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• Leader urges York residents to get involved in BBC project: Britain in a Day
  Cllr James Alexander, Labour Leader of City of York Council is urging York Residents to take part in a unique opportunity for BBC's Britain in a Day project.
• Plans for major transport scheme get go ahead
  City of York Council's transport and business chiefs are celebrating today (29 November) after funding plans for the city's proposals to replace Askham Bar Park & Ride site with a larger facility and to create a new site on the A59 near Poppleton took a step forward.
• Helping young homeless
  A new specialist service for supporting York's homeless young people into work and preparing them for independent living will open on 23 January.
• Tackling illegal street traders
  Councillor Sandy Fraser, Cabinet member for Crime and Community Safety will be asked to approve an amended Enforcement Policy, which aims to tackle illegal street trading activities.
• Freedom of Entry to be presented to Normandy Veterans Association
  The Lord Mayor of York, Councillor David Horton, will be presenting the Normandy Veterans Association York Branch with the Freedom of Entry to the City of York next week.
• Cabinet agrees plans to progress new vision for care
  Members of City of York Council's Cabinet last night (10 January) agreed to progress the new vision for residential care for older people in York.
• A programme of events to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
  City of York Council is marking Holocaust Memorial Day with a programme of events, starting on Friday 20 January and running into February, to honour survivors and look at our own lives and communities today.
• Integrated Drug Centre update
  City of York Council has listened to residents' views about where to relocate drug recovery services in York and will now explore the best solution to find a more suitable option within a council owned building.
• Public budget meeting for local businesses
  City of York Council is reminding local businesses that they can help shape the authority's 2012-14 budget at an event next week (Monday 16 January).
• Urging motorists to drive safe near schools
  With children across the city going back to school after the Christmas break, City of York Council is urging motorists to pay attention to the roads when driving near to or around schools.
• York Arts Academy gets the WOW factor
  City of York Council's York Arts Academy reopened last week for the New Year with the launch of a new group for young musicians called the WOW BAND.
• York launches 'Intelligent Travel York'
  City of York Council, working with transport partners across the city, is launching Intelligent Travel York, a £4.6m initiative to improve sustainable travel in York.
• York's footfall figures up
  National statistics show that footfall figures for York city centre in December was up 14.5 per cent on 2010 figures, compared to a UK average increase of 5.1 per cent.
• York's free wi fi gets over 1,000,000 hits
  York's free city centre wi fi trial has had over 1,000,000* hits since it was launched on 14 November.
• Plans for a new media arts facility in York
  Partners in York's creative and cultural sector, including City of York Council and Science City York, have confirmed that they are working together to look at the feasibility of setting up a new media arts facility in the city.
• York's Future Prospects team helps families back into work
  City of York Council's Future Prospects service - which provides free employment and learning advice to residents - is helping families back into work as part of a new national project.
• Parent prosecuted for poor school attendance
  City of York Council yesterday (12 January) prosecuted the parent of a child, aged 16, who failed to attend school regularly.
• Band trumpets Olympic Torch's arrival
  A York band is tuning up to play on the route of the Olympic Torch as it arrives to light up the city.
• Getting in the party spirit
  City of York Council is encouraging residents to celebrate an exciting year for the city and the country by holding a street party this summer.
• Driving to be greener
  City of York Council has taken delivery of a Nissan LEAF electric car to be used in a staff travel pilot for the next three months. The Leaf has been lent to the council by Nissan at no cost to the council.
• York 800 kicks off an exciting programme of events for 2012
  York has kicked off its celebrations to mark 800 years since it was set on the road to democracy. The city has started this year- long celebration of its past, present and future right where it all began, with its Lord Mayor in the Mansion House!
• Locals and students join forces
  City of York Council's Street Environment Service will be running a 'Ground Force' style event at the gardens in Heslington Road on January 25 and 26.
• Residents' views sought on new planning policy guidance
  City of York Council is asking for residents' views on how future decisions on key planning applications are determined.
• Cities Outlook 2012: spotlight on York
  York is one of the best cities in the UK in which to live and work according to an independent report published today (23 January).
• Yorkshire in Bloom
  City of York Council is reminding residents that the closing date for Yorkshire in Bloom entrants is Tuesday 31 January.
• Together we can be GeniUS!
