January
January 4, 2005: Central library to close for refurbishment
Tuesday 04 January 2005
York's Central Library will be closed from Monday, January 17 to Thursday, January 20 (inclusive) to allow refurbishmEducation budget briefing
Tuesday 04 January 2005
Under proposals for next year's education budget, City of York Council will continue to fund schools above the level sJanuary 4, 2005: Tsunami Appeal
Tuesday 04 January 2005
City of York Council has set up a way for the people of York to donate money to help the victims of the Tsunami in South4.01.05: York Aid Appeal - a cautionary note
Tuesday 04 January 2005
City of York Council is urging residents who are planning to donate money to the Asian Tsunami disaster to make sure the5.01.05: New Schools for York
Wednesday 05 January 2005
Work is due to get under way this week to prepare the sites of four new primary schools for York at Hob Moor in Acomb, S5.01.05: York Aid update 1
Wednesday 05 January 2005
Following the local support for the Tsunami aid appeal, we will be providing daily updates on the York Aid total to cou05.01.05: Environment and Sustainability budget proposals
Wednesday 05 January 2005
City of York Councillors will consider proposals for the £11.8m 2005/06 Environment and Sustainability budget at their m6.01.05: Councils offer support to those directly affected by the Tsunami disaster
Thursday 06 January 2005
City of York Council and North Yorkshire County Council are offering the support and advice of their Major Incident Resp6.01.05: Update on York Aid: Tsunami Aid Appeal 2
Thursday 06 January 2005
Donations are continuing to come in and the York Aid total has now reached over £29,000.
8.01.05: York flood situation update 1
Saturday 08 January 2005
The York Flood Group met at 6pm today (Saturday, 8 January) following a report that the River Ouse was expected to rise9.01.05: York flood situation update 2
Sunday 09 January 2005
The York Flood Group met for the second time this morning (Sunday, 9 January) at 9am to review the level of the River Ou10.01.05: York residents opt for five per cent option
Monday 10 January 2005
Fifty four per cent of residents who took part in a citywide council tax consultation would like to see the minimum coun10.01.05: York Aid Appeal: Tsunami update 3
Monday 10 January 2005
Funding is continuing to pour in for the York Aid Appeal and the total received as of this morning (Monday 10 January) i11.01.05: Signing of contract for work on four new York schools
Tuesday 11 January 2005
City of York Council and representatives of Sewell Construction will sign and seal a contract that will see four new pri11.01.05: Major savings proposed for council's resources budget
Tuesday 11 January 2005
City of York Council's Executive member for Resources, Councillor Quentin Macdonald, together with members of the advi11.01.05: Library closes for improvements
Tuesday 11 January 2005
Residents are reminded that the Central Library in York will be closed for refurbishment and improvement work from Monda11.01.05: Update on York Aid: Tsunami Aid Appeal 4
Tuesday 11 January 2005
Donations are still being sent in to the York Aid Appeal. The total has now reached £39,691. <P>
Local businesses and oJanuary 12, 2005: Can you come up with a new name for council's Fun Days brochure?
Wednesday 12 January 2005
Can you come up with a catchy new name for City of York Council's Fun Days and OASIS' brochure?<P>
The February halJanuary 12, 2005: York secondary teachers take part in Pathfinder development day
Wednesday 12 January 2005
More than 400 secondary school teachers from across the city took part in a Pathfinder staff development day at York Rac12.05.01: Update on York Aid: Tsunami Aid Appeal 5
Wednesday 12 January 2005
Donations for the York Aid appeal are continuing to roll in, particularly at the city finance centre. The total fund nowJanuary 12, 2005: Appeal for Foster Parents to Come Forward
Wednesday 12 January 2005
City of York Council is sending out a New Year appeal to its council house tenants to ask if they would consider becomin11.01.05: Duke of Edinburgh Award presentation celebrates young people's achievements
Wednesday 12 January 2005
City of York Council will be recognising the hard work and community spirit of 188 young people from the city this FridaJanuary 13, 2005: York's first 'alleygate' to be installed at Grosvenor Terrace
Thursday 13 January 2005
An alley at the rear of Grosvenor Terrace, Clifton will be the first in York to be closed as part of a new alley-gatingJanuary 13, 2005: More NVQ success for Yorkcraft
Thursday 13 January 2005
Six Yorkcraft employees have completed NVQs in warehousing and distribution delivered at York Training Centre.<P>
The a14.01.05: Benefit fraud case
Friday 14 January 2005
A York woman convicted of falsely claiming over £1,500 in benefits, including Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit, r14.01.05: Main Street, Fulford (A19) - carriageway resurfacing
Friday 14 January 2005
City of York Council will start work to resurface the two remaining sections of Main Street Fulford (A19) at its junc17.01.05: York Aid Appeal - Tsunami Aid Update
Monday 17 January 2005
The York Aid total has now reached £49,290 thanks to the efforts of local residents and businesses.<P>
Future fundraisi18.01.05: York Aid Appeal : Tsunamil Appeal update 6
Tuesday 18 January 2005
The York Aid appeal for victims of the Tsunami disaster has now reached £51,532.21.
