CITY of York Council members are considering how to improve the Foss and the Ouse rivers.

One possibility being considered is the appointment of a rivers manager with the job of making the rivers more attractive.

Dave Meigh, the council's head of parks and open spaces, said: "Many of the riverbanks are unattractive, riverside tow paths and revetments appear to be in a poor condition, and there are very limited water and sewerage facilities for passing boats.

"Information for tourists and users is sporadic and uncoordinated but, despite this, the river is an important feature of York that is used by hundreds of people."