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March 2002

01.03.02: York Opens Doors to Easingwold and Tadcaster School Hopefuls
Friday 01 March 2002
City of York Council is expanding capacity at a number of city secondary schools after schools outside the city reduced
01.03.02: New Agreement Between Council and Voluntary Groups
Friday 01 March 2002
An important new agreement setting out the relationship between City of York Council and the city's network of voluntary
01.03.02: Young Performers Give Spring Concerts
Friday 01 March 2002
Students from City of York Council's performing arts centres will display their talents at two concerts to celebrate the
01.03.02: Foss Bridge Protection Works Begin This Month
Friday 01 March 2002
City of York Council will be relaying the granite sett area of the carriageway on Fossgate adjacent to Foss Bridge this
04.03.02: York Households Urged to Recycle Old Yellow Pages
Monday 04 March 2002
Households across York are being urged to participate in a Yellow Pages recycling campaign, which starts when the new ed
04.03.02: Carriageway Resurfacing in Clifton Moorgate
Monday 04 March 2002
As part of an ongoing project in Clifton Moorgate City of York Council will start resurfacing a section of the carriagew
04.03.02: Heworth Green Bridge Works Begin
Monday 04 March 2002
City of York Council today (Monday, March 4) begun work on refurbishing bridge which carries Heworth Green over the Sust
05.03.02: Council and Police Sign CCTV Partnership
Tuesday 05 March 2002
City of York Council chief executive David Atkinson and North Yorkshire chief constable David Kenworthy today (Tuesday,
06.03.02: Library Closure in Longer Opening Hours Plan for City
Wednesday 06 March 2002
City of York Council is planning to close a low-use library as part of a plan to boost access to library services across
06.03.02: Councillors adopt code of conduct
Wednesday 06 March 2002
Members of City of York Council have agreed to the councillors code of conduct following a meeting of full council yeste
07.03.02: Spring fayre is ward committee first
Thursday 07 March 2002
Residents in the Heworth and Walmgate wards of the city are to get the opportunity to quiz community leaders as well as
07.03.02: Rehearsals underway for rock opera Tommy
Thursday 07 March 2002
Band rehearsals for a new production of the Rock Opera Tommy will get underway next week - with auditions for many of th
08.03.02: Culvert-laying works continue
Friday 08 March 2002
City of York Council will continue culvert works in Main Street, Nether Poppleton on Monday, 11 March 2002. The work is
08.03.02: Community Fire Safety vehicle hits the road
Friday 08 March 2002
York's new initiative to target arson received a boost today with a new fire safety vehicle being handed over to North Y
08.03.02: Carriageway resurfacing for York Street, Dunnington
Friday 08 March 2002
City of York Council will be resurfacing and reconstructing the carriageway on York Street, Dunnington from Monday, Marc
11.03.02: Council Unveils Queen's Jubilee Events
Monday 11 March 2002
A street market featuring fare from right across the Commonwealth, a special BBC 'Music Live' event and a unique interna
12.03.02: News from Yorwaste - Assault Forces Closure of Beckfield Household Waste Site
Tuesday 12 March 2002
A waste management firm has been forced to close one of its household waste recycling centres in North Yorkshire after a
13.03.02: Smoke Free Demands from Citizens
Wednesday 13 March 2002
A survey backed by City of York and Selby District councils, published today for national No Smoking Day, shows that res
13.03.02: York Museums and Gallery Trust Chief Executive Appointed
Wednesday 13 March 2002
The group commissioned last year by City of York Council to establish a trust to run the city's museums and art gallery
14.02.03: JUBILEE RUGBY NINES NEWS - Broadside Over Cavalier Attitude!
