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Stories for 26 June 2003

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The Waterboys, Universal Hall (Puck Records) ***; Lloyd Cole, Music In A Foreign Language (Sanctuary

IT would be too simple to say that where The Waterboys' mystic minstrel Mike Scott sees the light, urbane misery Lloyd Cole sees only darkness. Too simple maybe, but 20 years on from their Edinburgh starts in music - Scott was born there, Cole studied at the university - they remain the intrepid extrovert and surly introvert respectively. more...

Electric Six, Fire (XL Recordings) *****

NOWADAYS, I can often be blissfully ignorant of the mediocrity that is the singles chart - but Danger! High Voltage! was the sledgehammer that cracked the eggshell of my ignorance at the start of this year. more...

Steely Dan, Everything Must Go (Reprise) ***

THREE years after their stunning comeback studio album Two Against Nature, rock's driest smart alecks return with another modern take on dissatisfaction and life's little games. more...

The Thermals, More Parts Per Million (Sub Pop Records) ***

DESPITE this album being recorded in lead singer Hutch Harris's kitchen at a cost of only $60, it is deservedly turning heads. Oregon four-piece The Thermals make The White Stripes look extravagant. more...

Audio Bullys, Ego War (Source) ****

WITH more than a nod and a wink to The Streets, Audio Bullys are the latest sounds from the suburbs in British music. more...

Gillian Welch, Soul Journey (Acony/Warner Music) ****

GILLIAN Welch insists "this really is the sunniest record I've ever made". That it is not to say it is actually sunny, but as with the climax to a Jacobean tragedy, the only way is up on her fourth album of ageless, austere Appalachian mountain music. more...

Four Tet, Rounds (Domino) ****

MAYBE it's just a good antidote to all the rock revivalism going on at the moment, but Four Tet's low-key electronica is a breath of fresh air. more...

York News

Grim welcome

I WAS waiting at the Rougier Street bus stop one Sunday when I was upset to find shattered glass everywhere from a broken roof window. more...

Threat to Yorkshire

FROM the start of the process in the Government's "consultation" paper Your Region Your Choice, and in every statement by its local proponents, the devolution lobby has chosen to force the 1974 regional boundaries of Brussels/Whitehall on a people who have had an identity of world renown for more than a millennium - namely Yorkshire. more...

Respect children

I AGREE with Ben Drake that children should be treated with more respect and dignity (Letters, June 19). more...

Put your money where your mouth is!

There seems to be some confusion in the debate about the Minster and its library. more...

Sand of hope and glory?

A light breeze is gently blowing over Scarborough's South Bay, bringing blessed relief to the hot bodies sprawled on the beach. It's lunchtime, and Guy Smith's donkeys (rides £1 a go) have their heads deep into their nosebags. Nearby, two small children are screaming with delight as their father buries them in sand. more...

Michael praises Minster library

TV HISTORIAN Michael Wood visited the Minster Library today to congratulate campaigners on saving the historic collection. more...

Police road cameras net £50,000 heroin

CAMERA equipment that automatically scans registration plates and "flags" suspicious vehicles is responsible for the second largest seizure of heroin in North Yorkshire, it has emerged. more...

Death fall at old folks' home

RETIRED university administrator Vivian Dunsby died when he slipped while climbing from a first-floor window at a residential home where he had lived for just a month, an inquest heard. more...

Mini-bus stops off in York

AN eye-catching solution to York's parking problems? Or a cheeky stunt by an exuberant city driver? more...

MP in student fees warning

A NORTH Yorkshire MP has delivered the blunt warning that two-thirds of the Labour Party is opposed to university "top-up" fees. more...

Bus drivers consider offer

DRIVERS at strike-threatened York bus company First are considering a new offer from management. more...

Child porn shame of `model citizen'

A MAN described as a model citizen was today starting a 12-month prison sentence after admitting 16 child pornography offences. more...

A right ding-dong over horse dung

A horse-drawn carriage operator has claimed City of York Council street cleaners swore at him because of horse dung. more...

Axe victim's blood found on nightclub worker, jury told

BLOOD from the York victim of an alleged axe attack was found on the shirt of a nightclub worker, a jury has heard. more...

Court hears details of sex charges

YORK Magistrates heard for the first time the full details of a string of charges of indecent assault against the head of a North Yorkshire agency that deals with young offenders. more...