January 19, 2005: Bicycle safety project
Wednesday 19 January 2005
City of York Council's trading standards officers have recently completed an initiative aimed at further improving the sJanuary 19, 2005: YORKCard reminder
Wednesday 19 January 2005
City of York Council would like to remind York residents that, from April 1, 2005, the YORKCard discount will only be gi19.01.05: Easy access to customer services for City of York Council
Wednesday 19 January 2005
Local residents will find it even easier to contact City of York Council in the future now that councillors have agreedJanuary 20, 2005: Residents 1st promises to be an action-packed weekend
Thursday 20 January 2005
York residents will be able to enjoy an action-packed weekend of fun and entertainment on January 29 and 30, when venues21.01.05: York Aid Appeal - Tsunamil appeal update 7
Friday 21 January 2005
Funding for the York Aid Tsunami Appeal is continuing to come in. The total figure raised now stands at £53,475. Updates21.01.05: Are you a rotter?
Friday 21 January 2005
Are you interested in the environment and preventing waste? Maybe you're an enthusiastic or would-be gardener, or keen tMonday 24 January 2005
One hundred paintings created by tutors and learners from across the city, will come together in one big montage, to illYork Guildhall Orchestra Forthcoming Evene
Monday 24 January 2005
On Saturday 5 February, The York Guildhall Orchestra will be performing a concert led by Conductor, Simon Wright, at theFree Taster Sessions for Lifelong Learners
Monday 24 January 2005
Thought about balancing your chakras? Wanted to know more about your favourite tipple? Fancy mastering a new language?24.01.05: Future of Castle Piccadilly up for consideration
Monday 24 January 2005
City of York Councillors will consider the future of the Castle Picadilly area at a meeting of the Executive next month24.01.05: Outstanding Council Tax Due
Monday 24 January 2005
City of York Council is writing to residents who still owe money for their 2004/05 council tax to remind them that they25.01.05: Council warns of loan scam
Tuesday 25 January 2005
City of York Council's Trading Standards department is warning local residents to watch out for a new advance fee scam,25.01.05: Plans for Royal Ascot at York race ahead
Tuesday 25 January 2005
Plans for Royal Ascot at York are racing ahead, with proposals for a series of city centre events, decorative banners anJanuary 28, 2005: Bengal Brasserie is latest York Business Pride sponsor
Friday 28 January 2005
York's award-winning Bengal Brasserie is the latest local business to provide sponsorship towards York Business Pride.<Friday, January 28, 2005: Central library refurbishment is complete
Friday 28 January 2005
York's Central Library has recently undergone a number of improvements to give it a fresh new look and further enhance tJanuary 28, 2005: Students lend at hand at Zoo Skate Park
Friday 28 January 2005
York University students have volunteered their services to help complete the first phase of work on the new support bui28.01.05: Live Arts Week of festival fever
Friday 28 January 2005
From Monday 31 January until Friday 4 February, pupils from schools across the city will take part in a week full of a vJanuary 28, 2005: See York in a new light
Friday 28 January 2005
Residents will get a chance to see York in a new light, with some dramatic artist's impressions of how the city will loo31.01.05: Local school children to meet environmentally-friendly alien
Monday 31 January 2005
Messages about the importance of caring for our environment will be communicated to children from ten schools across Yor