  City of York Council is aiming to cement York's position as one of the UK's five most innovative cities by launching one of the first community innovation schemes. In partnership with residents, businesses, community groups and innovators everywhere, www.geniusyork.com hopes to make a real difference in solving some of the city's biggest challenges.
• York 800 events feature in Residents Festival 2012
  This year's York Residents Festival will give the first chance for people living in York to enjoy events in York 800, a major year long programme of activities celebrating the 800 years since the city was first granted its Royal Charter in 1212.
• Consultation on road layouts for new Park & Ride sites
  People who live, work and travel in and around Askham Bar will be able to comment on plans to change the road layout for the new, extended Park & Ride.
• Tee off in 2012
  City of York Council has teamed up with Heworth Golf Club to offer coaching lessons for beginners this February.
• Energise serves up new tennis coaching classes
  City of York Council's Energise sport and leisure facility is serving up a new range of tennis coaching classes to suit all ages and abilities.
• Additional funding to improve York's air quality
  City of York Council has received an additional £19.5k funding from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to help improve York's air quality.
• Residents respond to consultation on plans to reinstate a left turn traffic lane at Clifton Green
  Approximately 150 local residents and road users in the Clifton area of the city have responded to a consultation on options to reinstate a left turn traffic lane on Water End at the Clifton Green junction.
• Large increase in small businesses starting-up in York
  According to new figures out this week even more small businesses have started up in York than ever before.
• York students' best-ever GCSE results
  City of York Council's Children's Services leaders have welcomed government figures out today, which show that York schools are continuing to excel at Key Stage 4.
• Getting Eng-AGE'd over 50!
  York's first Eng-AGE 50+ Activity Day will take place on Monday 13 February at Energise, Cornlands Road.
• Cabinet to consider independent York Fairness Commission recommendations
  City of York Council's Cabinet will be asked to respond to recommendations proposed by the independent York Fairness Commission at a meeting on Tuesday 14 February.
• HMS York to sea the Lord Mayor in special visit to the city
  The Commander and crew from HMS York will be visiting the Lord Mayor of York, Cllr David Horton in The Mansion House next week.
• Consultation on road layouts for new Park & Ride sites
  People who live, work and travel in and around the A59/A1237 area near Poppleton will be able to comment on plans to change the road layout for the new Park & Ride site.
• York's collective GeniUS! rises to challenge
  YORK'S first community open innovation forum - GeniUS! - has been getting some inspired responses since it launched last week.
• Housing and benefits services move to the heart of Acomb
  City of York Council is offering residents more locations in Acomb where they can get housing and Council Tax and Housing benefits advice.
• Budget 2012-14: Tough decisions to secure the future
  City of York Council's Cabinet will consider proposals for the authority's 2012-2014 budget later this month (14 February).
• Business leaders support fund to boost city's economy
  Plans to create a dedicated fund to finance initiatives that boost York's economy, creating jobs and securing investment have received support from business leaders.
• York plans biggest overhaul of streetlights since the Victorian era
  City of York Council is proposing to carry out the biggest overhaul of streetlights since the Victorian era.
• New fitness class launching for people who have a mental illness
  City of York Council is launching a new fitness class for people who have a mental illness.
• City of York Council welcomes BBC plans to reconsider local radio cuts
  City of York Council has welcomed the news that the BBC is reconsidering plans to make cuts to local radio
• Gritter out of action from snow ball 'attack'
  City of York Council's fleet is minus one gritter after a snow ball 'attack' this morning smashed a side window of the vehicle. The incident occurred in the Manor Park Drive area of the city, and has been reported to the Police.
• Leader praises gritting crews
  City of York Council's Labour Leader is praising gritting and snow clearance teams who have been working round the clock to keep the city moving despite the severe weather conditions.
• Council wants GeniUS! business ideas
  York's first community open innovation forum - GeniUS! - is getting down to 'business' this week - as it poses the latest challenge:
• New workshops stir up York's creativity
  An inspirational programme of activities is giving York people exclusive access to some of the city's most famous spaces.
• Council takes the lead locally in National Apprenticeship Week
  Following the hugely successful 100 in 100 York Apprenticeship Challenge last summer, many of City of York Council's new apprentices taken on during the Challenge are now approaching the halfway point of their time at the authority.
• Get fit for free
  If you enjoy the great outdoors, meeting new people and want to take more exercise then City of York council's new fitness health walks are for you.