THREE Park&Ride services will be running in York on Boxing Day, with passengers being offered a free service. Buses will start operating from the Askham Bar, York Designer Outlet and Monks Cross Park&Ride sites from 7am.

The last No.3 service to Askham Bar will leave Tower Street at 6.45pm, with the final No.7 bus to the Designer Outlet leaving Rougier Street at 6.42pm and the last No.9 service to Monks Cross departing from the same location at 6.43pm.

The free travel has been put in place by City of York Council to draw more shoppers into the city, with buses running at 15-minute intervals and calling at all their usual stops.