Pair deny blowing up A64 phone boxes

TWO men accused of blowing up phone boxes on the A64 both claim they had nothing to do with the explosions which left the two boxes completely destroyed. more...

Wife turns up safe and well

A Knaresborough pensioner has said he is "delighted" to have been reunited with his wife after she became stranded by the River Nidd. more...

Diamond couple

Ron and Joan Hawkes were today celebrating 60 years of wedded bliss today. more...

Sneak-in burglary warning

"BURGLARS in blue" gave a string of York residents a rude awakening in the early hours as part of a summer crackdown on sneak thefts. more...

York-based Internet car firm collapses

AN INTERNET car sales company based in York has collapsed, owing millions of pounds. more...

Bus company fined £13,933 over unreliable services

A YORKSHIRE-BASED bus company has been rapped on the knuckles to the tune of almost £14,000 after its Selby services were branded unreliable. more...

Parents in speed plea

ROAD safety outside an East Yorkshire school will come under the spotlight at a public meeting tonight. more...

Edith is 100 not out

GREAT-GRANDMOTHER Edith Daniels celebrates her 100th birthday today. more...

Way to go for intrepid walkers

THREE students at Joseph Rowntree School in York have found an energetic way to spend their time after taking their GCSEs. more...

Battle of the bollards over brewery's land

BREWERY bosses angry about Selby Council's "lack of co-operation" have retaliated - by putting bollards across part of a public car park. more...

Deep depression

TOURIST attractions in York and Scarborough have blamed a sea life attraction in Hull for a slump in their profits. more...

Hip Hope

THE Archbishop of York was nicknamed a "hip hop master" after hanging out with a Christian rap crew at Bishopthorpe Palace. more...

Press raceday off at a gallop

A SPECTACULAR day of racing will see punters getting out of the stalls quickly to support this year's Evening Press Sunday Raceday at York Racecourse. more...

Plastics boss mourned

ONE of the region's best-known manufacturers, David Price, of Power Plastics Limited, Thirsk, who died suddenly last Thursday will be cremated tomorrow. He was 63. more...

Power of Press and City shirts in Iraq

AN RAF engineer returning to York from the Gulf has told how the power of a York City shirt cannot be over-estimated. more...

It's Tea at Three for Lennie

A TEA party will be staged at York's Knavesmire Manor Hotel on Saturday to raise money for St Leonard's Hospice. more...

School goes on the air for day

WOULD-BE radio stars at an East Yorkshire primary school got a taste of fame when they hosted their own radio station. more...

Ruling on headstones

A COUNCIL which laid down thousands of cemetery headstones after a child was killed in a tragic accident has escaped condemnation from the Local Government Ombudsman. more...

Pony mower ready to pull crowds

VISITORS searching for the secrets to a North Yorkshire stately home's immaculate gardens will be in for a treat this weekend. more...

We're on our bikes to help cancer fight...

A YORK woman whose brother died of bone cancer 30 years ago is taking part in a charity cycle ride in his memory. more...

... and golfers chip in with £8,000

GOLFERS raised more than £8,000 for cancer services in York. more...

From Manhattan to the moors

THE new boss of a top wildlife conservation group has come to her new post in York via Manhattan. more...

Frosty fringe of religion

MANY people, according to a leading article in the Daily Telegraph, may be disappointed by the "irenic tone of the Archbishop of Canterbury's long-awaited letter" on the clerical kerfuffle surrounding Canon Jeffrey John. more...

Radar base safety levels clash

RADIATION watchdogs are to tighten up safety guidelines amid continuing fears over emissions from RAF Fylingdales, the Evening Press can reveal today. more...

Checking on Robocop

THE horses that draw tourist-laden carriages around York have long followed nature's requirements. After all, it is the dung thing. more...

Very dung-ho

THE horses that draw tourist-laden carriages around York have long followed nature's requirements. After all, it is the dung thing. more...

Business booming in cash-less trade

CHRIS TITLEY learns how you can leave your money at home and still go on a spending spree more...

York takes a look at Robocop mayor's campaign

TWO top council figures from York are to meet the Middlesbrough mayor dubbed "Robocop" - and his methods could be coming to the city. more...

Radar base safety levels clash

RADIATION watchdogs are to tighten up safety guidelines amid continuing fears over emissions from RAF Fylingdales, the Evening Press can reveal today. more...

Livestock returns to show

VISITORS to Malton Show today were celebrating the return of the livestock classes after a three-year gap. more...

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