August
August 2, 2004: Three Day Treat for Lupin Lovers
Monday 02 August 2004
The Keeper of the National Lupin Collection has agreed to attend York's three-day tribute to its famous floral son, GeorAugust 2, 2004: Free Allotment? We dig it!
Monday 02 August 2004
A SPECIAL offer from City of York Council could see more residents eating fresh, home-grown vegetables in a matter of mo3 August 2004: Better Care, Higher Standards
Tuesday 03 August 2004
Residents can get their hands on York's updated Better Care, Higher Standards Charter.<P>
The charter provides informat3 August 2004: York Benefit Fraud Conviction
Tuesday 03 August 2004
A York couple convicted of falsely claiming over £25,000 in Income Support and Housing and Council Tax Benefits receivedAugust 4, 2004: Have you got what it takes to be a Rotter?
Wednesday 04 August 2004
COULD you be a Rotter? City of York Council is looking for volunteers to provide local, friendly advice and support to p4 August 2004: Carriage works memorial officially opened
Wednesday 04 August 2004
A 16ft high memorial to the skill and expertise of York's historic carriage building industry will be formally unveiledPosted 3 August 2004: Residents urged to 'get in touch' re parking
Wednesday 04 August 2004
City of York Council is urging residents to 'get in touch' with their views and suggestions for revised car parking arraPosted on 3 August 2004: Residents get their say on budget options
Wednesday 04 August 2004
York residents will get a chance to have their say on City of York Council's 2005/06 budget via a citywide consultation.5 August 2004: Hull Road - Footway Reconstruction
Thursday 05 August 2004
City of York Council will start work to reconstruct the footway on Hull Road, heading out of the city, between the Park6 August 2004: National players coach roller hockey camp
Friday 06 August 2004
Under 18 year olds are about to benefit from expert coaching at Oaklands Sports Centre next week when a Roller Hockey Sk6 August 2004: York's role as key regional city to be enhanced
Friday 06 August 2004
York's role as a key city in the Yorkshire and Humber region will be enhanced thanks to funding from Yorkshire Forward.August 6, 2004: Home is where the Pride is
Friday 06 August 2004
FLAT-dwellers who take pride in their surroundings will be rewarded with extra support from City of York Council as partMonday 09 August 2004
CITY of York Council's trading standards team has welcomed new legislation* which gives council officers and the policeAugust 9, 2004: NVQ Success Story for Yorkcraft
Monday 09 August 2004
A number of employees of Yorkcraft have successfully completed NVQs (National Vocational Qualifications).<P>
YorkcraftAugust 10, 2004: OFSTED inspectors praise York Youth Service staff
Tuesday 10 August 2004
YORK's teenagers are being offered a very high standard of information, advice and guidance, according to the OFSTED rep10 August 2004: Ebor traffic management trial under starter's orders
Tuesday 10 August 2004
Radical plans to change the way racegoers drive to and from York Racecourse are progressing well ahead one of the city'sYork flood 2000 costs
Thursday 12 August 2004
City of York Council today published full details of
its costs for dealing with the Year 2000 floods.
