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• The York Proms picnic concert is set to return to Museum Gardens this weekend.

  On Sunday, July 28, crowds of music enthusiasts will head to the concert to watch the live orchestra, talented opera singers and fireworks finale.

• AS athletes parade in Paris today for the opening of the 2024 Olympics, one York man’s thoughts are with the relative who competed in the 1924 Olympics, also in Paris, 100 years ago.

  Mike Race’s uncle Harold Porter was a member of the British team who won silver in the 3,000 metre relay in 1924, at what are now remembered as the ‘Chariots of Fire’ Olympics.

• KEEN photographer Paul Mortimer took this photo this morning (July 26) of the Northern Lights over York.

  Paul, who has lived in York all his life and runs a tattoo studio in Osbaldwick, was out at about at 3am and spotted the light show low in the sky.

• TRIBUTES - including a gig by a York band - have been paid to a father of five who has died suddenly aged 60.

  Tony Binks passed away in his sleep on July 10 leaving widow Caroline - known as Cagga - and children Charlene, Janeann, Wilson, Farrow and Robinson as well as 15 grandchildren aged from five months to 17 years old.

• Footpath and drainage works on Acomb’s Front Street which also saw the controversial installation of bollards ultimately made it a safer place, a Liberal Democrat ward councillor has said.

  Westfield ward’s Cllr Andrew Waller said the Liberal Democrats worked hard to secure the grants used to improve Front Street when they were in the administration which ran York Council.

• Senior York councillors have backed removing bollards in an Acomb street with one claiming their installation wasted hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money.

  Bollards in Acomb Front Street could be replaced with planters and seating after York council’s Executive gave the go ahead for detailed plans for its future to be drawn up.

• A well-known York restaurant has announced a significant improvement in its food hygiene ratings.

  The Olive Tree York in Tower Street received one star from City of York Council following an inspection in February, meaning ‘major improvement necessary.

• A WOMAN from North Yorkshire has been arrested in connection with a double murder investigation.

  Surrey Police say it follows the death of two men in a crash in Sunbury after their officers were called at 12.52am on Monday (July 22) to the A316 southbound slip road onto the M3 following a suspected collision involving a black e-bike.