The University of York students’ union has been recommended to ratify a Restore Britain society - despite backlash from students. The students’ union said the application was submitted in March and recommended for approval last week. The University of York’s Restore Britain society said it is “thrilled” to have been recommended for ratification, adding that it has “big plans” for the future.

A new festival has been hailed a success after attracting folklore fans to the city. Some of folk horror's leading authors were in the city for the Festival of Hauntology which was held at York St John University last weekend, March 21 and 22, as part of the York Literature Festival. This year’s line-up included Lucy Rose, Lucie McKnight Hardy, Ramsey Campbell and Dan Coxon.

A York woman who has turned her home into a Halloween grotto for almost four decades has said she will be "doing this for the rest of my life". Lynda Starkey, 75, is busy with preparations at her home in Kingsway West, Acomb, ahead of October 31. “I will be doing this for the rest of my life,” she said. “I’m still fit and healthy. If I can climb a ladder, I’ll be putting the decorations up.”