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Yorkshire Water has admitted two offences related to sewage being pumped for days into a watercourse on the outskirts of York.

James Puzey, for the Environment Agency, which brought the case, told York Magistrates' Court the company visited its pumping station 10 times in six months and “each time” saw that its stand-by pump wasn’t working.
New show homes and a sales centre have opened in Ripon to promote a new 390-home development in the city.

Taylor Wimpey has created the 3-bed Byrneham Special and 5-bed Patterham show homes at Fountains Walk, Ripon.
A NEW shop and café is set to open in York that will delight lovers of Japanese culture.

Anime Gallery and Totoro Coffee, a joint venture, is set to open in the former Cooperative Bank building in Feasegate - hopefully before Christmas 2024.
High rent prices in York mean people “can’t afford” to start families in the city, an estate agent said.

It comes as provisional figures from the Office for National Statistics show the average private rent in York reached £1,104 per month in the year to October