Councillors in York have backed a call to scrap the two-child benefit cap

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• Appeal following burglary in York

  North Yorkshire Police are appealing for information about a burglary that occurred in the Bishopthorpe Road area.

• HUNDREDS of teachers from across York, Selby, Hull and East Yorkshire converged on a top York venue to hear one man's inspiring story.

  Richard McCann’s mother was the first woman to be killed by Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe.

• York's council leader has said she would support powers to levy a visitor tax after Northern mayors met in the city to call for greater devolution to boost economic growth.

  City of York Council leader Cllr Claire Douglas said she would like to see the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority get powers to introduce a levy, like that introduced in Manchester.

• IT'S back to the drawing board on plans for the site of a derelict old folks home in York amid fears over antisocial behaviour.

  As The Press reported back in March last year, there were plans for a 'groundbreaking' scheme to convert the former Morrell House care home in Clifton into a communal living

• York Salvation Army manager Charlie Malarkey was among many special recipients in the The Press’ Community Pride Awards, sponsored by Fera Science Limited.

  All winners of the popular awards for York’s ‘unsung heroes’ were announced last night (September 5) in a ceremony at York Racecourse.

• A disused York water tower could be turned into a modern home featuring a log cabin-style extension if plans get the go ahead.

  Plans lodged with City of York Council would see the Askham Richard Water Tower, off Stock Hill Lane south of York Road, converted into a three-bedroom home.

• MORE than a dozen businesses have signed a letter to the council hitting out over the "chaos" of queuing traffic near a tip in York.

  As reported by The Press in August, traffic has been facing long queues to enter Hazel Court Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC), off James Street, with cars sometimes at a standstill.

• EMERGENCY crews have been called in after a three vehicle crash in a York suburb.

  North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say that at shortly after 5pm on Wednesday (September 4) crews from Acomb and York responded to a crash involving three vehicles.