YORK'S three leading music theatre groups have branded evening parking charges a "dangerous and direct" attack on the evening life of the city centre. York Light Opera Company, York Musical Theatre Company and York Opera have issued a joint statement
THE Diary was pleased to read that efforts are being made to drag the Bo Ding Warehouse out of dilapidation. A report in Friday's Evening Press said that York council could take action to regain possession of the riverside pub and return it to an "acceptable
July 10/11 Premier Division Acomb (19) drew with Thirsk (11). Acomb 171-9 (C Simpson 95, B D Petty 5-77, N D Laidlaw 3-32); Thirsk 129-8 (S Holmes 55no, D J Sykes 5-48) Clifton Alliance (6) lost to Easingwold (29) by 6 wickets. Clifton Alliance 198-9
STELLA Cloughton will be 100 years old on Saturday. A cake is planned, also cards and good wishes are sure to pour in. All Mrs Cloughton has ruled out is a birthday dance: her knee gives her gyp. Otherwise, you can imagine the retired shopkeeper spinning
WITH no other band does being a fan require a masochistic streak quite as much as with The Fall. After almost 30 years and countless band members, prolific Mancunian bard Mark E Smith is still as cantankerous and unpredictable as ever. The band's two
FATHERS 4 Justice knows how to kick up an attention-grabbing fuss. The protest group, which campaigns for the rights of divorced fathers, has in the past thrown purple flour at Tony Blair during Prime Minister's question time. Yesterday its members stormed
ROYAL Mail seems to deliver almost as many tales of postal woe as it does letters. The latest lapse saw a York postie going home at the end of his shift, before he had finished delivering the letters on his round. This may be one small failure, but it
I FOUND it ironic that on the back page of the supplement on the York Minster fire (July 7) the picture on the back page had fire engines in the top right hand corner. D Simkins, Langholme Drive, York. Updated: 09:55 Monday, July 12, 2004
MICHAEL Taylor clearly does not read, or trust, the Evening Press's own reporting if he genuinely believes the proposed Derwenthorpe site to be brownfield land (Letters, July 7). I hope that when the last inch of England is concreted over, he and his
Ryedale apprentice jockey Tom Eaves, who is going great guns this season, can further advertise his talents at Beverley tomorrow. The 3lb claimer teams up with Clarinch Claymore in the 119th Year of the Watt Memorial Handicap and is fancied to steer the
THE mother of murdered York backpacker Caroline Stuttle has married the man who helped her through the tragedy. Marjorie Stuttle wed her "soulmate" David Marks at a private ceremony at in Pocklington, surrounded by her closest family and friends. Her
YORK today launched its fifth Park & Ride service. The silver line service will take shoppers and commuters from Monks Cross to the city centre. The £3.5 million scheme provides 750 parking spaces, with services operating from 7am until 9pm, Monday
THE Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope, is expected to turn down the life peerage offered to retiring Archbishops, according to his media advisor. A biography of Dr David Hope, the Church of England's second-in-command, is also expected to criticise the
WE will get out of this rut. That was the message from coach Richard Agar after York City Knights fell to their third defeat in a row on Sunday, the first time they have suffered a triple reverse since April last year. The Knights lost 19-8 at Hunslet
POLICE and church leaders today pledged to review security after protesters stormed a service at York Minster and held a day-long protest on the roof. Officers arrested 14 people after members of campaign group Fathers 4 Justice barged through security
YORKSHIRE'S last chance of a 'real' match before Saturday's C&G Trophy semi-final with Gloucestershire at Bristol disappeared in a thick drizzle at Riverside on Sunday when their totesport League game against Durham came to a watery end after only
SIMON Dyson could safely say Glasgow belonged to him today after the North Yorkshire king of clubs qualified for The Open. The 26-year-old Malton and Norton Golf Club ace continued his upswing in form by winning the qualifier at Glasgow Gailes by no fewer
Monday, July 12, 2004 100 years ago: The Lord Mayor of York proved a smart wicketkeeper in the civic cricket match at Naburn, and His Lordship also showed good style as a batsman. The Sheriff did not arrive in time to participate in the work of his team
Saturday, July 10, 2004 100 years ago: At six o'clock in the morning three torpedo boat destroyers, the Usk, Salmon and Snapper, passed Scarborough on their way south, and anchored in Filey Bay to await the arrival of five other vessels. The boats formed
YORK Cricket Club's five-wicket Yorkshire ECB Premier League victory over Barnsley consolidated their second place only three points behind Harrogate. Marcus Wood inserted Barnsley and opening bowlers Rob Flack and Greg How gave him immediate dividends
DUNNINGTON were involved in yet another action-packed finale when they gained a 72-run victory over Beverley in a dramatic last-over in the Hunters York and District Senior League premier division. Just a week after taking the last four Acomb wickets
FIRST division leaders Malton and Old Malton suffered their first defeat of the season when they were bowled out for 112 at Duncombe Park after a remarkable display by 62-year-old Edwin Kirby. He returned to the side after a 15-year retirement to capture
STAMFORD Bridge moved to the head of division two when they gained a rapid victory at Dringhouses. The home side were hustled out for a mere 83 as Matt Fairweather took 3-26 and Graham Tipping 3-8. Stuart Boyle then made 38no and, with Peter Milner adding
THE clash between the top two division three sides at Bolton Percy saw second-placed New Earswick emerge with the better of a draw to cut their opponents' lead to 31 points. Aussie Mike James hit 89 and Craig Stimpson 33 as Earswick just missed out on
DIVISION four leaders Selby totally overwhelmed a Sheriff Hutton Bridge side who fell to the day's lowest total of 47 as four of their first five batsmen fell for ducks. Batting first, Selby slipped to 12-3 but then found middle order salvation as Kevin
CARLTON Towers moved off the bottom of division five when they surprisingly beat leaders Dunnington by six wickets after the pacesetters had been dismissed for only 135 by Steve Landers, who took 5-70 in 23 overs, and junior Ben Lamb who claimed 4-27.
