All ages will be welcomed to celebrate Christmas at Selby Abbey commencing on Sunday 18th December at 6.30pm with the magical ‘Carols by Candlelight’ – a traditional Service of Nine Lessons and Carols with Selby Abbey Choir.

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• Making young people of York smile this Christmas

  For many of us, Christmas is a magical time, however, for some families and young people, it can often cause added stress and difficulty. And for those with a loved one, especially a young person, in hospital at Christmas time, it is really tough.

• Young people’s bus fare reductions extended as ticket sales reach half a million

  Free and reduced price bus tickets for York’s young people will continue until 30 March 2025, after an extension to the subsidy was agreed as part of the city’s Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP).

• The York-based healthcare provider records 34% YoY fundraising increase

  Affordable healthcare provider Benenden Health has raised £6,287.00 of funds for various charities and groups in the York district in 2024. This is a 34% increase from 2023 where £4,682 was raised, and a 55% increase from 2022 where £4,045.50 was raised.

• York-based investigation helps jail criminals behind £1m home improvement scam

  Four men who exploited the Government’s ‘Green Deal’ initiative and cheated their way to more than £1 million were sentenced on Friday at Leeds Crown Court (13 December 2024).

• Christmas and New Year opening hours

  Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day all fall on weekdays this year. This means that Wednesday 25 December 2024, Thursday 26 December 2024 and Wednesday 1 January 2025 will all be public holidays for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day respectively.