March 2003
3.3.03: Council announces new transport schemes
Monday 03 March 2003
York's transport bosses have revealed their proposed programme of improvements for next year, including work on two new3.3.03: York Says 'G'Day' to Congestion-busting Scheme
Monday 03 March 2003
City of York Council is going 'down under' with a new congestion-busting project designed to help more people leave thei3.3.03: Ofsted praises approach to tackling underachievement in city's schools
Monday 03 March 2003
Ofsted inspectors have praised the quality of education City of York Council provides for some of the most vulnerable ch3.3.03: 'State-of-the-art' IT boost for city's libraries
Monday 03 March 2003
City of York Council's libraries have dived straight into the 21st century with Yornet, a city-wide boost to improve IC3.3.03: Annual audit letter praises council
Monday 03 March 2003
City of York Council's Executive will next week consider the report from the District Auditor, which reviews the council3.3.03: City-wide consultation begins
Tuesday 04 March 2003
Three public exibitions at the Barbican and an open day at Edmund Wilson Pool were announced today (Tuesday, March 4) as4.03.03: Surf back in time with Imagine York
Tuesday 04 March 2003
Residents and tourists will be able to surf back in time with City of York Council's library service's IT initiative, Im05.03.03: Help shape the future of learning disability services
Wednesday 05 March 2003
Are you a 'people' person? Committed to helping local people at a local level? Then you may be able to help shape the fu05.03.03: Celebration of Books and Reading at York Theatre Royal
Wednesday 05 March 2003
Book lovers can enjoy a day-long celebration of books and reading at York Readers' Day, on Saturday, March 22, at the T05.03.03: Bishophill Residents Get 'Front Door'
Wednesday 05 March 2003
Residents of Bishophill in York have got their own community 'front door' today (March 5) with a long-awaited bollard sc05.03.03: Carr Goit Bridge Repairs
Wednesday 05 March 2003
As part of the City of York Council's programme of bridge maintenance schemes, work will be starting on Monday (March 1005.03.03: Walmgate Bar Repairs Start on Sunday
Wednesday 05 March 2003
City of York Council is to carry out masonry repairs to the arch at Walmgate Bar. Damage was sustained last year when a05.03.03: Dual Benefits from School Re-development Project
Wednesday 05 March 2003
Children at Haxby Road Primary School in York are to get a brand new school canteen and dining room as well as a new pla05.03.03: Local Safety Zone for Hamilton Drive West
Wednesday 05 March 2003
Work will soon begin on a Local Safety Zone on Hamilton Drive West, Holgate. <P>
The scheme involves creating a 20mph05.03.03: Council's Food Safety Warning
Wednesday 05 March 2003
City of York Council's food safety unit is warning traders and vodka drinkers about the possible contamination of Imper05.03.03: York Schools Drama Festival
Wednesday 05 March 2003
Pupils from 15 York schools will take to the stage for the 5th annual Schools' Drama Festival, bringing an extravaganza06.03.03: 21st Century Allotment Plan Unveiled
Thursday 06 March 2003
Councillors are being asked to back a root and branch overhaul of City of York Council's allotments service with a plan7.03.03.: Christmas Tree Recycling Competition Prize Winners
Friday 07 March 2003
Christmas is coming early for three York residents after they entered a prize draw encouraging people to recycle their C7:03:03: Council Apologises Over Stair Lift Delay
Friday 07 March 2003
Council chiefs in York today (Friday, March 7) apologised for their failure to replace a pensioner's faulty stair lift m10.03.03: Council Helps Club Rescue with Stadium Offer
Monday 10 March 2003
City of York Council today (Monday, March 10) backed York City Supporters' Trust's bid to buy the football club by agree11.03.03: Council website gets recognition
Tuesday 11 March 2003
City of York Council's website (www.york.gov.uk) has been rated as one of the eight best unitary authority websites in t11.03.03: Car Share Scheme 'Revs Up' in York
Tuesday 11 March 2003
An exciting new congestion-busting scheme went live today as City of York Council, in partnership with several other lar11.03.03: Lord Mayor Launches Mansion House Lift
Tuesday 11 March 2003
Lord Mayor of York Councillor David Horton will be making the shortest of journeys to conduct his latest civic appointme11.03.03: Postal Voting for All Choice
Tuesday 11 March 2003
All York residents will have the choice to vote by post in May's City of York Council elections - a first for the city-w11.03.03: Boost for Rural Transport Launched
Tuesday 11 March 2003
The Selby & York Rural Transport Partnership will be launched tomorrow (Wednesday, March 12th).<P>
The Partnership was12.03.03: Books and Board Scheme Handed Over
Wednesday 12 March 2003
A unique scheme to boost library facilities in a York village and provide affordable homes for local people will be hand12.03.03: Lord Mayor to Open 'Ideal Homes' Exhibition
Wednesday 12 March 2003
Lord Mayor of York Councillor David Horton is to open an ideal homes exhibition with a difference next week - it's str13.03.03: Council Reviews Procedures After Ombudsman Complaint