SELBY II are emulating their first XI by topping division six and have a lead of 24 points after easily beating Wilberfoss. Kevin Davison hit a half century for 'Foss but Steve Whitehead kept them in check with 4-24 and a score of 102-8 in a 39-over game
The bridges over York's two rivers are enduring landmarks of the city. Photographs reproduced courtesy of www.imagineyork.co.uk, a Lottery-funded project based at York Reference Library Copies of published pictures can by obtained from Anne Wood or Helene
AN ancient city in Israel has been brought back to life through the computer genius of a York multi-media company, it was revealed today. The award-winning audio-visual team of the Continuum Group is celebrating the completion of the first phase of a
The newly-appointed commercial director of Pocklington-based Sundora Foods has signalled his intent to strengthen the company's position as the number one brand in dried fruit by increasing its value share in key trade channels. David Brewis, 49, was
A NORTH Yorkshire construction company is linking arms with a housing association on a £6.3 million project to build homes in Sheffield. Malton-based S Harrison Construction Ltd has signed an unusual partnership contract with Derwent Living to transform
THE Minster Minstrels are a versatile group. Each member can play a variety of instruments and between them they can put all sorts of different combinations on the concert floor. But these young people from York do treat their music with extreme reverence
WE will get out of this rut. That was the message from coach Richard Agar after York City Knights fell to their third defeat in a row on Sunday, the first time they have suffered a triple reverse since April last year. The Knights lost 19-8 at Hunslet
July 10/11 Barnsley: L Dickinson lbw How 0, R Wilkinson ct How b Flack 2, P Hepworth lbw How 0, B Hunsley b Flack 13, J Ellis ct Piercy b Kay 24, M Thewlis st Durham b How 7, G Fenton b Ramsey 13, R Griffith lbw Kay 0, M Beardshall c Warne b O'Neill 4
IT is about time York council and the race committee got their act together. Why block off one of York's major arteries for race days (July 7)? Tadcaster Road, one of the busiest roads in York, is going to be chaos. Where is all the traffic going to go
YOUR pro-GNER eulogy in the leader column (July 9) is entirely at odds with my regular, but reluctant, experiences as a passenger with them since I moved to York in 1999. Here are two recent examples chosen at random, but which in my experience are pretty
AS a recent graduate of York University, I think that we really have to think carefully before pressing ahead with a massive university development at Heslington East. The idea that a university is a suitable use for a Green Belt is outdated. Much university
READERS of your front page headline 'Clamp City' (July 8) could be forgiven for thinking the council will now be clamping any vehicle that has received three or more penalty charge notices regardless of whether those notices have been paid. I would like
ON the plus side, this is a decent reality check. York City Knights may be National League Two favourites but they were never going to run away with it and yesterday's 19-8 reverse at Hunslet was further proof in the pudding that this is a difficult division
YORK'S three leading music theatre groups have branded evening parking charges a "dangerous and direct" attack on the evening life of the city centre. York Light Opera Company, York Musical Theatre Company and York Opera have issued a joint statement
THOUSANDS of people lined the riverside to roar on grunting paddlers as they competed in the Great York Dragon Boat Challenge. Thirty-six teams took part in the event, organised by the Rotary Club of York, on the River Ouse, between Scarborough Bridge
CAN the John Smith's Cup still draw the crowds to York after 45 years? The roar of 37,000 people said yes as Arcalis beat the widely-tipped Promotion to first place by a nose in the big race on Saturday. York Racecourse attracted its third biggest audience
YORK Cricket Club's five-wicket Yorkshire ECB Premier League victory over Barnsley consolidated their second place only three points behind Harrogate. Marcus Wood inserted Barnsley and opening bowlers Rob Flack and Greg How gave him immediate dividends
ROYAL MAIL has apologised to dozens of households and businesses in Acomb, York, who missed out on their daily delivery after a postie finished a shift with some letters still in his bag. About 30 addresses in the Wetherby Road and Beckfield Lane area
YORKSHIRE'S last chance of a 'real' match before Saturday's C&G Trophy semi-final with Gloucestershire at Bristol disappeared in a thick drizzle at Riverside on Sunday when their totesport League game against Durham came to a watery end after only
TEAM Castrol Suzuki sidecar duo Steve Webster and Paul Woodhead extended their lead in the 2004 UEM European Sidecar Championship title chase with a fine win at rain-lashed Most in the Czech Republic. The maximum 25-point haul puts Webster up on 75 points
DRUNKEN yobbery marred the weekend in York, with up to 30 people arrested in one night. Prisoners were sent to cells as far away as Skipton and Northallerton after York Police Station quickly filled to capacity on Saturday. A York Police spokesman said
YORK City have taken experienced goalkeeper Paul Crichton on trial with the view to a permanent move. Crichton, 35, was understudy to England 'keeper Robert Green at Norwich last season but has been released by the Canaries following their promotion to
THE man who caused the deaths of ten people in the Selby rail disaster was released from prison today. Gary Hart, 38, was expected to return to the Lincolnshire area on his release, to remain on licence and under supervision until October next year. He
YORK City have taken experienced goalkeeper Paul Crichton on trial with the view to a permanent move. Crichton, 35, was understudy to England 'keeper Robert Green at Norwich last season but has been released by the Canaries following their promotion to
DRIVERS who pass their test at the first attempt should be made to do it again. It's not that they are incompetent drivers - they have passed their test, therefore they can drive - it's just that it would make the rest of us serial failures feel a bit
