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THOUSANDS more spectators will be able to cheer on York's sports clubs as capacity restrictions at the LNER Community Stadium are lifted.

YORK City Knights will head to Wembley for the first time since 1931 after securing a 36-22 victory over Swinton Lions in the 1895 Cup.

Jon Flatman, chairman of the York City Knights and Daniel Smith, managing director at Barratt Developments Yorkshire East THE York City Knights Foundation will continue to offer free rugby league tickets to local youngsters thanks to a new local housebuilder partnership. The Foundation, which is the community arm of the professional rugby league club, will continue to offer free tickets to local under 16s next season, thanks to a support pledge from local housebuilder, Barratt Developments Yorkshire East. The new partnership will see the housebuilder contribute over £18,000 to cover th...

Sean Bullick, managing director of Make It York (top) and businessman Phil Pinder A LEADING city centre businessman has launched a petition calling for the city's tourism and marketing organisation Make It York to be wound up. Phil Pinder, head of York Retail Forum, set up the petition after Make It York asked for a taxpayer-funded bailout to keep it afloat after being “decimated” by the pandemic. A council report has revealed that if the council does not step in, Make It York (MIY) and Visit York will shut down, leaving “significant debts”- with a large number of staff being ma...