THE smile returned to York Labour Party last night, but it expressed relief as much as triumph. This has been a difficult couple of years for the city's ruling group, both politically and personally, and party members will be hoping that the Bishophill
Rejuvenated York City defender Matt Hocking has points to prove and earn as he prepares to pit his wits against Division Three's most wanted man. Approaching his second anniversary as a Minstermen, the 23-year-old has suffered a stop-start Bootham Crescent
Brighton, sitting pretty for automatic promotion to the Second Division, should be riding a crest of the wave. But underneath the surface there have been grumblings that it is not all sweetness and light at the Withdean Stadium. Last season's top scorer
MOVE over Hannibal Lecter, Sweeney Todd wants a slice of the cannibal action. The vengeance-seeking demon barber of Fleet Street is on his way to York Theatre Royal in a new touring production mounted by the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich. As fresh as one
IS it a figment of my imagination or did you report the possibility of those new inflatable, rising and falling speed humps as a future traffic calming measure, in the "race track" streets of York? After the emergency vehicles have "dropped them" to ground
Finding Forrester (12, 137 minutes) GUS Van Sant has lost the scent since the weird and wonderful indie days of Drugstore Cowboy, My Own Private Idaho and To Die For. The Oscar-nominated Good Will Hunting sent him into the commercial comfort zone, his
Surf Rocket Racer, published by Sega for Dreamcast Surf Rocket Racer is an attempt at outdoing the Nintendo masterpiece that was Wave Race 64. Although the graphics are tidy and the controls more than adequate, it fails to convey the same amount of enjoyment
Grandia 2, published by Ubisoft for Dreamcast We have been waiting for a good RPG on DC for a while now. Isn't it typical that four come along at the same time? A little-known title known as Record of Lodoss as well as three highly-publicised (and rightly
Nestle SA, of which Nestl UK and Nestl Rowntree in York is part, today announced that it generated record worldwide sales in 2000 of more than £33.5 billion. The figure is an increase of 9.1 per cent over 1999. Net profits amounted to more than £2.37
Bottom-placed York RI are on the brink of bolstering their squad in time for tomorrow's West Yorkshire League premier division clash at home to Whitkirk Wanderers. Former manager Nigel Rhodes has returned to the club as commercial manager. While his principal
A top chef is sharing his cordon bleu cookery skills with hospital catering staff. John Benson-Smith is one of seven leading chefs hand-picked by TV's Loyd Grossman, who is spearheading the health service's £40 million scheme to overhaul hospital food
The clean country air could be the secret of old age for Ryedale, which has been named the second best place for male life expectancy in the country. Figures released by the National Office for Statistics today revealed that the average life expectancy
Police have warned that a gang who raided a post office in an East Coast resort could be at large in East or North Yorkshire. They were speaking after four men wearing balaclavas got away with what was thought to be a large amount of cash from the Westhill
York Sunday Afternoon League third division championship contenders, Saville AV, were held 5-5 by in-form Old Grey Mare. Old Grey Mare took the lead with Graham Donaldson's first time effort. The visitors rallied with a good low strike from Simon Collins
A TV crew filming a documentary about triple murderer Barry Prudom have brought their cameras to Malton - and to the Evening Press office in the town. The team filmed scenes inside the office and interviewed former Press reporter Margaret Wolstenholme
Rejuvenated York City defender Matt Hocking has points to prove and earn as he prepares to pit his wits against Division Three's most wanted man. Approaching his second anniversary as a Minstermen, the 23-year-old has suffered a stop-start Bootham Crescent
National park chiefs today called for an in-depth inquiry into plans to bring the 'Son of Star Wars' missile defence system to North Yorkshire. The Council for National Parks (CNP) claimed the programme could blight the North York Moors by upgrading RAF
Experts today revealed they believe the foot and mouth outbreak could have originated at a farm in the north. The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that the disease had struck at a farm in Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland, as well as another farm in
Printing giant RR Donnelley has provisionally sold its controversial 17.5-acre Boroughbridge Road site in York to housebuilder Persimmon for undisclosed millions. The deal is likely to trigger a planning battle between those who want to see the site used
In the latest of our personality profiles, CHARLES HUTCHINSON meets former Coronation Street heartthrob Adam Rickitt, now taking on his first leading stage role, in Yorkshire. ADAM Rickitt is a lucky lad, and maybe even now he still cannot quite believe
Another weird and wacky week on the World Wide Web with HOWARD DAVIS What is art? For Josh Harris, art is 32 web cameras strategically placed throughout his loft apartment, that transmit his and his girlfriend's every move on to the web. The web site
It's been a long time coming, but York Wasps' first victory of the season couldn't have tasted sweeter. Just four days after succumbing to a club record 90-6 defeat at Widnes, the Wasps bounced back in the best possible way to leave poor Gateshead Thunder
Gary Hobson has moved another major step closer to a first team return by being named in Terry Dolan's squad for tomorrow's trip to Brighton. Hobson, a former Seagulls' skipper, has been out of action since September following knee surgery. But he successfully
Ferdy Murphy, who was on the mark at Newcastle last Saturday with Narrow Water in the Tote Northern National, can capture another richly-endowed staying prize tomorrow. The Middleham trainer saddles Streamstown in the £100,000 De Vere Gold Cup Chase at
BILLY Geraghty carries the stamp of approval of Linda Gail Lewis for his performance as rockabilly firebrand Jerry Lee Lewis in Great Balls Of Fire. "Billy is the only person in the world who can play my brother," said Jerry Lee's sister, having witnessed
