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November 2001

15.10.01: No Secrets Pledge from County and City Councils
Friday 02 November 2001
A tough, new no-nonsense policy designed to protect vulnerable adults from abuse was launched by the chief executives of
17.10.01: Councillor's Mailshots Warning
Friday 02 November 2001
A leading York councillor has urged city residents to be sceptical about foreign mailshots promising huge sums of money
17.10.01: Minsterwomen in Minstermen Shootout
Friday 02 November 2001
One of York's newest women'tball teams will be celebrating a novel sponsorship deal on Saturday (October 20) by providin
18.10.01: Data Registration Warning to Businesses
Friday 02 November 2001
City of York Council's trading standards officers are warning local businesses to be wary of approaches by companies req
18.10.01: SNOOKER FEATURE: Great Scot Higgins Goes for Third UK Crown
Friday 02 November 2001
(issued locally on behalf of the World Snooker Association) Scotland's John Higgins will be bidding to win the UK Cha
19.10.01: Openness Pledge Despite Theft
Friday 02 November 2001
Bosses at York's award-winning Castle Museum today pledged to keep its social history collections on open display in spi
10.10.01: Spotlight on Street Cleaning
Friday 02 November 2001
Street cleaning in York will come under the spotlight when members of City of York Council's Services Scrutiny Board sta
10.10.01: Councils Unite in Anti-Fraud Campaign
Friday 02 November 2001
Ryedale, Selby and York councils have teamed up to tackle benefit fraud by launching a fraud hotline and hard-hitting ad
11.10.01: York Celebrates Family Learning Weekend
Friday 02 November 2001
York is to celebrate national Family Learning Weekend this week with a range of events and a big Family Fun Day - all b
16:10:01: City Youths in 'Work Experience't
Friday 02 November 2001
Three young people from the York Youth Forum Project are to get first hand experience of life in local politics this wee
23.10.01: Council Moves to Ease Congestion
Friday 02 November 2001
City of York Council is to lobby the Government over city-wide congestion caused by the Highways Agency's A64 Top Lane C
23.10.01: Statement from Yorkshire Water - Cemetery Road
Friday 02 November 2001
The following is a statement from David Parkin, Project Manager for Yorkshire Water. "Yorkshire Water has been carryi
22.10.01: Milburn Puts York's Social Services in Top Ten
Friday 02 November 2001
City of York Council's social services are in the country's top ten according to Health Secretary Alan Milburn. Mr Mi
17.10.01: Financial options for council's housing services
Wednesday 07 November 2001
The results of an initial report into the options available for City of York Council's housing will be discussed at a me
15.10.01: Health and advice during European Health and Safety Week
Wednesday 07 November 2001
With the start of European Health and Safety Week today, City of York Council's environmental regulation department are
25.10.01: Fireworks Warning from Council
Wednesday 07 November 2001
Remember, remember, the fifth of November with a series of important safety questions was the message from City of York
12.10.01: New traffic measures in Cemetery Road for emergency repairs
Wednesday 07 November 2001
The discovery of a large hole under Cemetery Road during the current sewer repairs by Yorkshire Water, has prompted the
24.10.01: Results of 24 hour care services for older people to be discussed
Wednesday 07 November 2001
The results of the year-long best value review of 24 hour care services for older people will be discussed at City of Yo
25.10.01: Another Connexion for Local Villages
Wednesday 07 November 2001
City of York Council's latest 'Connexions' rural bus service will hit the road on Monday as part of important Government
25.10.01: Councillors and Customers Launch First-Stop Service
Wednesday 07 November 2001
Customers and councillors will formally launch a new era in City of York Council's housing and council tax benefits serv
26.10.01: Council Launches Street Lights Hotline
Wednesday 07 November 2001
City of York Council has launched a 24-hour street lights hotline as part of a package of measures designed to speed up
26.10.01: Scheme Delayed to Ease Traffic Congestion
Wednesday 07 November 2001
City of York Council has delayed the re-development of the city's Union Terrace Car Park in a bid to help ease A64 roadw
25.10.01: Children to Spruce Up Chippy Vista
Wednesday 07 November 2001
Children in York will throwing themselves into a special environmental improvement project next week which is guaranteed
02.11.01: Schools Get Aboard the Time Train
Wednesday 07 November 2001
Four of York's primary schools will be taking a musical trip through the Viking, Tudor and Victorian eras to the present
02.11.01: Staff Moved Over Drains Smell
Wednesday 07 November 2001
