SPECULATION is sweeping the city. After our expos of the graffiti "tagger" DM yesterday, everyone is feverishly trying to work out the same thing. Who is this fiend splattering his initials across our historic fabric? Some suggest it is the name of the
YORK City player-manager Chris Brass may be in the market for another striker as Jon Shaw has been called back by Sheffield Wednesday. The 20-year-old initially signed on a month's loan deal in November, but had his spell extended by a further two months
FORMER York City defender Tom Cowan started this season playing in the UEFA Cup, sharing a dressing room with Fabrizio Ravanelli and running out in front of 50,000 fans at Ibrox. But, on Saturday, Cowan will visit Bootham Crescent as a member of the Nationwide
TWO firms, one in York, the other in North Yorkshire, which have independently won blockbuster deals in China, are to get together for talks - thanks to the Evening Press. The prospect of a mighty, combined force from the region to tap even further into
I DON'T know if Katherine Driver is a regular reader of the letters page or not (Letters, December 31), but if she is, is she incapable of understanding the comments I have made in plain English? To recap, I said if the pubs have to shut because of football
YORK neighbours Heworth and York Acorn have the chance to get some much-needed points on the board on Saturday as they both face fellow strugglers in the Arriva Trains Conference division two. Heworth, stuck in the re-election zone some five points from
YORK MP Hugh Bayley today called for the national minimum wage to be extended to teenage workers aged 16 and 17. His demand came in the wake of a survey that revealed some city employers were paying youngsters only £2 an hour. Mr Bayley branded these
A NATIONAL children's cancer charity with offices in York is heading into liquidation, its administrator said today. Bill Cleghorn, the administrator dealing with the affairs of the Moonbeams Children's Cancer Charity, revealed he was preparing to dissolve
A NATIONAL children's cancer charity with offices in York is heading into liquidation, its administrator said today. Bill Cleghorn, the administrator dealing with the affairs of the Moonbeams Children's Cancer Charity, revealed he was preparing to dissolve
THERE'S fat chance of losing weight with slimming pills and potions promising 'miracle' weight loss - that is the warning from the Trading Standards Institute (TSI) and officers in North Yorkshire. Following Christmas and New Year festivities, many people
YORK police chief John Lacy is to retire after 35 years service. Chief Superintendent Lacy, the Area Commander of the force's Central Area, joined the then York and North East Yorkshire Police as a cadet in 1969. He was appointed Detective Chief Inspector
AN off-duty police officer caught three vandals red-handed as they spray-painted six-foot-high graffiti on the wall of a York riverside construction yard. PC Richard Gatecliffe surprised the teenagers as they tried to leave the scene near the Millennium
BUS bosses were celebrating a victory today after council chiefs agreed to defer the controversial scheme to close Walmgate Bar. Plans to shut the 12th Century Bar, in a bid to stop it being struck by traffic, were delayed at last night's City of York
FORMER York City defender Tom Cowan started this season playing in the UEFA Cup, sharing a dressing room with Fabrizio Ravanelli and running out in front of 50,000 fans at Ibrox. But, on Saturday, Cowan will visit Bootham Crescent as a member of the Nationwide
WITH some of the unimpressive songs TLC have released lately it is easy to forget the huge hits the trio have had in the past. Their greatest hits compilation Now And Forever is a great reminder of just how big the girls once were. Their earliest stuff
THIS is a 'delete as applicable' review. If you like Enrique delete the rest, if you don't read on. Seven is Enrique trying to rock. It has a grittier and harder feel than his previous efforts, Enrique and Escape. But his music is still painting-by-numbers
DIVING has fallen (pardon the pun) under the spotlight again this week with fingers pointing at Harry Kewell for allegedly winning Liverpool a penalty in the FA Cup at Yeovil. As a defender and somebody who has conceded two penalties in the last two games
THIS is self-doubt season. It is the same every year. After the Christmas festivities comes the New Year flagellation. Why am I still single/in the wrong job/stuck in a rut? With esteem levels at a January low, people are particularly vulnerable to be
MOTORISTS and local residents were today taking a look at plans for a new flyover at Bilbrough Top, on the A64 between York and Tadcaster. A public exhibition about the £11 million Highways Agency scheme was being staged at the nearby Buckles Inn. It
A MAGNIFICENT bronze swan created in a York studio is to feature in a major exhibition. Renowned sculptor Sally Arnup created the life-size piece at her studio in Holtby, near York, for an exhibition she is holding at a gallery in London's Albemarle Street
LOUD, angry and very, very scary: Brody Armstrong has the perfect punk credentials. Billed as the next Courtney Love, her similarities include an inability to apply eyeliner, a fondness for singing about drug-taking and a famous boyfriend (Josh Homme
HER peers may demonstrate their increasing "maturity" by embracing lesbianism and flashing their flesh, but Nelly Furtado lets her music do the talking. The result is a refined and challenging album that successfully crosses musical boundaries. As the
THE New Year hangover may be gone - but the financial headache of Christmas and New Year is likely to last longer. Financial adviser Gerry Gray offers some timely advice on how to cure the seasonal money blues. SO, Christmas and the New Year are over
THEY love to go a-cycling along the Ouse towpath - valderee, valdera, with a laptop on their backs. Now there's a new high-tech slant to the lyrics of an old traditional scouting song - to be whistled by staff of RedBlack Software as they each cycle to
AT LEAST four out of five employees surveyed in York and North Yorkshire have admitted to telling "porkies" by calling in sick under false pretences to get a day off. What is more, most of them felt not a jot of guilt. A survey of 207 employees in the
THE fate of another East Yorkshire firm was hanging in the balance today, after the closure of a major factory cost the county 550 jobs. Sixteen workers at the Bridlington branch of giant cold storage, warehousing and distribution company Celsius First
LUNCHTIME post, what is that (January 6)? The story deserves an April 1 dateline. A long time ago our local post delivery got the efficiency treatment, our long time local postie of high regard was replaced by the "Starburst" system. Pasture Close used
DIDN'T your heart bleed for the plight in which Robin Allan finds himself, having his photograph circulated to neighbours to acquaint them with his obnoxious behaviour (January 5)? No? Well, neither did mine, and neither, I suggest, does anyone else sympathise
A QUIET Saturday after Christmas, time to check the sales bargains at Homebase and Laura Ashley, Foss Bank, York. I did not spend anything but two hours and nine minutes cost me £25. How come? A £25 fine levied by Euro Car Parks on Sainsbury's behalf.