Alison Sinclair's letter of February 12 encouraging people to write to the Government Office in Leeds to voice objections to the Coppergate development is timely. One objection they might like to consider making concerns the impact on the historic buildings
I spoke to Councillor Hills and sent an email to all York City councillors drawing their attention to the excessive percentage rise in OAP concessionary swimming prices in the current financial year in comparison with those for standard rates. I would
YOUR report, "Focus on parking problem" (February 15) highlighted the damage being caused to businesses in Heworth by the council's traffic warden scheme. The promised review of the scheme should not be limited just to Heworth, the whole city needs looking
IN recent months there has been some controversy in Tadcaster about the work of Barnado's in the town. The parochial church council of St Mary's Parish Church has made valuable contacts with the staff at Barnado's and we have been immensely impressed
SOME time ago you wrote a critical article about the staff and conditions on Ward 14 at the District Hospital (Mum caught superbug on dirty hospital ward, December 18). I would like to proffer another scenario. I was recently taken there as an emergency
A very small school with a "real sense of family" has been highly praised by Ofsted inspectors. Sutton on Derwent CE Primary School, near York, was visited in December and the report is now out. Inspectors describe the 37-pupil school as providing good
Crime Cities published by EON Digital for PC SPECS: Pentium 200, 32MB RAM, Voodoo 4MB graphics card, 8xCD-Rom, 300 MB hard drive space PANDEMIA is a grim place, often described as Hell, and you've been sent there. You being undercover cop Garm Tiger (
Ms Pac-Man: Maze Madness, published by Sony for PlayStation Watch out, kids. Pac-Man's back. A brand new title for PlayStation by Namco, this is a brilliant game to munch your way through, but surely it should be called Pac-Woman? But on with the game
Blade, published by Activision for GameBoy Colour Blade - half man, half biscuit - sorry, half vampire. Some of you may have seen the film of the same name starring Wesley Snipes. From large silver-screen to the GameBoy's very small LCD display, we continue
Three people had a lucky escape this afternoon when their Army helicopter crash landed at RAF Leeming. Emergency services including fire engines and an ambulance were on standby after the pilot gave a warning from the air that there was a problem with
A change in the weather looks set to spoil the weekend's angling prospects once again. The predicted icy blast will do little to cheer the 120 hardy souls battling out the fourth round of the Acomb Tackle-backed York Winter League. Last Sunday's Tadcaster
Residents of a tree-lined York street are outraged that a mobile phone mast could be located outside their homes and businesses. BT Cellnet has applied to put a 10-metre mobile phone pole on the grass verge outside the Co-op shop at number 127 and 129
Selby 77 Ladies hit good home form to score a 6-3 win over YUSC in Division One of the York Badminton League. Gayle Bradley and Julie Smyth put in the best Selby display with three straight wins for 90-30. Rowntree Ladies were good value for their 7-2
Utility star Martin Cowl will be pitched into another role as West Yorkshire League premier division side Nestl Rowntree embark on a second knockout trail tomorrow. 'Trees swept into the North Riding County Cup final against Bishopthorpe after seeing
A consultant stole prescriptions from a Pickering clinic to obtain drugs for his ailing father in Pakistan, a hearing was told. The General Medical Council (GMC) struck off Dr Farukh Qureshi from the medical register for three months after being told
Brighton, sitting pretty for automatic promotion to the Second Division, should be riding a crest of the wave. But underneath the surface there have been grumblings that it is not all sweetness and light at the Withdean Stadium. Last season's top scorer
Gary Hobson has moved another major step closer to a first team return by being named in Terry Dolan's squad for tomorrow's trip to Brighton. Hobson, a former Seagulls' skipper, has been out of action since September following knee surgery. But he successfully
Arry the tarantula is this York man's pride and joy - but the family is not too keen and the cat is even less enamoured. Arry lives with the Henson family in Moorcroft Road, Woodthorpe, and has done for five years. But recently she's been relegated to
Happy hooker Gareth Dobson revealed how York Wasps turned adversity into victory to finally clinch their first win of the NFP campaign last night. The Wasps' comprehensive 21-4 defeat of fellow strugglers Gateshead Thunder came just four days after they
It's been a long time coming, but York Wasps' first victory of the season couldn't have tasted sweeter. Just four days after succumbing to a club record 90-6 defeat at Widnes, the Wasps bounced back in the best possible way to leave poor Gateshead Thunder
Labour have clung on to control of City of York Council after David Evans claimed victory in the Bishophill by-election. The result means the party becomes the largest group in the authority, with 25 seats. But it remains a hung council, meaning a united
Passengers have rushed to sign up to the Evening Press campaign to back GNER's bid for the East Coast Main Line. And the York Tourism Bureau has also thrown its weight behind our drive to win the York-based train operator a chance to run the line past
Drugs are suspected of causing the deaths of two men found in a York flat. The bodies were discovered by an ambulance crew called to the George Street flat, off Walmgate, at 6.35pm last night. An immediate warning has been issued to other drug users in
Happy hooker Gareth Dobson revealed how York Wasps turned adversity into victory to finally clinch their first win of the NFP campaign last night. The Wasps' comprehensive 21-4 defeat of fellow strugglers Gateshead Thunder came just four days after they
York Wasps buried the memory of Sunday's club record defeat by Widnes by recording their first league win of the season against fellow strugglers Gateshead Thunder. Just four days after their 90-6 drubbing, the Wasps bounced back in the best possible