A group of about 50 staff have been temporarily moved out of City of York Council offices at George Hudson Street today
01.11.01: PlanetYork News: YORK LEADS THE WAY WITH UK'S FIRST 'GREEN' CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
Wednesday 07 November 2001
(Issued on behalf of NPower) <P> York is set to make its mark this Christmas in a step that will leave other UK cities
01.11.01: Workshop Invite for York after Milburn's Praise
Wednesday 07 November 2001
Health Secretary Alan Milburn has invited City of York Council to help lead a country-wide improvement of social service
03.11.01: Rat Runs Curbed
Wednesday 07 November 2001
Two roads which had become regular 'rat-runs' through a residential South Bank neighbourhood of York are to be turned in
05.11.01: Food Course Hors D'oeuvre for Curry Comp
Wednesday 07 November 2001
City of York Council's preparations for the city's first-ever curry competition continue tomorrow (Tuesday, November 6)
05.11.01: Ground-Breaking Apartments Up for Rent
Wednesday 07 November 2001
Homes in City of York Council and Yorkshire Housing's ground-breaking Sixth Avenue Apartments complex are going up for g
05.11.01: Hard-Hitting Postcards From Beacon Council
Wednesday 07 November 2001
'Don't slam the door on our children' is the hard-hitting message behind new postcards produced by City of York Council.
06.11.01: Emergency Gas Repairs For Fulford Road
Wednesday 07 November 2001
Emergency traffic lights are to go up on the A19 Fulford Road today after gas firm Transco was called in to tackle a gas
06.11.01: Residents Ready To Recycle in Green Partnership
Wednesday 07 November 2001
Residents across York and North Yorkshire are already enthusiastic recyclers and are ready to do even more in partnershi
08.11.01: York's New Emergency Planning Coordinator
Thursday 08 November 2001
City of York Council has appointed police inspector Barry Kelly as its new emergency planning coordinator.<P> Barry, 53
08.11.01: Walking Cuts Cancer Risk
Thursday 08 November 2001
City of York Council and the Selby and York Primary Health Care Trust are extending their innovative city-wide walking c
08.11.01: Major Housing Needs Survey Underway
Thursday 08 November 2001
City of York Council's first housing needs survey for five years is getting underway with citizens being reminded of the
09.11.01: Unsolicited Invoice Alert
Friday 09 November 2001
City of York Council's trading standards officers are again warning local businesses to look out for unsolicited invoice
09.11.01: Green Prizes from Greener Waste Consultation
Friday 09 November 2001
Three York residents have already been reaping the green rewards of City of York Council's big waste management consulta
12.11.01: Tribute To Popular York Schoolboy
Monday 12 November 2001
Tribute has been paid to a popular 14-year-old York schoolboy who died today in the middle of an English lesson at Hunti
13.11.01: York's Results Are Best Ever
Tuesday 13 November 2001
The ongoing improvement in children's performance in City of York Council schools has continued with the best ever set o
14.11.01: City to Honour Dench, Barry and Shannon
Wednesday 14 November 2001
City of York Council has agreed to honour three of its most distinguished citizens by granting them the city's Honorary
14.11.01: York Schools' Festival of Dance
Wednesday 14 November 2001
Influences as varied as the Moulin Rouge and Bob the Builder will be on show at the weekend when 20 of York's primary an
14.11.01: Parents Have Two Months to Choose Primary Schools
Wednesday 14 November 2001
Parents in York are being reminded that they have only two months left to register their children for primary school und
15.11.01: Community Crime Forum for York
Thursday 15 November 2001
Residents in York are being asked for their views on how they would solve the problem of crime in their communities at a
15.11.01: Timely Theme for National Consumer Week
Thursday 15 November 2001
It's National Consumer Week and this year's theme of credit and debt is a timely one according to City of York Council's
19.11.01: Security Firm Warning from Trading Standards
Monday 19 November 2001
City of York Council's trading standards team has received a spate of calls from residents who are concerned at the unsc
19.11.01: Big Voices - Little Sing
Monday 19 November 2001
City of York Council's Little Sing project will take to the stage for the first time next week when children from two sc
20.11.01: Mediation Service Features on National TV
Tuesday 20 November 2001
Face to Face, the City of York Council-backed mediation service, is featuring in two Crimewatch Daily specials tomorro
21.11.01: Real Time Information on A64 Works
Wednesday 21 November 2001
City of York Council has teamed up with two local radio stations and the Highways Agency to ensure motorists get bang-up
21.11.01: York Councillors Talk Rubbish In Good Cause!
