Tourism body Make it York has achieved a “phenomenal” turnaround in its fortunes under its latest boss, a senior York councillor has said.

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• The ambitious multi-billion pound York Central regeneration project is to be designed by a world-class team of architects.

  A line-up of award-winning companies have been announced by the scheme’s joint venture development partners, McLaren Property and Arlington Real Estate, as the scheme makes another move forward.

• A NURSE from York who trained in the profession to better understand his mum's condition and qualified the day before she died has spoken of his heartbreak.

  Ben Fletcher, who is about to start working for the York Hospital trust as a registered nurse at Nelson's Court of Tadcaster Road is still coming to terms with the death of his mum, Sue, from a rare form of cancer aged just 52 on Saturday, April 26.

• A giant Ferris wheel has returned to the centre of York – offering stunning views over the city.

  Visitors will be able to ride the 33-metre (108.268ft) high wheel in St Sampson’s Square from tomorrow (Saturday, May 10) until Saturday, June 7. It will be open daily from 11am to 7pm.

• Hollywood stars are playing York's world-famous Chaplin twins in a new film, Bucking Fastard

  YORK'S world-famous reclusive Chaplin twins are the inspiration for a new Hollywood film. Tinsel-town A-listers Rooney Mara and her sister Kate are starring in a film based on the lives on Freda and Greta Chaplin

• A POLICE cordon is still in place at a street in York after a woman in her 60s was reportedly found dead.

  As reported by The Press yesterday, several police vehicles and paramedics were on the scene in Albert Street, close to Walmgate, shortly before 11.30am on Thursday (May 8).

• A York man spent months fighting for his life in hospital after falling ill while on holiday – just hours after proposing to his girlfriend.

  Steven Percy said he is “lucky to be alive” following the holiday which will be remembered for “all the wrong reasons”.

• A MAJOR open-air event planned for York this summer has been cancelled as a casualty of the cost-of-living crisis.

  York Junior Proms was due to be held in Museum Gardens with a special programme for children on Monday 28th July, a day after the popular picnic concert York Proms.

• PLANS to reroute a major road in York have been showcased at a public meeting in the city.

  More than 100 people turned up to a drop-in session held by the people behind the York Central development on Wednesday (May 7) at St Barnabas Church in Jubilee Terrace off Leeman Road from 2pm -8pm.