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October 1, 2004: Lessons while walking to school
Friday 01 October 2004
PUPILS at City of York Council schools can earn stickers and certificates by participating in International Walk to Sch
October 1, 2004: Pensioners to get slice of cake with advice
Friday 01 October 2004
PENSIONERS attending a benefits advice session next week will be able to enjoy a slice of celebration cake at the same t
October 4, 2004: New housing service for vulnerable people
Monday 04 October 2004
City of York Council has joined forces with a number of partner organisations to offer an invaluable new service to vuln
October 4, 2004: Home improvement scheme continues
Monday 04 October 2004
City of York Council has carried out external painting and repairs to more than 1,000 council homes since April and is n
October 4, 2004: Library service encourages babies to enjoy books
Monday 04 October 2004
CITY of York Council is holding a 'Books for babies' party at the National Railway Museum next week.<P> The event is Yo
5 October 2004: York facing £10.28m budget gap
Tuesday 05 October 2004
City of York Council is facing some serious budgetary decisions in the forthcoming year, as finance chiefs announced the
October 6, 2004: National Poetry Day serves up menu of verse in York
Wednesday 06 October 2004
There's plenty for everyone to savour at City of York Council libraries on National Poetry Day, this Thursday.<P> York'
October 6, 2004: £50,000 in funding available for young people's projects
Wednesday 06 October 2004
City of York Council, together with York Youth Forum, is offering young people's projects in the city a share in £50,000
6 October 2004: Parking proposals for Monks Cross
Wednesday 06 October 2004
City of York Council is being asked to control illegal parking at Monks Cross following numerous complaints about access
7 October 2004: Decision time on ATS project
Thursday 07 October 2004
THE Access to Services (ATS) team has recommended the council pulls out of a partnership with IT systems supplier Agilis
October 7, 2004: Revised funding formula for York schools
Thursday 07 October 2004
City of York Council's Executive Member for Education and Advisory Panel will discuss the proposed changes to the way th
October 7, 2004: Funding secured to investigate former landfill site
Thursday 07 October 2004
City of York Council has been awarded £32,500 in government funding to investigate the former landfill site at Water End
7 October 2004: Beauty and beasts at Acomb library
Thursday 07 October 2004
Mums and toddlers visiting City of York Council's Acomb library next week will find more than books to keep them enter
8 October 2004: Have your say on Rights Of Way
Friday 08 October 2004
Members of the public are being invited to take part in a City of York Council study designed to improve rights of way a
8 October 2004: Open days at York's Performing Arts Centres
Friday 08 October 2004
Residents will get an opportunity to experience some of York's best music, dance and drama when the city's Performin
8 October 2004: Joint Military Freedom of the city parade
Friday 08 October 2004
The Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Janet Looker, will grant the freedom of entry to the city to Two Signal Regiment and
October 11, 2004: Apprentices available to help rural landowners
Monday 11 October 2004
Apprentices on a new countryside management training scheme are appealing to landowners to give them projects to work on
11 October 2004: Tackling Antisocial Behaviour
Monday 11 October 2004
City of York Council is working with the police to protect residents in the Clifton area from the effects of anti social
11 October 2004: Tackling early waste
Monday 11 October 2004
City of York Council waste team has come up with a series of proposals to help keep the streets rubbish free. <P> Counc
12 October 2004: Major recommendations for city centre's future
Tuesday 12 October 2004
City of York Council's councilors will consider the recommendations of a major report looking at the future of the cit
October 12, 2004: Arts Alive
Tuesday 12 October 2004
Pupils from 38 of York's schools are to take part in a week of arts events based on the theme of Playtime and organise
October 12, 2004: Major new childcare intiative to launch
Tuesday 12 October 2004
City of York Council is launching a major new childcare initiative this month to help parents and children in some of th
October 13, 2004: Kerbside recycling scheme extended
Wednesday 13 October 2004
HUNDREDS more Holgate homes could soon be able to benefit from City of York Council's kerbside recycling collection sche
October 13, 2004: More tree sculptures planned for park
Wednesday 13 October 2004
