1 December 2006: Children's Services budget for 2007/08 City of York Council's Executive Member for Children's Services and Advisory Panel (EMAP) will meet to consider the 2007

1 December 2006: Photo opportunity: New-look Neighbourhood Pride service unveiled City of York Council will unveil its new-look Neighbourhood Pride Service this week, which will be easily identifiable t

1 December 2006: City Strategy budget for 2007/08 City of York Council's Executive Member for City Strategy and Advisory Panel (EMAP) will meet to consider the 2007/08 Ci

1 December 2006: Chief Executive's and Economic Development budget for 2007/08 City of York Council's Leader City Strategy Advisory Panel (EMAP) will meet to consider the 2007/08 Chief Executive's di

4 December 2006: Resources budget for 2007/08 City of York Council's Executive Member for Corporate Services and Advisory Panel (EMAP) will meet to consider the 2007/

4 December, 2006: York Live 2007 funding opportunity City of York Council is inviting local musicians, promoters, venues and organisations interested in taking part in York

4 December, 2006: York man jailed for ASBI breach A York man who twice breached an ASBI (Anti-social behaviour injunction) by causing a nuisance to City of York Council t

4 December 2006: Audax Road, Clifton Without , carriageway resurfacing City of York Council will be resurfacing the entire length of Audax Road from Monday 11 December. The work will last for

4 December 2006:Festive recycling reminder Two budding young artists will get the opportunity to see their work around the city this Christmas as part of a campaig

5 December 2006: York woman guilty of benefit fraud A York woman was sentenced to two years' Conditional Discharge and ordered to pay £150 in prosecution costs and £2992.

5 December 2006: 'Good samaritan' council employee recognised A City of York Council employee who went to the aid of a motorist and a pedestrian involved in a collision will be rewar

5 December 2006: Christmas Extravaganza of Music, Dance and Drama Over 30 performing arts groups from across the city will be bringing Christmas cheer to a gala spectacular at Askham Bry

7 December, 2006: German market arrives in York A German Christmas Market has arrived in York this week in an exciting new addition to City of York Council's busy progr

7 December, 2006: Do you want to work with children? City of York Council's early years and extended schools service is holding its second 'Work with children' recruitment f

7 December, 2006: Council looking to expand recruitment pool City of York Council is looking to expand the recruitment pool that it uses to fill temporary vacancies.<P> The pool ha

7 December 2006: Partners sign up to Local Area Agreement The Without Wall's Partnership - York's Local Strategic Partnership - has agreed a three-year action plan to shape the f

8 December 2006: Trees for recycling The recycling efforts of York residents have been rewarded with a gift of nearly 200 trees.<P> City of York Council's w

8 December 2006: First neighbourhood Pride campaign a success City of York Council's first campaign of its Neighbourhood Pride initiative has seen a 96 per cent decrease in the numbe

8 December, 2006: Busy Christmas programme at Fulford Youth Centre Fulford Youth Centre, part of City of York Council's youth service, is offering a busy programme of activities to local

8 December 2006: York tops 95 per cent return rate for annual canvass City of York Council is thanking residents after 95 per cent of householders in York returned their annual canvass forms

8 December, 2006: Local community encouraged to have its say on future of Terry's site City of York Council is encouraging the local community to have its say on the future of the former Terry's site.<P> Th

8 December 2006: Photo Opportunity: Pupils join forces for musical extravaganza Mainstream and special educational needs pupils in York have joined forces to put on an extravaganza of music, dance and

8 December 2006: York's Benefits Service officially rated as 'good' City of York Council's Benefits Service has been officially assessed as 'good' by an independent government watchdog.<P

11 December, 2006: Good tenants will reap the rewards City of York Council is launching a new scheme aimed at rewarding tenants who pay their rent on time by entering them in

11 December, 2006: Massive volume of autumn leaves collected City of York Council's Neighbourhood Pride team has scooped almost 300 tonnes of fallen leaves up from the city's street

12 December 2006: Christmas in the park City of York Council is inviting local residents to pop down to West Bank Park this weekend (Saturday 16 December) to ma

