Opposition from York CAMRA, Fulford Parish Council and others have helped City of York Council planners to refuse plans to convert the 200 year-old pub into a café and three flats.
The pub closed in January this year, was then sold to Manchester-based developer Arborfield Estates, who then submitted a planning application to change the use of the building, saying they also had a café operator lined up to take over.
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Hikes to Micklegate parking charges which would see an end to half-hour rates and free Sunday morning stays for churchgoers have been put on hold following a backlash.
A former East Yorkshire subpostmaster has said he still wants “vindication” for the way he and his family were treated during the Horizon IT scandal after being made an OBE.