TWO dying chestnut trees are to be felled in Rowntree Park - but City of York Council is to leave their trunks in situ a
13 October 2004: Strenall Footbridge re-surfacing
Wednesday 13 October 2004
Zircon Flooring Ltd will be installing an anti slip surface and carrying out repairs to the concrete footbridge over the
October 13, 2004: Parking restrictions approved for Monks Cross area
Wednesday 13 October 2004
City of York Council has granted the wishes of businesses and residents in Huntingdon for more parking restrictions on t
October 14, 2004:York's 'flare' for recycling goes full circle
Thursday 14 October 2004
It's not just hairstyles and glasses that have changed over last 26 years in York. Thankfully, our recycling habits have
October 15, 2004: City centre retailing report
Friday 15 October 2004
City of York Council has extended its thanks to all those who contributed to a new report on city centre retailing trend
October 18, 2004:Opportunities to obtain key skills
Monday 18 October 2004
A specialist programme which aims to equip unemployed people with the key skills that they need to find work is being ru
October 18, 2004: Opportunities for women seeking work
Monday 18 October 2004
Places are still available on a City of York Council development programme run aimed at getting women into work.<P> Th
19 October 2004: Local Plan to be superceded
Tuesday 19 October 2004
City of York Council's Local Plan could be superceded by a new national planning system, which is more flexible and en
October 19, 2004: No prizes for guessing it's a con
Tuesday 19 October 2004
City of York Council's trading standards department is using National Consumer Week (October 18-24) to draw attention to
October 20, 2004: Read all about it!
Wednesday 20 October 2004
The achievements of 130 young people in the care of City of York Council were recognised at a special ceremony at the w
October 20 2004:York's recycling history is the future
Wednesday 20 October 2004
City of York Council marked the start of Big Recycle (formerly National Recycling Week) by highlighting the vast increa
October 20, 2004:Free health check - for cars
Wednesday 20 October 2004
City of York Council's trading standards team has today issued a reminder to drivers of the importance of preparing thei
21 October 2004: York officially England's top cycling city
Thursday 21 October 2004
Cycling experts have given City of York Council top marks for promoting cycling by putting York top in an assessment of
21 October 2004: Lord Mayor's 'At home'
Thursday 21 October 2004
Residents will get an opportunity to visit one of York's most famous houses on Thursday 28 October, when the Lord Mayor
October 21, 2004: Help people with learning disabilities have more choice
Thursday 21 October 2004
A dynamic person is being sought to join a local partnership that works to improve the lives of people with learning dif
October 22, 2004: Easy Access to Monks Cross
Friday 22 October 2004
Monks Cross based companies can breath a sigh of relief next week with the end of the inconsiderate and sometimes danger
October 25, 2004: Countryside apprentice team now out on site
Monday 25 October 2004
A new countryside apprentice team set up by City of York Council, in conjunction with a number of other authorities, has
Tuesday, October 26, 2004: York residents can look forward to safer and even cleaner streets
Tuesday 26 October 2004
York residents can look forward to safer and even cleaner streets thanks to a partnership between City of York Council a
Tuesday, October 26, 2004: Business urged to help keep our city clean
Tuesday 26 October 2004
City of York Council and York Business Pride are calling on York's major employers and retailers to help clear the stree
Wednesday, October 27, 2004: Have fun and be safe this Bonfire night
Wednesday 27 October 2004
City of York Council is offering local residents some sound advice to ensure that we all have a fun and safe Bonfire Nig
Wednesday, October 27, 2004: Opportunity for young people of Heworth to have their say
Wednesday 27 October 2004
City of York Council is inviting young people from Heworth along to a meeting this Thursday (October 28) so that they ca
Wednesday, October 27, 2004: York's young business admin learners better than the rest!
Wednesday 27 October 2004
The percentage of business admin apprentices leaving York Training Centre with NVQ certificates is almost one third high
28 October 2004: Park & Ride steps up a gear
Thursday 28 October 2004
Figures show that more visitors and commuters used York's Park & Ride Service last year than ever before. Over two milli
Friday, October 29, 2004: Event at 68 Centre to mark National Volunteers Week
Friday 29 October 2004
Local volunteers with an interest in youth work are being sought by City of York Council to lend their support to a week