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November 2003

York Business Pride launched
Tuesday 04 November 2003
City of York Council today (4 November) launched a major campaign to involve local businesses in improving the city.<P>
Lord Mayor's Walk / Gillygate carriageway resurfacing
Tuesday 04 November 2003
City of York Council will resurface the carriageway at the junction of Lord Mayors Walk and Gillygate fr
Council cracks down on graffiti
Wednesday 05 November 2003
City of York Council is taking a tough line to tackle unsightly graffiti and fly-posting in the city.<P> Executive memb
05.11.03: Council looks to reduce abandoned vehicles
Wednesday 05 November 2003
City of York Council's cleansing chiefs are looking to clamp down on abandoned cars with an improved and extended servic
06.11.03: Council recognises the work of Children's Services
Thursday 06 November 2003
City of York Council is recognising the hard work and achievements of its Children's Services division next week (Monday
07.11.03: HAXBY ROAD - FROM HAYLEY'S TERRACE TO THE LINK
Friday 07 November 2003
City of York Council will be starting kerbing, footway and carriageway resurfacing works on Haxby Road betw
Memorial Gardens to get Re-Vamp
Monday 10 November 2003
York's Memorial Gardens (Leeman Road) will undergo a major re-vamp thanks to a public-private partnership between City
10.11.03: Council takes steps to fight fires
Monday 10 November 2003
Do you sleep with a killer? Did you know that old and damaged electric blankets cause more than 5,000 fires each year?
10.11.03: Council extends free winter health check offer
Monday 10 November 2003
City of York Council's Trading Standards team is informing residents of an extension to the offer of free winter checks
11.11.03: Anti-social behaviour in the seminar spotlight
Tuesday 11 November 2003
York residents will have an opportunity to find out more about measures to tackle anti-social behaviour at City of York
11.11.03: Blue Bridge Temporary Closure
Tuesday 11 November 2003
Blue Bridge will be closed to pedestrians and cyclists from Monday, 17 November to Friday, 21 November inclusive, to ca
11.11.03: Flooding Update
Tuesday 11 November 2003
Members of City of York Council's Executive will receive an update on potential flooding in the city at their meeting on
Council to select PFI partner
Wednesday 12 November 2003
Plans to build four new schools in the city could take a giant leap forward later this month. Members of City of York Co
12.11.03: Lighting up the city with pride
Wednesday 12 November 2003
One of the country's leading house builders will be lighting up the city this Christmas.<P> York based Persimmon has ag
12.11.03: Council benefits service gets full marks
Wednesday 12 November 2003
City of York Council has achieved a top independent inspection rating for its work to improve the council tax and housin
12.11.03: Register Office Relocates
Wednesday 12 November 2003
City of York Council's Register Office has temporarily relocated from 56 Bootham to the Oak Room at De Grey House.<P> T
13.11.03: Vehicle Damage to Walmgate Bar
Thursday 13 November 2003
Walmgate Bar remains temporarily closed to traffic because of a risk of falling masonry as a result of damage caused by
13.11.03: Social Services provide 'good' service
Thursday 13 November 2003
City of York Council's Social Services Directorate has been awarded a 'good' rating in national performance figures publ
13.11.03: Food Safety Warning - Contaminated Vodka
Thursday 13 November 2003
City of York Council's food safety unit is warning traders and vodka drinkers about counterfeit vodka contaminated with
14:11.03: Dance Festival is a Work of Art
Friday 14 November 2003
Twenty Six groups of young dancers aged from five to sixteen years will take part in this year's Annual Schools' Dance
17.11.03: Council to carry out first Parish Review
Monday 17 November 2003
City of York Council is going to carry out a Parish Review which will consider the future for both parished and unparish
17.11.03: Youth through to adulthood - a success story
Monday 17 November 2003
City of York Council's Youth Service is celebrating the footballing success of the team 'Clifton' who won both the York
18.11.03: Council crackdown on noisy neighbours
Tuesday 18 November 2003
City of York Council is hoping that closer working with the police and private security firms will bring a reduction in
18.11.03: First phase of Chapelfields Regeneration completed
Tuesday 18 November 2003
The first phase of a regeneration project to create new affordable homes for rent in the Chapelfields area of York has b
18.11.03: Moon watching at Copmanthorpe Library
Tuesday 18 November 2003
York residents can get astronomical in December with three moon watching workshops at Copmanthorpe Library.<P> The work
18.11.03: Women into Work
Tuesday 18 November 2003
City of York Council's Training Centre is running the perfect course for women looking to return to employment.<P> 'Wom
19.11.03: Defending York's truancy rates
Wednesday 19 November 2003
City of York Council's education chiefs are defending the city's reputation for low truancy rates following figures publ
19.11.03: Every child matters in York
Wednesday 19 November 2003
City of York's Area Child Protection Committee is holding a city-wide conference to look at child protection issues.<P>
20.11.03: New surface for New Lane
Thursday 20 November 2003
<P><P><P> Thursday, 20 November, 2003 For Immediate Release<P>NEW SURFACE FOR NEW LANE<P>City of York Council
20.11.03: Clifton Green and Knavesmire School Safety Zones
Thursday 20 November 2003
Work to implement additional traffic calming features, as part of City of York Council's Safe Routes to Schools initiati
21.11.03: Significant budget gap for York
Friday 21 November 2003
City of York Council is facing a significant budget gap for the 2004/05 financial year following the government's announ
24.11.03: Temporary traffic lights on A1079
Monday 24 November 2003
City of York Council traffic chiefs are advising local residents and commuters to allow extra time for journeys on the A
24.11.03: Your Ward, Your City
Monday 24 November 2003
City of York Council's brand new publication will be hitting the streets in the next few days. It comes in two parts - a
25.11.03: York Business Pride Board Announced
Tuesday 25 November 2003
York's business community has announced its leaders in the drive to improve the city at street level.<P> Eight key busi
25.11.03: Repair to Rawcliffe Ings Bridge
Tuesday 25 November 2003
City of York Council has been forced to bring forward plans to repair Rawcliffe Ings Bridge.<P> The council's engineers
26.11.03: Council considers future of Community Ranger Service
Wednesday 26 November 2003
City of York Council will carry out a full evaluation of the future of the city's Community Ranger Service in a bid to
28.11.03: Young Performers Start the Festive Celebrations
Friday 28 November 2003
York residents are being asked to get into the festive spirit with a series of concerts given by students of City of Yor
28.11.03: Keep your hands on the wheelÉ
Friday 28 November 2003
'Keep your hands on the wheel' is the advice from City of York Council's road safety team.<P> The warning comes ahead o