Smash driver dies

A man died, several people were hurt and a young girl had an amazing escape in a string of road accidents in North and East Yorkshire. Cooks face chop at old people's homes

Cooks at York old folks homes are facing the axe as cash-strapped council chiefs consider buying "meals-on-wheels" for residents from York District Hospital. Golden girls Janet wins Globe award

The proud parents of York's Golden Globe-winning actress Janet McTeer are "thrilled" with their daughter's new super-stardom. Landlord threatened over macabre lottery

A pub landlord has received a death threat after an Evening Press beer column investigation threw his "macabre" game of chance into the limelight. Solvent abuse topic of teens' shocking video

Young people from a York community which hit the headlines over a shocking petrol-sniffing craze have stepped into the spotlight to warn of the dangers of solvent abuse. Now mobile phone cheats are ripped off

Mobile phone cheats in York and North Yorkshire are paying up to £100 to get free calls forever - then finding they have been ripped off, the Evening Press can reveal today. City is named 'as site for incinerator'

York is one of two major communities in the area pinpointed today as likely sites for waste incinerators by environmental watchdogs. Nicola ready for op in new-look Jimmy's unit

Leukaemia victim Nicola Coates has been given a date for her bone marrow transplant at St James's Hospital, Leeds. Margaret's swimming feat may be in vain

Last year's holiday was the last straw for Margaret Crome - she took the plunge and resolved to finally learn to swim after 48 years plucking up the courage. Market gardeners claim new tax will ruin them

The damaging impact of the Government's proposed energy tax on Britain's horticultural industry is being highlighted by the National Farmers' Union. Newsquest in shares deal with Freeserve

Newsquest plc, the largest publisher of regional newspapers in England, including The Evening Press, has acquired a 9.9 per cent issue of share capital of Freeserve Auctions Ltd, operators of internet network provider Freeserve's person-to-person and merchant-to-person auction service.

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