Wednesday 21 November 2001
Councillors in York will be talking a load of rubbish with residents next week - all in a good cause.<P> Members of Cit
21.11.01: Young People's Film Premiere
Wednesday 21 November 2001
Forget Harry Potter! This season's key film 'premiere' took place in York today (Wednesday, November 21) when young pe
22.11.01: New Opportunities and Investment in Special Needs Plan
Thursday 22 November 2001
New opportunities for children and significant investment in new facilities were promised by City of York Council today
22.11.01: Acomb Library to Close for Essential Repairs
Thursday 22 November 2001
Acomb Library will be closed from Monday, December 17 until Saturday, December 22 (inclusive). It will reopen on Christ
23.11.01: Christmas Lights Vandalised - Appeal
Friday 23 November 2001
City of York Council is appealing for information on vandals who struck out Acomb's Christmas tree lights even before th
23.11.01: Improving York's air quality
Friday 23 November 2001
City of York Council is about to take steps to improve the air quality in York, which will involve developing an action
23.11.01: Clifton Moorgate Toucan Work Starts
Friday 23 November 2001
City of York Council will start work on a new toucan crossing at Clifton Moorgate on Monday (November 26).<P> The counc
23.11.01: Council Outlines New Traffic Vision
Friday 23 November 2001
City of York Council is re-emphasising its vision for reducing congestion in the city - with a focus on driving down tr
26.11.01: Queen's Golden Jubilee Baton Relay Comes to York
Monday 26 November 2001
York is to host a leg of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Baton Relay next summer it was announced today.<P> City of York Cou
26.11.01: First Youth Offenders Get Tagged
Monday 26 November 2001
The first youth offenders in York and North Yorkshire to be dealt with under tough new measures could be electronically
26.11.01: Council Nominated for Third Beacon Award
Monday 26 November 2001
City of York Council has been short listed for its third Beacon Status award by the Government - this time for its succe
26.11.01: New After Adoption Service Launched in York
Monday 26 November 2001
An important new service for people affected by adoption will be launched in York on Thursday (November 29).<P> The Yor
28.11.01: Navigation Road and Percy's Lane Work
Wednesday 28 November 2001
City of York Council will start resurfacing the carriageway in Navigation Road and Percy's Lane on Monday (December 3)
30.11.01: INTAKE LANE, ACASTER MALBIS-CULVERT LAYING WORKS
Friday 30 November 2001
City of York Council will continue existing culvert works in Intake Lane Acaster Malbis on Monday (December 3).<P> The
30.11.01: York Gets City 'Zoo' With New Skate Park
Friday 30 November 2001
Boarders and bladers in York are getting an early Christmas present at the weekend with the opening of The Zoo - City of
30.11.01: Councils Turn to York for Schools Advice
Friday 30 November 2001
More than thirty local education authorities have turned to City of York Council for advice after its Beacon Status awar

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