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• Part of a main road in a York suburb is set to be closed for the next two weeks.

  The bottom section of Carr Lane, between Rosedale Avenue and Front Street, is set to be closed during the day on weekdays for the next fortnight while maintenance work takes place.

• A York MP has said she will vote against the assisted dying bill because "there is nothing safe” about it.

  Rachael Maskell, MP for York Central, said the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is a “fundamental misunderstanding of its impact on medicine”.

• “He was our Attenborough.”

  That’s how David Edward Ryder has been remembered by the team campaigning to save Holgate’s Severus Hill – a group he worked alongside before his death at the age of 85.

• Plans for a major development of student housing on the site of a city centre supermarket have been revised following public consultation.

  Argo Real Estate Ltd and student accommodation developer and operator Fusion Group are now seeking further feedback on detailed proposals concerning the Sainsbury’s site at Foss Bank.

• A popular Sicilian café in a York village has taken steps to improve its hygiene after receiving a poor report from council officials.

  Caffe Valeria in Main Street, Wheldrake, scored just one-star, meaning major improvement necessary, following the inspection on August 28.

• A much-loved pub in York has closed its doors again.

  The Wellington Inn, in Alma Terrace, Fishergate, is seeking new management after the sudden closure.

• A WINDOW has been smashed at one of York’s longest-running shops.

  The attack left a hole and shattered glass in the door of Monk Bar Model Shop in Goodramgate.

• A popular York nightclub is planning improvements, including extra ladies’ toilets.

  Major hospitality operator Stonegate seek to make the changes to Popworld on George Hudson Street in the centre of York. It follows a £300,000 re-fit in 2021.