York

A planning application for much-needed affordable homes and accommodation for older people at Lowfield Green has been submitted for approval.

York’s Conservative-led council has appointed the well-respected contractor Interserve to carry out the transformation of the historic Guildhall into an innovative civic and business venue.

York’s Castle car park will host Europe’s first pop-up Shakespeare Theatre next year after plans were approved by the council’s Conservative-led Executive.

Representatives from the Conservative-led City of York Council, First York and local bus manufacturer Optare have welcome the arrival of the first “Metrodecker EV” – the first zero-emission and fully electric double-decker bus to be used outside of London.

The Department for Education has funded all children eligible for the extended hours. This is estimated to include 1,480 children in York.

More than £20 million will be spent on roads, paths and cycleways as well as a new initiative funded by the government to make use of pioneering pothole detecting cameras to help identify and repair problems more quickly.

The Conservative-led City of York Council is set to enter into a new partnership which could help deliver 5,000 homes in York over the next 15 years.