A college is offering computer courses to help take the stress out of Christmas.

Organisers hope their tutorials will ease the burden for pre-Christmas planning and help people avoid elbow-to-elbow shopping as the festive rush reaches its peak.

The three courses are called Getting Organised for Christmas, Christmas Shopping on the Internet and Getting Creative for Christmas.

The sessions are a first for Ripon College as part of its community education programme. They each run for six weeks and start in November.

The six-week courses cost £24 (half-price for over-60s).

For more details, call the college on (01765) 602018.