York

More of York’s children will get places at some of the county’s top performing schools thanks to new education investments. After consultation with parents across the city, the Conservative-led York Council has approved plans to create places per year at Scarcroft Primary School, while there will also be major investment in playing provision at Millthorpe Secondary School.

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.