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York residents to cycle 190 miles for charity
A group of five friends from York are getting on their bikes to raise money for the Future of Taru charity. The charity helps build and continues to operate a primary and a secondary school in the small town of Taru, Kenya.
They will be riding 190 miles from Carlisle to Berwick upon Tweed via the Scottish west coast and Edinburgh on the east coast. The ride will be taking place from 8th July until the 10th July.
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.