December
December 1, 2005: York's Social Services officially 'Good' and getting better
Thursday 01 December 2005
City of York Council's Social Services team has been awarded a 'good' or two-star rating in national performance figuresDecember 1, 2005: York Green Business Club
Thursday 01 December 2005
York businesses will find out how they can save energy, as well as money on their energy bills, at the next meeting ofDecember 1, 2005: York Green Business Club
Thursday 01 December 2005
York businesses will find out how they can save energy, as well as money on their energy bills, at the next meeting ofDecember 1, 2005: Council looking to ban alcohol consumption in several areas of city centre
Thursday 01 December 2005
City of York Council, working in partnership with the Police, Safer York Partnership and local businesses, is looking to1 December 2005: Primary school league tables 2005
Thursday 01 December 2005
Many of City of York Council's primary schools are continuing to make good progress, according to government figures r1 December 2005: Urbie II rolls into town
Thursday 01 December 2005
Young people in York will be seeing double from tomorrow (2 December) with the delivery of a second URBIE bus.<P>
York'December 1, 2005: Benefit cheat prosecuted
Thursday 01 December 2005
A York man who falsely claimed almost £1,000 in council tax benefit over a number of years was prosecuted by city magistDecember 1, 2005: Future of York's archives to be considered
Thursday 01 December 2005
City of York Council's Leisure and Heritage Scrutiny Board will consider a report that sets out what needs to be done toDecember 5, 2005: Is Christmas worth the waste?
Monday 05 December 2005
City of York Council's Recycling Promotions Team has joined forces with York Rotters to provide local residents with anDecember 5, 2005: Closing the door on doorstep traders
Monday 05 December 2005
City of York Council's Trading Standards Service is launching a major new campaign to warn residents of the dangers of dDecember 5, 2005: Pine Trees activity centre to be officially opened
Monday 05 December 2005
Pine Trees, City of York Council's newly-adapted community resource for people with learning disabilities, will be forma5 December 2005: Mobile Library off the road
Monday 05 December 2005
City of York Council's Mobile Library has developed an electrical fault and will be out of service for the next two or tDecember 5, 2005: Hard-hitting play highlights dangers of speed
Monday 05 December 2005
A hard-hitting road safety play that highlights the devastating impact of speed and unsafe driving is currently touringDecember 6, 2005: Low Emissions Zone study to be considered
Tuesday 06 December 2005
City of York Council's Executive Member for Environment and Sustainability will be asked to give the green light for a s6 December 2005: Pilates for the over 50s at Oaklands Sports Centre
Tuesday 06 December 2005
City of York Council is running a Pilates class for the over 50s at Oaklands Sports Centre on Cornlands Road every WedneDecember 6, 2005: Creation of new Disability Sports Coach post to be considered
Tuesday 06 December 2005
City of York Council's Executive Member for Leisure and Heritage and Advisory Panel (EMAP) will be asked to give the go-6 December 2005: Spice up your aura with Bollywood Dance
Tuesday 06 December 2005
City of York Council is encouraging residents to get fit and 'spice up their auras' in the new year with Bollywood danceDecember 7, 2005: 2006 Green Flag Award entries considered
Wednesday 07 December 2005
City of York Council's entries in the 2006 Green Flag Awards for parks and open spaces will be agreed at next Monday's m7 December 2005: Older people help shape their future
Wednesday 07 December 2005
Older people in York are helping shape the way they will be cared for in the future thanks to a partnership between CityDecember 7, 2005: Lottery funding secured for play opportunities
Wednesday 07 December 2005
City of York Council has secured £328,264 in funding towards the cost of developing play opportunities for children andDecember 7, 2005: Nuisance neighbours to be evicted
Wednesday 07 December 2005
City of York Council was recently granted permission to evict a couple of nuisance neighbours who behaved in a threateni8 December 2005: York's bladers battle it out
Thursday 08 December 2005
York's roller blading experts will be out in force on Saturday in a major city wide competition.<P>
The competition has9 December 2005: Schools vote York LEA the best in the country
Friday 09 December 2005
An independent survey to find out what York schools think about the services provided by City of York Council ranks the12 December 2005: Children's Christmas events in York Libraries
Monday 12 December 2005
York's libraries are getting into the festive spirit with a series of yuletide storytelling and craft workshops this mon12 December, 2005: York Live 2006 grants available
Monday 12 December 2005
City of York Council is making a number of small grants available to promoters, musicians and groups keen to get involve12 December, 2005: Connexions and Youth Service pilot
Monday 12 December 2005
City of York Council's Executive Member for Leisure and Heritage and Advisory Panel (EMAP) will consider a report on a p12 December, 2005: Recycling to be rewarded with 83 trees
Monday 12 December 2005
The recycling efforts of York residents have been rewarded with 83 native trees that will be planted in the city next ye14 December, 2005: St. Nicholas Fayre a resounding success
Wednesday 14 December 2005
The 2005 St. Nicholas Fayre proved to be a resounding success, with around 140,000 visitors coming into York over the co15 December 2005: £4.48m funding recognises transport excellence
