Cllr Katie Lomas, the finance executive at the City of York Council, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service she’s “seriously concerned” about balancing the books in the next four years without further support from central government.
Labour was elected into the City of York Council in May, but its first six months have been blighted by cuts due to financial constraints.
In September, the council warned it forecasted an £11.4 million overspend this financial year without further action, which it has since reduced to £11.1 million.
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A man is under arrest following a collision that led to the death of an 80-year-old woman.
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.
