AN ongoing police incident has closed a footpath in York this morning (August 15).

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• A York MP has raised concerns to the House of Commons over the introduction of VAT on top of private school fees.

  Labour MP for York Central, Rachael Maskell, asked for a meeting with the department over a private school in her constituency, the Steiner School, which she she could face closure due to the policy.

• A York care boss has joined calls to scrap one-word ratings made by the health watchdog for adult social care services just as they will be for children’s providers.

  Mike Padgham, chairman of the Independent Care Group (ICG), representing adult social care providers in York and North Yorkshire, said the single-word judgements made by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are “too short and brief, and do not allow any room for explanation”.

• A MEN'S social wellbeing group in York will continue their partnership with a major city venue.

  Set up by five friends in 2018, Menfulness provides in-person and online support to men in the York area.

• A HEALTHCARE support worker in York has received a community award after being praised for ‘being a natural when it comes to delivering care’.

  Joanne Slimene won the York Community Pride award as Health Service Hero, sponsored by Latimer by Clarion Housing Group, at the annual ceremony at York Racecourse on Thursday night (September 5).

• A French multi-national is to create more than 200 jobs in North Yorkshire.

  Schneider Electric, who make electric management and digital automation equipment, plan to spend £42million on tripling the size of their operations in Scarborough.

• THERE'S been a hit and run crash in a North Yorkshire village.

  North Yorkshire Police say they're looking for witnesses and dashcam footage following a crash in Hinderwell High Street near Whitby.

• City of York Council has been urged to rethink its decision to pull funding for a charity’s “lifeline” service to help older people in the area.

  Cllr Christian Vassie, vice chair of the council’s health, housing and adult social care committee

• A global burger chain which left the UK in 2000 is returning to the UK with a new branch in York.

  Wendy’s was founded in Ohio by Dave Thomas in 1969 and now has more than 7,000 across the world in dozens of countries.