Thursday 13 March 2003
City of York Council says it is already reviewing its procedures for tackling noise nuisance after it was criticised tod13.03.03: MP Launches New Science Course for Women
Thursday 13 March 2003
(press release from Science City York)<P>
York MP Hugh Bayley has launched of a new management course aimed specificall13.03.03: Swimming Pools Consultation Extended
Thursday 13 March 2003
City of York Council's city-wide consultation over the Barbican Centre and York's swimming pools has been extended to th14.03.03: Residents' Choice is Preferred Park & Ride Site
Friday 14 March 2003
City of York Council's transport bosses have listened to residents by recommending local people's preferred site for the14.03.03: Council Considers New Partnership for Residents' Advice Services
Friday 14 March 2003
City of York Council's Executive is being asked to back proposals for a new partnership approach to providing residents14.03.03: New Exhibition Launched to Promote Yorkshire's Fastest Growing Industry
Friday 14 March 2003
(news from Science City York) <P>
A brand new exhibition entitled 'Creative Futures' is due to be held at York Barbican17.03.03: Council Hits Out at School Buns Ban Claim
Monday 17 March 2003
City of York Council today hit back at totally untrue suggestions in the Sunday Telegraph that it had banned hot cross b17.03.03: Cycling is a Real Education Say School Kids
Monday 17 March 2003
Ride on byÉand get a little help from the new York cycle route map was the message today (Monday, March 17) from City of18.03.03: Plans to Transform Street Services Revealed
Tuesday 18 March 2003
Radical plans to transform the way street services such as road sweeping and grass cutting are delivered in York were un18:03:03: Residents warned over 'get rich quick scheme'
Tuesday 18 March 2003
York residents are being targeted by a 'get rich quick' scheme, which is doomed to fail according to City of York Counci18:03:03: Massive cycling increase at Oaklands School
Tuesday 18 March 2003
Pupils at Oaklands Secondary School have been getting on their bikes in unprecedented numbers this winter thanks to a un19.03.03: Council's Hi-tech Bus Information System Goes Live
Wednesday 19 March 2003
City of York Council's £900,000, hi-tech bus information system, giving passengers up-to-the-second reports on the where20.03.03: Without Walls - conference on York's future
Friday 21 March 2003
Public, private and voluntary organisations and businesses from across York met today to discuss the future of the city21.03.03: Council unveils hi-tech boost for city motorists
Friday 21 March 2003
The first phase of a £1.5m, hi-tech information system to help motorists beat congestion and avoid other queues was unve21.03.03: York rail schemes back on track
Friday 21 March 2003
York's transport bosses were today celebrating the good news that their proposed rail stations for Haxby and Strensall c21.03.03: Demolition of 'eyesore' completed
Friday 21 March 2003
The regeneration of a vandal-hit, eyesore site in the Chapelfields area of York has reached its first target with comple21:03:03: York's council tax one of the lowest in the country
Friday 21 March 2003
York's council tax continues to be one of the lowest in the country. With councils across the county and country now fin21.03.03: Support for late night shopping grows
Friday 21 March 2003
York's major retailers and food and drink outlets have pledged their support for the city's late night shopping initiati21:03;03: Guildhall Session Ushers in New Era for Older People
Friday 21 March 2003
This year sees the beginning of a new era of equality for older people - at least when it comes to concessionary travel.21.03.03: Council announces Agilisys as partner to deliver better services
Friday 21 March 2003
City of York Council's Executive has today chosen Agilisys as its 'preferred bidder' to work in partnership with the cou24.03.03: Easter Holiday Activities
Monday 24 March 2003
The Easter holidays don't just have to be about eating too many chocolate eggs or hot cross buns. City of York Council's25:03:03: Food safety warning: contaminated vodka
Tuesday 25 March 2003
City of York Council's food safety unit is warning traders and vodka drinkers about the possible contamination of Origi25.03.03: It's Fares Fair for York's Older People
Tuesday 25 March 2003
More than 10,000 older people are set to visit York's Guildhall over the next three weeks to collect concessionary bus t25:03:03: Home Childcarer First For York
Tuesday 25 March 2003
A York resident has become only the second person in the country to become an approved Home Childcarer.<P>
Home Childca26.03.03: Young People's Fund Presentations
Wednesday 26 March 2003
Forget Hollywood. Youth groups across the city are gearing up for their very own glitzy awards ceremony - and this time27.03.03: Strensall Library opens its doors
Thursday 27 March 2003
City of York Council's new and improved Strensall Library will open its doors to the public for the first time on Monday1.04.03: Try Before you Buy
Tuesday 01 April 2003
Try before you buy is the moto for City of York Council's waste management team. York residents will be able to do the