Villagers have spoken about their disgust at an all-night illegal rave where revellers allegedly used the village green as a public toilet.

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• More than half of the assaults, public order offences and other violent crimes recorded in York city centre in 2023-4 were thought to involve alcohol, according to police data.

  North Yorkshire Police figures show around two thirds of the 1,005 violent crimes recorded in York city centre in the year up to March 2024 were at night.

• York councillors have approved the local authority’s Budget for this financial year including a 4.99 per cent increase in council tax.

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• A York hair salon has been damaged during an attempted burglary.

  North Yorkshire Police is appealing for information about an attempted burglary of the Grosvenor Salon in Grosvenor Terrace.

• AN independent cafe and tearoom in York has closed its doors after the lease has been seized.

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