A fresh start date has been set for a multimillion-pound scheme designed to regenerate the area around a market town's railway station.

The first public consultation on the £32m Selby Station Gateway Scheme was held in 2019, with work originally due to begin in October 2025. It was then pushed back to March 2026.

North Yorkshire Council has now said the first phase of the scheme, which will include the building of a new station car park and accessible platform access, will begin at the end of May.

Malcolm Taylor, the senior Conservative councillor responsible for transport, said: "This represents a major investment to enhance the area and improve routes leading to the railway station."

The gateway scheme is part of a wider government-backed project known as the Transforming Cities Fund, which was set up to encourage people to walk or cycle between town centres and railway stations.