Evening Press leader

DIY has grown from a passion to a mania to a creed.

Now we have a temple worthy of the unshakeable faith in our ability to do-it-ourselves.

York's massive B&Q is a high church for the Changing Rooms generation.

Handy Andys and Mandys will be able to spend hours wandering the miles of aisles to find the exact grommet they require from among 40,000 products.

Later, our streets will echo to the whizz of the drill, the crash of the shelf, the curse of the handyman and the roar of his car engine as he returns to B&Q to buy a wall repair kit.

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