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April 2002

30.03.02: The Queen Mother - Lord Mayor's Statement
Tuesday 02 April 2002
Lord Mayor of York Councillor Irene Waudby said today (Saturday, March 30), "Like millions of people across the country,
02.04.02: £3m for New Classrooms at Fulford School
Tuesday 02 April 2002
Mobile classrooms at popular Fulford School are to be replaced by state-of-the-art new buildings in a multi-million poun
02.04.02: JUBILEE RUGBY NINES NEWS - Junior Tournament Curtain-raiser for Jubilee Event
Tuesday 02 April 2002
Schools in York are launching a ten-a-side rugby league tournament to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee - as a curtain raise
27.03.02: York launches its local strategic partnership
Tuesday 02 April 2002
Key representatives from organisations throughout York today (Wednesday, 27th March) met to launch the city's local stra
03.04.02: Staffs Pot Fair is a First for York
Wednesday 03 April 2002
York city centre is to host a traditional Pot Fair for the very first time next week.<P> The unique event, hosted by Ci
03.04.02: Operation Daley Highlights Vehicle Faults
Wednesday 03 April 2002
More than one in ten used cars being sold at forecourts in North Yorkshire and inspected during a special operation were
03.04.02: Cut-Price Road Closures for Jubilee Street Parties
Wednesday 03 April 2002
City of York Council is to charge just £20 for residents wishing to close their streets for parties celebrating the Quee
04.04.02: Council Secures Seed Cash Boost for Schools
Thursday 04 April 2002
City of York Council has secured £220,000 from the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) as part of a £750,000 boos
04.04.02: All On Board for Sustainability Drive
Thursday 04 April 2002
More than 100 local employers, voluntary organisations and environmental experts will take to the Ouse next week for a p
04.04.02: JUBILEE RUGBY NINES NEWS - Robbie's Quick On the Draw For York Nines Event
Thursday 04 April 2002
Rugby league superstar Robbie Paul will help make the draw next week for the big York Golden Jubilee Rugby League Festiv
05.04.02: Details of proposed expansion to kerbside recycling
Friday 05 April 2002
City of York Council has announced details of the proposed areas of the city which will be involved in the next stage of
05.04.02: New age kurling comes to York
Friday 05 April 2002
Youngsters in York will have the opportunity to try out a new sport on Monday, 8th April, as new age kurling comes to th
09.04.02: JUBILEE RUGBY NINES NEWS - Aussie Joins Kiwi for York Nine-a-Side Draw
Tuesday 09 April 2002
Leeds Rhinos' Aussie international Matt Adamson will join Kiwi stand off Robbie Paul tomorrow night (Wednesday, April 10
12.04.02: JUBILEE RUGBY NINES NEWS - Needle Matches in Group Stage Draw
Friday 12 April 2002
The RAF will play the Army in one of the key needle matches of the big York Golden Jubilee Rugby League Festival in June
12.04.02: Work on Strensall Safety Scheme Begins
Friday 12 April 2002
ork on a £120,000 City of York Council local safety scheme for Strensall, including a new mini-roundabout, will begin on
12.04.02: York All Set for Free Dance Sessions
Friday 12 April 2002
They'll be dancing in the streets, on the wards, in church aisles and maybe even on the buses if City of York Council ge
12.04.02: York wins approval for schools PFI bid
Friday 12 April 2002
City of York Council has been given approval by the Treasury to take forward its bid for £8.3 million for the re-buildin
15.04.02: Commuter Improvements Unveiled at Village Station
Monday 15 April 2002
Major improvements for rail travellers at Poppleton railway station, benefiting village commuters, were unveiled today
15.04.02: York Children Get a 'Ped' Project
Monday 15 April 2002
A new project to reduce congestion and improve the health of local children will be launched by City of York Council tom
16.04.02: Bar Walls Refurbishment near Victoria Bar
Tuesday 16 April 2002
Restoration work on a section of the City Wall adjacent to Victoria Bar is due to begin tomorrow (Wednesday, April 17, 2
16.04.02: Council Warning Over Canada Lottery Scam
Tuesday 16 April 2002
City of York Council's trading standards team is warning York residents - especially older people who seem to be the ta
17.04.02: Adult Art Class Paintings in Exhibition First
