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• City of York Council has said that its forecasted £3.4 million annual overspend is an "incredibly positive" sign.

  In a report submitted to Thursday's (September 12) Executive meeting, the director of finance - Debbie Mitchell - laid out the council's projected financial position for 2024-2025.

• THE man behind a new foundation that's been set up in York said he feels 'very lucky' to be in a position to help small local charities across Yorkshire.

  Matty Lewis is head of foundation at the York-based Fortus Foundation which helps support community groups, schools and small charities across the region with grants of between £500 and £10,000.

• A restaurant is planned in a former bar and ‘escape rooms’ in York’s city centre.

  Hull-based SASA Group Ltd seeks to change the use of the empty building at 7-9 Piccadilly.

• A knifeman who stabbed a York father trying to protect his son could kill in the future, a judge has warned.

  The incident outside a house in Clifton was the second time Jordan Dobson had knifed a man in the street, York Crown Court heard.

• 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).