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• York and North Yorkshire’s mayor has said he is ‘determined’ to get a half-hourly train between Scarborough and York.

  Mayor David Skaith has said he is “putting a lot of work” into getting a half-hourly train service from York to Scarborough.

• A MAIN road in a York village is set to close during the day for more than a month.

  Broad Highway in Wheldrake is set to close for roadworks from Monday - Sunday from 8am-5pm from Monday, September 30 to Friday, November 8.

• York’s Lendal Bridge is in need of significant repairs due to water damage and corrosion, a council official has said.

  City of York Council is currently reviewing the best way to carry out repairs on the bridge, which spans the River Ouse between Station Road to Museum Street, to minimise traffic disruption.

• THE PARENTS of a baby who passed away at just 13 days old are aiming to raise awareness of the rare condition he suffered from.

  Lauren Nuttall, and her partner Joe Witty, were left devastated after the death of their son Ruben in April due to Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.

• York GPs have experienced people being diagnosed with terminal cancer after symptoms were not discovered earlier

  - because they were reluctant to be treated during the pandemic, according to a new report.

• A building company must pay more than £200,000 after its health and safety failures led to the death of an 81-year-old York pensioner.

  Kenneth Armitage died when he fell through a hole left by an employee of Cooper & Westgate in the floor of his first-floor bathroom, Leeds Crown Court heard.

• PASSENGERS on a speeding train between York and London King's Cross were injured after being thrown from their seats, an investigation has found.

  A report by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) found that on the morning of Thursday, May 4 last year a train driver on the 9.54am Grand Central service from Sunderland to London King’s Cross hit 66mph at Spital Junction, Peterborough.

• A WARNING has gone out across York and North Yorkshire for people to be on their guard against drink spiking.

  North Yorkshire Police say they are raising awareness of the illegal practice as thousands of students attend freshers’ week activities at universities and colleges across the city and the wider county.