Wednesday 17 April 2002
Students on City of York Council's adult education art classes are to get their work shown at York City Art Gallery for
17.04.02: Traffic Calming for Deramore Drive
Wednesday 17 April 2002
City of York Council is to carry out works to improve safety and reduce traffic speeds on part of Deramore Drive. <P>
17.04.02: Boat Trip Shows the Greener Way
Wednesday 17 April 2002
The city needs you to do your bit! That was the message from speakers at the first ever review of the city's Local Agen
18.04.02: New Arrangements for Domestic Cleaning Services
Thursday 18 April 2002
Important new arrangements for home cleaning services are being outlined to customers of City of York Council's communit
19.04.02: York to Share Hi-tech Anti-fraud Success at Conference
Friday 19 April 2002
City of York Council's trading standards officers are to outline their ground-breaking use of new technology in combatin
19.04.02: Trial Shows Huge Drop in Diesel Emissions
Friday 19 April 2002
Less smoke, reduced pollution and lower running costs - these were the aims of a trial of pioneering catalytic equipment
22.04.02: GOLDEN JUBILEE EVENTS - York Music Live Festival Line-ups Unveiled
Monday 22 April 2002
City of York Council today announced plans for the city's biggest ever celebration of music as part of the Queen's Golde
23.04.02: New Grille System In Place at Pool
Tuesday 23 April 2002
Safety at York's oldest swimming pool complex has been boosted following a City of York Council Easter refit.<P> Part o
24.04.02: Residents Get Say in Fishergate Safety Plan
Wednesday 24 April 2002
Residents of Fishergate are to get a chance to shape plans to improve pedestrian safety in the area at a City of York Co
24.04.02: Uni Nursery Nurses Pass With Honours
Wednesday 24 April 2002
Nursery nurses who runs the crche at the University of York have passed a test of safety standards with flying colours.
25.04.02: Beckfield household waste site to re-open
Thursday 25 April 2002
City of York Council will re-open the Beckfield Lane household waste site this weekend, beginning Saturday 27 April. Th
26.04.02: Council Welcomes Coastliner's £1m Investment and GNER Integrated Ticket Link
Friday 26 April 2002
City of York Council has welcomed a near-£1m investment by bus operator Yorkshire Coastliner in new vehicles - and the f
26.04.02: JUBILEE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS - Jubilee Tournament In Wasps Tie-up
Friday 26 April 2002
The prestigious York Golden Jubilee Rugby League Festival is to join the battle to save York Wasps, the city's only prof
26.04.02: Council Urges Residents to Act on Climate Change
Friday 26 April 2002
City of York Council's transport chiefs have reacted to new evidence on climate change by urging residents to cut car us
26.04.02: Composting is 'the New Black' says Council!
Friday 26 April 2002
Get composting - it's nature's way of recycling and it's 'dead' trendy. That was the message from City of York Council
29.04.02: £500,000 Compensation Husband Convicted of Benefits Fraud
Monday 29 April 2002
City of York Council's crackdown on benefits cheats has led to the conviction of a resident who failed to declare the £5
29.04.02: JUBILEE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS - Pros Support Rugby League Tournament Curtain-raiser
Monday 29 April 2002
Rugby league giants Bradford Bulls and Leeds Rhinos are turning out in force to lead coaching sessions for York school c
30.04.02: Tenth Edition for Young People's Survival Guide
Tuesday 30 April 2002
A guide dedicated to helping the city's youth find their way through the maze of life has achieved a survival feat of it
01.05.02: JUBILEE RUGBY NINES NEWS - Free Parking and Family-for-a-Fiver Ticket for Jubilee Tournament
Wednesday 01 May 2002
Two great Yorkies - from the past and the future - teamed up today to unveil a family-for-a-fiver deal and free car park
01.05.02: Temporary Closures for Tang Hall and Poppleton Libraries Improvements
Wednesday 01 May 2002
Tang Hall library will close next week for two weeks so that essential work on adding a prestigious UK Online IT Learnin
01.05.02: Council Backs Bowls Open Day
Wednesday 01 May 2002
Copmanthorpe Bowling Club is throwing open its greens on Saturday (May 5) for a have-a-go open day designed to attract n