CONGRATULATIONS to the Mayor of London on his re-admission to the erstwhile Labour Party. He must now be one of the most successful Labour politicians of all time. To be fair, the Labour Party needs Ken a lot more than he needs them, since a Labour loss
WITH the latest protests against unrestrained rural development it should not be forgotten that the purpose of a rural planning regime is to balance conservation of the landscape against the needs of the 13 million people who live and work in the countryside
WE must thank the staff at the Indian Ocean at Acomb Green for their excellent service on New Year's Eve. Having an 18-month-child, nights out are few and far between. We did however manage to secure a babysitter (thanks Anne!) and book a table for two
MICHAEL Howard, the new Tory leader, has caused a stir with a statement of his beliefs. This is fortunate for him, because a stir is what a politician wants, especially one who is leading the Opposition. Mr Howard took out a two-page advertisement in
SMOKERS are to feel even more out in the cold when they visit one of York's top entertainment venues and are forced to light up outside. York Theatre Royal is to introduce a smoking ban for all theatre-goers in its public areas. From the beginning of
It's derby day again in Pennine League division five as leaders York Acorn 'A' entertain York Groves. The Terriers go into the game on the back of a new year win over Bank Top which has kept alive their slim hopes of promotion, but the Acorn reserves
THE York City Knights versus Leeds Rhinos friendly scheduled for Friday, January 23 is not all-ticket, the Knights have confirmed. However, it could become ticket-only if demand in the interim proves high. Tickets for the pre-season clash at Huntington
THE Lord Mayor of York played a ground-breaking role at the official launch of a major educational project. Coun Charles Hall put his spade to good use when cutting the first sod of earth at the site of York's newest school for children with special needs
POLICE could seize homes and declare a state of emergency in any repeat of the floods which devastated parts of York in 2000. The controversial powers are included in the Government's Civil Contingencies Bill, which ranks flooding alongside a terrorist
A PUBLIC meeting is to be held to discuss the rising tide of violence involving young thugs in west York. York MP Hugh Bayley has pledged to organise the forum, as communities in Acomb and Dringhouses have witnessed a worrying rise in the number of serious
THE York City Knights versus Leeds Rhinos friendly scheduled for Friday, January 23 is not all-ticket, the Knights have confirmed. However, it could become ticket-only if demand in the interim proves high. Tickets for the pre-season clash at Huntington
THIS was the tale of two North Eastern strikers, Alan Shearer and Michael Bridges. They may soon be united in Toon if paper talk has its way and Newcastle manager Bobby Robson manages to add yet more Bridges to the Tyne landscape. Shearer and Bridges
ANTHONY McGrath's inclusion in the England one-day squad which leaves for the West Indies later in the winter could lead to him standing down as Yorkshire captain. McGrath will have talks with Yorkshire's new director of cricket, David Byas, over the
YORK City player-manager Chris Brass may be in the market for another striker as Jon Shaw has been called back by Sheffield Wednesday. The 20-year-old initially signed on a month's loan deal in November, but had his spell extended by a further two months
TWO thugs who heaped "unimaginable pain" on their victim during a violent robbery have been jailed for nearly 15 years between them. Ian Thornton feared he might lose his foot from septicaemia after the "wicked and sustained" attack by Michael Purnell
What issues sent our readers to their writing pads, typewriters and computer keyboards last year? GRAEME ROBERTSON presents his annual review of the readers' letters. TWELVE months ago the review of readers' letters ended with a question. Where are the
With a voice as smooth as treacle, Britain's first Pop Idol Will Young croons his way through his long-awaited, chart-topping second album. Upbeat and lively, Will lurches from slow sensitive ballads to energetic soulful songs with more than a few echoes
Love them or hate them, Irish boy bands have always clinched a place in the heart of the nation. However, pre-teens and post-teens alike will have been disappointed when they pulled Westlife's Turnaround from their Christmas stockings. Power ballads are
BRITNEY gets wasted, hitched and annulled in the girlie flutter of an eyelash, playing the wild-child card but meeting the scorn of her record company. By comparison, Missy 'Misdemeanour' Elliott doesn't mess around because, as her latest album title
ANTHONY McGrath's inclusion in the England one-day squad which leaves for the West Indies later in the winter could lead to him standing down as Yorkshire captain. McGrath will have talks with Yorkshire's new director of cricket, David Byas, over the
BEAT it, Delia. Hit the highway, Gary Rhodes. Get your coat, Naked Chef. A new cook's in town. Amy Huckfield served notice on the current crop of top chefs by serving up a meal worthy of any of them. And Amy is only 12. This junior masterchef has impressed
VOLKSWAGEN is striding into the New Year with engine changes to its Touran compact people carrier and to its super-luxury Phaeton. More importantly though the prices of its new Golf range which goes on sale at the end of the month is also changing. The
Crucial evidence that all-weather Flat racing is proving more and more of a threat to mid-winter jumping action comes tomorrow in the shape of a £15,000 sprint handicap at Wolverhampton being the richest race of the day. Hambleton trainer Bryan Smart
