REMEMBER the Milk Tray man? He was the enigmatic, Bond-like character who would go through hell and high water to deliver chocs to the missus. Or perhaps it was the mistress.

Well, meet our equivalent.

John Hudson is the Evening Press man.

When he discovered the weather had prevented copies reaching Kilburn, he found a way through snowdrifts and blizzards to Thirsk before arriving home exhausted and happy, clutching the paper.

Thanks to John's heroics Kilburnians were not cut off from the news.

Someone buy that man a box of chocolates.

Updated: 11:22 Friday, February 25, 2005