes to see it was a public
A RESIDENT who claims his life is plagued by vibrations from "speeding" buses today hit out at safety plans aimed at tackling the problem. Retired policeman Paul Wright says his house shakes and ornaments rattle when First York buses go over a speed bump
BEGGARS in York have warned they may be forced to turn to more serious crimes because of a tough police crackdown on their antisocial behaviour. Two homeless men have approached the Evening Press to warn that members of the city's homeless community feel
YORK developers fear affluent executives and wealthy families could turn their backs on the city because of a shortage of spacious houses. Property bosses believe that a drive for high-density developments has left the city flooded with apartments, but
ANGRY cabbies took to the streets of York to demonstrate against moves by rail company GNER to smarten them up. More than 20 York taxi drivers boycotted York Station last night in protest at being told they had to wear ties, white shirts and dress shoes
A YORK coroner gave a stark warning to cyclists about the dangers of cycling without proper lights at the inquest of a 24-year-old postal worker killed at a busy cross road. Catherine Hields had no lights on the front or back of her bike when she was
YORKSHIRE will be under new leadership - on and off the field this summer. Evening Press Yorkshire cricket writer David Warner assesses their prospects. WHEN Yorkshire unveiled their new captain in January, few of the fans had put their money on Craig
A MAN who was today fighting for his life after falling down stairs at a block of flats has been identified as former houseboat owner John Hunt. The popular postman, who hit the headlines after being evicted from his houseboat on the River Ouse, was still
THREE North Yorkshire heroes who rescued a man and a woman from burning wreckage after a horrific car crash have been commended for their bravery. The drama unfolded last December when Gwyn Kwiatkowski and Christine Ramsay, both of Linton-on-Ouse, and
WHAT Bolton comic Peter Kay calls t'Internet is a modern miracle. Yet a marvellous spin-off of this new technology is its access to everything old. Joining the myriad family history sites, library archives and online museums today is a site dedicated
YORKSHIRE will be under new leadership - on and off the field this summer. Evening Press Yorkshire cricket writer David Warner assesses their prospects. WHEN Yorkshire unveiled their new captain in January, few of the fans had put their money on Craig
LAND Rover has a reputation for leading the way with its tough mud-plugging off-roaders. But most Land Rover owners have a sad reputation for not tackling anything bumpier than a town kerb. Well, Land Rover has now come to the rescue of those too nervous
TWENTY artists are contributing to a new exhibition by Graham Martin at the LRC Exhibition Space, York College. The show began life as a "mail art project", whereby artists were asked to design a pill-bottle label on the theme of Medicine For The Soul
IS football Only A Game? To coincide with this summer's Euro 2004 tournament in Portugal, Impressions Gallery curator Anne McNeill will present an exhibition by contemporary artists who draw upon ideas, imagery and experiences of Pele's "beautiful game
Kieren Fallon, back in action tomorrow at Kempton after serving a 21-day ban, can show why he is the champion jockey by returning in a blaze of glory. Fallon, who has several interesting rides on the card, can land the Coral Rosebery Handicap on Dumaran
Alex Lloyd suggests going salsa dancing this Easter. IF your club moves have all the sex appeal of a turnip then the time has come to inject a little Latin glamour into your life and embrace the hot craze of salsa. Bringing rhythm to York's two-left-footers
