A new dawn for York City was heralded as motor-racing boss John Batchelor took over the club - just 16 days before it was due to become extinct.

Pioneering new flats in Sixth Avenue, York, factory-built at Yorkon, were opened to the public for the first time.

Prince Andrew was romancing a North Yorkshire millionairess according to her father. The Duke had been seeing quite a lot of 28-year-old Amanda Staveley, whose family hail from near Ripon.

House prices in parts of York could plummet by ten per cent by the end of the year, according to business information company Experian.

A set of saucy gnomes in Blue Moon Trading on Goodramgate, including Fred The Flasher and Pete The Piddler, were driving tourists away, a tour operator insisted.

MPs ridiculed Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon for his repeated refusal to say whether RAF Fylingdales would be used for President George Bush's missile defence project.

The Evening Press took its campaign to Get York Moving to a crucial meeting of highways bosses. We lobbied for round-the-clock work at the Copmanthorpe-A64 junction upgrade to bring a speedy end to the terrible congestion the roadworks had caused.

And the paper also launched a campaign to free Ian Stillman, the deaf charity worker jailed in India on drugs charges in a case described by Fair Trials Abroad's Stephen Jakobi as the "worst miscarriage of justice I have dealt with".

The nation mourned as the Queen Mother died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 101. The nation cheered as the Earl and Countess of Wessex announced that they were quitting their careers amid criticism that work was interfering with their royal duties.

Robert Mugabe claimed victory in Zimbabwe's presidential election.

The mother and step-father of heroin addict Rachel Whitear released pictures of their daughter's death. She had died alone with a syringe still in her arm.

Pop Idol winner Will Young disclosed that he was gay and actor Jim Broadbent was a surprise winner of the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in Iris.