York's city centre will be alive with lights this Christmas thanks to funding from City of York Council, York's City Centre Partnership and traders.

Councillors have agreed to provide £20,000 to fund cross-street Christmas lights in the city centre. York City Centre Partnership has agreed to contribute £10,000, with city centre traders putting in £5,000. Funding from the council has been made available thanks to a £500,000 business rates rebate.

Bill Woolley, director of City Strategy for the council, said: "Cross street lights in York are an important in part of our Christmas offer. Now having the funding in place to ensure they will be provided is great news.”