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Millfield Lane in Nether Poppleton A NEW 15 metre-high telecoms mast is set to be built in a village near York – but parish councillors fear it will obstruct views of York Minster. Hutchinson UK – which runs mobile network Three – has applied for permission to put the mast up in Millfield Lane in Nether Poppleton close to the entrance to Poppleton Junior Football Club. City of York Council’s planning team recommends the plans be approved. But Nether Poppleton Parish Council is unhappy with the mast, saying: “The parish council is aware that the open aspect of the Green Belt ...

Breaking Labour group leader Cllr Danny Myers, left, and City of York Council leader, Liberal Democrat, Keith Aspden OPPOSITION councillors are calling for the leader of City of York Council to resign over a damning report into the handling of the former chief executive's £400,000 payout. York Labour group leader councillor Danny Myers says the Liberal Democrat council leader Keith Aspden "must resign immediately for the good of the council and the city". The Lib Dems have hit back accusing Labour of a "politically-motivated witch hunt". Independent auditors took the unusual step of ...

FOLLOWING the publication of a damning public interest report into the council's handling of a payout to the former chief executive, The Press asked council leader Keith Aspden a series of questions. A spokesperson for the Liberal Democrat group said the answers were addressed in Cllr Aspden's initial statement about the report released on Monday. The Press asked the following questions: Labour and York Conservatives are calling for you to resign, will you? If not why not? Cllr Aspden faces calls to resign from opposition councillors over the report. The report by auditors Mazars iden...