Thursday 14 March 2002
A right royal rumpus has erupted over York's Golden Jubilee Rugby League Festival after a team from Oxford tried to musc
14.02.03: Bishopthorpe Village Safety Scheme
Thursday 14 March 2002
City of York Council is to carry out works to improve safety and access for pedestrians in Bishopthorpe. <P> A £100,00
14.02.03: Up-date Statement on Beckfield Household Waste Recycling Centre
Thursday 14 March 2002
Due to operational problems the Beckfield Household Waste Recycling Centre will be closed until further notice.<P> Resi
15.02.03: Council Welcomes Football Club Deal
Friday 15 March 2002
City of York Council today welcomed the news that motor racing supremo John Batchelor has taken over York City Football
15.03.02: Residents' consultation on plans for NCP car park on Skeldergate
Friday 15 March 2002
A consultation meeting is to be held for residents of the Bishophill ward, on Tuesday 19th March. The meeting will enab
15.02.03: Major Safety Improvements at Ring Road Junction
Friday 15 March 2002
City of York Council will begin important safety improvements on the Outer Ring Road (A1237) at its junction with Moor L
18.03.02: Huge Safer Cycling Boost Unveiled at Campaign Launch
Monday 18 March 2002
Cyclists in York got a £677,000 boost from City of York Council today (Monday, March 18) when a package of new cycle rou
19.03.02: Plans to extend kerbside recycling in York
Tuesday 19 March 2002
City of York Council is drawing up proposals to expand kerbside recycling in the city with plans for a further 8,000 hom
19.03.02: Bus Firms Sign Up to Improve Services
Tuesday 19 March 2002
A ground-breaking partnership between bus companies, City of York Council, the business community and passengers to imp
20.03.02: Coppergate II Inquiry Resumes in May
Wednesday 20 March 2002
The independent public inquiry into the Coppergate II proposals will resume in May, City of York Council revealed today.
20.03.02: Children Take Centre Stage at Homes Opening
Wednesday 20 March 2002
Children at York's Tang Hall Primary School will take centre stage alongside local hero Rick Witter on Friday (March 22)
21.03.02: JUBILEE RUGBY NINES NEWS: Bulls and Rhinos Unlock Horns for York Tournament
Thursday 21 March 2002
Deadly superleague rivals Leeds Rhinos and Bradford Bulls are putting their sporting rivalry aside with support for the
21.03.02: Easter Fayre and Family Fun from City of York Council!
Thursday 21 March 2002
More than 50 market traders from across the country will be setting out their stalls in Parliament Street for York's Eas
21.03.02: Update on Beckfield Household Waste Recycling Centre
Thursday 21 March 2002
Following the introduction of various safety measures at the Beckfield household waste recycling centre over the next fe
22.03.02: Essential road closure for High Petergate
Friday 22 March 2002
City of York Council will be closing High Petergate for up to 12 weeks whilst emergency repairs are carried out to the f
22.03.02: Warning Sounded Over Alarm Sales
Friday 22 March 2002
City of York Council's trading standards team is warning local residents to be on their guard after a spate of calls com
26.03.02: Freeman of the City Honour for John Shannon
Tuesday 26 March 2002
John Shannon, one of the key figures in York Civic Trust, will formally be bestowed with the title of Honorary Freeman o
26.03.02: Park and Ride Numbers Surge
Tuesday 26 March 2002
City of York Council's Park & Ride service continues to smash its own passenger records with passenger numbers surging b
26.03.02: Starring Roles Available in Tommy
Tuesday 26 March 2002
Boys in York are being reminded they still have an opportunity to star in City of York Council's exciting summer product
26.03.02: Archives Consultation Begins
Tuesday 26 March 2002
City of York Council will launch its consultation over the future of the city archives with a public meeting next week.
27.03.02: York's Council Tax - Lowest in the County
Wednesday 27 March 2002
York residents are paying the lowest council tax in the whole of North Yorkshire and among the lowest in the country for
27.03.02: Late Again at Poppleton Library
Wednesday 27 March 2002
Poppleton Library will opening again in the evenings following a temporary break in late opening following vandalism at
28.03.02: Loads of Noise is Drum Total at Libraries
Thursday 28 March 2002
'Silence please' is not something library users in York will be hearing next week - because April is the month when the
28.03.02: Rafting Challenge for Holiday Youths
Thursday 28 March 2002
Youngsters in York have been thrown a holiday rafting challenge by City of York Council as part of a series of water-bas
28.03.02: Traffic-busting Technology for Bus Users
Thursday 28 March 2002
Thousands of bus users in York will benefit from state-of-the-art technology employed in the war against congestion - th