PART of a major road in York is set to go down to one lane for the best part of nine months.

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• A NEW group has been formed in York to help tackle bike theft.

  Securecycle York set up by York Cycle Campaign plans to bring together a number of agencies including North Yorkshire and British Transport Police

• The York station car park is set to close "until further noticed".

  LNER has announced that, from 11.59pm on March 14, the long stay car park will be closed. They said this is so that a new parking facility can be built.

• THOUSANDS of homes and businesses lost power this morning (January 24) as Storm Éowyn swept across North Yorkshire.

  Across the UK, millions of people have been urged to stay at home as 100mph winds pose a danger to life and cause travel disruption.

• THE man who took over running the York RAF Association’s annual Battle of Britain Wings Appeal from his wife has died six years to the day after her death.

  Ian Smith, of Stockton Lane, was 81 when he died on Sunday, January 12, six years after his wife Maureen died in 2019 aged 74. He passed away at York Hospital after a short illness.

• A popular pub in North Yorkshire has been named among the top 100 in the country.

  The Plough in Wombleton has been included in Estrella Damm’s list of the UK’s Top 100 Gastropubs.

• Train passengers are being urged not to travel north of York tomorrow (Friday, January 24) during Storm Éowyn.

  LNER said the forecast high winds are expected to cause widespread disruption across the rail network.

• The great and the good of York gathered at the Minster to say a final farewell to Second World War veteran Joseph Thomas after his death at the age of 99.

  Joseph – known as Joe to friends and family – was involved in the liberation of France, for which he received the Légion d’honneur military honour from the French Government.

• A SIDE road close to a major development in York is closed this week.

  Bar Lane off Micklegate will be closed at its junction close to the Bar Wall this week for water supply works to be carried out.