Tills alive with sound of money

York's supermarkets were swept by a record outbreak of Christmas shopping fever today. Yorkatt taking on hamsters at their own dance

Chart success could soon be on the way for the Evening Press - thanks to two catchy Internet tunes we're launching on our website today. We saw the whole of the moon

The last full moon of the Millennium sets over York early today. This awesome lunar display was the most dazzling for years thanks to a rare combination of events which led to it being 14 per cent bigger and seven per cent brighter than normal. OAP lifts car to free trapped neighbour

Pensioner Roly Lomas has been hailed a hero after lifting a half-tonne car to free his trapped neighbour. Fears as city fan goes missing

Fears were growing today for a vulnerable North Yorkshire man who went missing after setting out on a Christmas holiday. Village backs cancer charity

Villagers galvanised by the plight of leukaemia victim Nicola Coates have raised more than £14,000 for the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust. Dad caught drink-driving on son's bike

A dad who went on a drunken joyride around York on his five-year-old son's mini-motorbike was condemned as a "right fool" by magistrates. New tourism scheme in TV village rejected

A scheme to turn a shop and overflow tea-room in the Heartbeat village of Goathland into an exhibition centre has been rejected. £120,000 cash bonanza for county's charities

A festive handout of more than £120,000 has been given to North Yorkshire charities. Christmas means peace for refugees

A year ago Kosovar refugees now living in York still had homes.

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