Thursday 15 December 2005
City of York Council has been identified as one of the top transport authorities in the country - and netted an extra £15 December 2005: A Christmas Spectac-gala
Thursday 15 December 2005
The fourth annual SWIM YORK Gala will take place at Edmund Wilson Swimming Pool on Sunday 18 December.<P>
Two hours of15 December, 2005:
Thursday 15 December 2005
A nuisance neighbour who was last week ordered to vacate her council flat was back in court today for breaching an injun16 December 2005: Council asked to back action plan for Newgate Market
Friday 16 December 2005
City of York Council's Executive Leader and Advisory Panel (ELAP) will be asked to give its backing to an action plan se16 December 2005: Nusiance neighbours to be evicted
Friday 16 December 2005
City of York Council is being forced to evict three tenants who grossly neglected their council home and garden.<P>
The19 December, 2005: Relocation of Silver Street electricty sub-station considered
Monday 19 December 2005
City of York Council's Resources EMAP (Executive Member and Advisory Panel) will consider a report on the proposed reloc19 December, 2005: York's Eco Depot through to next stage of top award scheme
Monday 19 December 2005
Work may have only just started on the site of City of York Council's brand new Eco Depot development, but the innovativ19 December, 2005: Operation Cobra - Free security checks
Monday 19 December 2005
Members of City of York Council's Motor Traders Fair Trading Scheme are joining the fight against vehicle crime by offer20 December 2005:City's parks and walls open on Boxing Day
Tuesday 20 December 2005
York's parks will be open on Boxing Day for the first time in a number of years.<P>
Members of City of York Council's C21 December 2005: Council's Christmas closing hours
Wednesday 21 December 2005
Council chiefs are reminding residents that the authority's switchboard will close at 4pm on Friday 23 and 30 December.21 December, 2005: Drivers urged to leave car at home the morning after the night before
Wednesday 21 December 2005
With the season of the great British office party upon us, City of York Council is urging the city's workers to leave th22 December, 2005: York Youth Offending Team has a 'good basis for development'
Thursday 22 December 2005
City of York's Youth Offending Team (YOT) has been independently assessed as having a 'good basis for development'.<P>
23 December, 2005: York man banned from keeping animals
Friday 23 December 2005
City of York Council's Animal Health team yesterday secured an order disqualifying an Acomb man from keeping animals for23 December, 2005: New cardboard recycling banks installed to meet demand from local residents
Friday 23 December 2005
City of York Council has provided three new cardboard recycling banks at locations across the city in response to demand23 December, 2005: Opening hours for public toilets during Christmas period
Friday 23 December 2005
City of York Council is reminding local residents and visitors to the city that the opening hours of the public toilet f23 December, 2005: Christmas opening times at Household Waste Recycling Centres
Friday 23 December 2005
Residents are reminded that City of York Council's Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) at Towthorpe, Foss Islands23 December, 2005: Drinkers get more - or less - than they bargained for!
Friday 23 December 2005
City of York Council's Trading Standards team has discovered that festive drinkers may be getting more - or less - than23 December, 2005: Recycling and composting facilities mean there is no excuse for sending cards and trees to landfill sites
Friday 23 December 2005
City of York Council is encouraging local residents to reduce the amount of rubbish that ends up in landfill sites after23 December, 2005: St. Oswald's School to open its doors to pupils
Friday 23 December 2005
York's brand new 300-place primary school, St. Oswald's, will open its doors to pupils at the start of the new term on J28 December, 2005: Protecting rough sleepers from severe weather conditions
Wednesday 28 December 2005
City of York Council has implemented procedures aimed at meeting the basic welfare needs of rough sleepers when severe w28 December, 2005: Carriageway resurfacing work to Alcuin Avenue
Wednesday 28 December 2005
City of York Council will begin resurfacing work in the Alcuin Avenue area of the city on January 9.<P>
The work will t28 December, 2005: Bootham Crescent footway reconstruction
Wednesday 28 December 2005
From 9 January, 2006, City of York Council will be carrying out work to rebuild the footways on Bootham Crescent.<P>
T28 December, 2005: Resurfacing work planned for Leeman Road
Wednesday 28 December 2005
City of York Council will begin to resurface the section of Leeman Road that runs between its junction with Kingsland Te29.12.05: Racing ahead? Have your say
Thursday 29 December 2005
York residents will be able to have their say on how the traffic arrangements for York race meetings may be run in the f29 December 2005: Icy weather hampers refuse collections
Thursday 29 December 2005
City of York Council's waste chiefs are warning residents that the wintry weather conditions could mean that their house29 December 2005: Gritting vehicle attacked
Thursday 29 December 2005
City of York Council's gritting teams will be unable to carry out their essential duties in the Bell Farm area of the ci30 December 2005: Celebrating voluntary and amateur arts
Friday 30 December 2005
Local authorities across North Yorkshire are calling on amateur arts groups to stand up and be counted as part of a coun