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Yakamoz Goodramgate Keeps Licence Despite Home Office Bid
Councillors kept Yakamoz's licence on 16 October and added three right-to-work conditions. Immigration Enforcement had asked for revocation over a 2025 visit.
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Licensing
Sky Blue York Licence Revoked After Home Office Review
Councillors revoked Sky Blue's licence on 24 September after two immigration raids, the third revocation at 16 Barbican Road since 2020. Appeals have 21 days.
Acomb
St Leonard's Acomb Charity Shop Reopens Friday 28 August
St Leonard's reopens its refurbished Acomb clothing shop on York Road at 10am on Friday 28 August. The hospice's Acomb donation centre has closed for good.
Jobs
York Claimant Count: Under-25s Up a Third in Two Years
600 York 16 to 24-year-olds were claiming in July, against 450 two years ago. It is the steepest rise of the 15 Yorkshire councils, and the city total barely moved.
Planning
Federal Coney Street: 100-Cover York Cafe Opens This Autumn
Federal has confirmed a 100-cover cafe in the old Lush unit on Coney Street this autumn. Fit-out starts late September, its applications undecided.
Christmas Market
York Christmas Market 2026: Shut Tuesdays, 12 Nov Start
York Christmas Market runs 12 November to 21 December 2026 and shuts every Tuesday, a first. The dates, the hours, and what the council's own figures say it costs.