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Amanda Blanc from Aviva on the King's Honours List.
Chief executive Amanda Blanc from Aviva has been awarded a Damehood in the King’s New Year Honours list for her services to business, gender equality and net zero. Aviva is one of York's largest employers, with around 2000 staff in the city.
Blanc has also increased the company’s share price by 60 per cent since her take over in 2020 as the company’s first female chief executive.
New Community Diagnostic Centre opens in York
A new Community Diagnostic Centre has opened its doors in York, to help speed up the detection of many serious illnesses - meaning patients can start their treatment and recovery much sooner.
Yorkshire Water starts work on £1.3 million investment in Ellerton
Work has begun to reduce discharges into the river Derwent from storm overflows.
York College Alumnus Lisa Parkinson receives BAFTA to add to collection of awards
Former York College student Lisa Parkinson has been awarded a BAFTA to complete a hat-trick for the college’s alumni.
NHS booking system open for spring COVID-19 vaccinations
The local NHS is encouraging eligible people to come forward before the end of June for the spring COVID-19 vaccination.
Mass flowering is recorded at Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s York Site
The Slender Sedge, a plant species thought to be extinct for almost one hundred years, was rediscovered at Askham Bog in 2021 has recently produced nearly 2000 feathery spikes.