Altogether it cAugust 12, 2004: Bus services change to meet increased demand
Thursday 12 August 2004
Ever-increasing numbers of bus passengers in York have resulted in improvements being made to the city's bus services.August 17, 2004; Art for charity's sake
Tuesday 17 August 2004
THE Lord Mayor's charity fund will be swelled by more than £1,600 this week thanks to the proceeds of two City of York CAugust 17, 2004; Summer activity programmes are huge hit
Tuesday 17 August 2004
A HUGE response to City of York Council's programme of summer activities for children resulted in all but one course beiAugust 18, 2004: Early years training success
Wednesday 18 August 2004
Fifteen learners at York Training Centre have successfully completed the first part of their Early Years Progression AwaAugust 18, 2004: Innovative pilot scheme aims to reduce sickness absence
Wednesday 18 August 2004
City of York Council is piloting an innovative new scheme aimed at reducing sickness absence by giving employees the supAugust 18, 2004: Tell York's tale in a new way
Wednesday 18 August 2004
A CALL is being made for creative people to submit ideas for public art projects in York that will inspire residents andAugust 19, 2004: Bridge programme success
Thursday 19 August 2004
An innovative scheme run by City of York Council to give young people at risk of dropping out of education a taste of thAugust 19, 2004: PCs leave York for Ghana
Thursday 19 August 2004
DOZENS of monitors and a number of obsolete PCs and printers which can no longer be used by City of York Council and YorAugust 19, 2004: DVDs seized in car boot sale raid
Thursday 19 August 2004
A CAMPAIGN to put a stop to the sale of counterfeit goods at car boot sales has already resulted in the seizure of more20.08.04: York pupils' A-level success
Friday 20 August 2004
SIXTH formers in York are celebrating their success in this year's A-level examinations.<P>
Early analysis by City of YAugust 23, 2004: Teenagers need gut instincts to survive at library!
Monday 23 August 2004
ONE of the UK's most popular performing poets is in York this month to run workshops in City of York Council libraries.24 August 2004: HAXBY ROAD - CARRIAGEWAY RESURFACING
Tuesday 24 August 2004
City of York Council will start resurfacing a section of Haxby Road on 23 August. This will take place between the Link24 Augus 2004: City CAN handle Royal Ascot at York
Tuesday 24 August 2004
We can handle Royal Ascot at York in 2005 - that's the message from City of York Council's transport chiefs following laAugust 23, 2004: Musical movement
Tuesday 24 August 2004
Central library's music collection is one the move this month - to a new home with the specialist skills and expertise n24 August 2004: Provisional 2004 key stage 1, 2 and 3 results released
Tuesday 24 August 2004
City of York Council's education chiefs have welcomed government figures, which show that York schools are continuing to24 August 2004: Launch of affordable housing drop-in session
Tuesday 24 August 2004
City of York Council has launched a drop-in session offering practical advice and guidance on affordable housing opportu26 August 2004: Knit one, eat one!
Thursday 26 August 2004
Trish Judson, who's part of City of York Council's financial service group, has found a novel way of raising money for cAugust 26, 2004: largest street improvement scheme reaches Thanet Road
Thursday 26 August 2004
City of York Council is currently carrying out its largest programme of carriageway and footpath improvements ever and TAugust 26, 2004: Plea for York foster carers
Thursday 26 August 2004
City of York Council's Children's Service has made a new appeal for more foster carers in the light of a new report* higAugust 26, 2004: York students better than national average - again!
Thursday 26 August 2004
CITY of York Council today congratulated the city's students on once again achieving higher results than the national av26 August 2004: Sim Balk Lane carriageway resurfacing
Thursday 26 August 2004
City of York Council will start work to resurface the carriageway of Sim Balk Lane, between Main Street and the northernCrematorium open day
Friday 27 August 2004
York's crematorium is going to have an open day on Sunday 12 September to show the public what improvements have been maNew head of finance
Friday 27 August 2004
Peter Steed, 36, has just joined City of York Council as the new head of finance based in Resources at 2, St Leonard's PMore support for Bell Farm
Friday 27 August 2004
More people and organisations have signed up to support the Bell Farm area of York as its nationally recognised estate a27 August 2004: New housing proposals to support York Pride
Friday 27 August 2004
City of York Council's tenants could see real improvements to the appearance of their homes and local environment if couAugust 27, 2004: First ever joint training for primary schools planned
Friday 27 August 2004
The start of the new academic year will be marked by the first ever joint training event organised by City of York Counc31 August 2004: Future's safe for ground breaking IT project
Tuesday 31 August 2004
City of York Council is reassuring users of the ground-breaking Imagine York website about its future after a funding ap31 August, 2004: Race traffic 'back to normal'
Tuesday 31 August 2004
City of York Council's transport chiefs are reminding racegoers that traffic flows are back to normal ahead of tomorrow'