12 December 2006: Council drives down the number of missed refuse collections City of York Council has driven down the number of missed refuse collections to ensure that it achieves the target set b

12 December 2006: Roadworks online Residents and visitors can now view the programme of forthcoming roadworks for the city online.<P> Visitors to City of

12 December 2006: Nuisance couple evicted City of York Council today (Tuesday 12 December) evicted a couple of nuisance tenants who plagued their neighbours for t

12 December 2006: Tang Hall tenants benefit from £3.1 million of improvements Hundreds of homes in Tang Hall have benefited from a wide-ranging programme of improvements carried out by City of York

12 December 2006: Former Secretary of State for Education to give York's Annual Education Lecture A former Secretary of State for the Department of Education and Skills (DfES) will give York's annual education lecture

13 December 2006: Director of Learning, Culture and Children's Services announces retirement plans Patrick Scott, City of York Council's director of Learning, Culture and Children's Services, has announced his plans to

13 December 2006: Swimming pool consultation results The results of City of York Council's recent consultation exercise on swimming pool facilities in the west of York will

13 December 2006: Budget reminder City of York Council is reminding residents that they still have a week to give their views on the council's 20-07/08 bu

14 December 2006: Last chance to get your hands on free 'quality of life' calendar for York Local residents are being urged to act quickly if they want to get their hands on one of the last remaining copies of a

14 December 2006: New Economic Development chief appointed City of York Council has appointed a new Economic Development chief.<P> Roger Ranson will take up the post of assistant

14 December 2006: New Economic Development chief appointed City of York Council has appointed a new Economic Development chief. Roger Ranson will take up the post of assistant director, Economic Development, at the authority in the new year, replacing the interim assistant director Peter Johnson, and Tony Bennett, the previous assistant director, who retired in the summer.

14 December 2006: Last chance to get your hands on free 'quality of life' calendar for York Local residents are being urged to act quickly if they want to get their hands on one of the last remaining copies of a calendar showcasing the beauty of the local area.

18 December 2006: York's Local Transport Plan assessed as 'excellent' City of York Council's future transport plans have been accessed as 'excellent' - and the authority will receive an addi

13 December 2006: Swimming pool consultation results The results of City of York Council's recent consultation exercise on swimming pool facilities in the west of York will be considered by the council's Executive next Tuesday, December 19.

19 December 2006: Young people in York will get lessons in how to 'stay safe' Year 9 pupils from Oaklands and Lowfield Schools will take part in four workshops based on the safety theme today (Tuesd

19 December 2006: Get on your bike Young people in York are being told to get on their bikes as part of a scheme to encourage them to be more aware of road

19 December 2006: Festive clean up reminder City of York Council is reminding residents that they can still participate in its December Clean for Christmas Campaign

20 December 2006: Town and gown sign up to swimming pool plans Plans to build a new swimming pool in the south east of the city took a step forward this week with City of York Council

20 December 2006: Enjoy 'Christmas at home' with the Lord Mayor York's residents will be able to see the Mansion House in all its festive glory tomorrow.<P> The Lord Mayor of York, Co

20 December 2006: City of York Council's Christmas opening hours Council chiefs are reminding residents that the authority's switchboard will close at 4pm on Friday 22 and 29 December.

21 December 2006: Learning for life City of York Council is offering more than 600 different adult education courses at locations across the city from Janua

21 December 2006: Refuse and recycling collection dates reminder City of York Council is reminding residents who would normally receive their refuse collection on Monday (December 25) t

21 December 2006: Local woman admits benefit fraud A York woman was fined £200 and ordered to pay costs and compensation totalling £1,700 after admitting two offences of b

22 December 2006: Excess packaging clampdown City of York Council's trading standards team is urging York residents to report concerns about over-packaged products t

22 December 2006: Council warns of spoof telephone messages City of York Council is warning residents to be on their guard against ‘spoof' telephone messages after concerns were ra

22 December 2006: Status of council tenant demoted A City of York Council tenant whose anti-social behaviour has caused a nuisance to her neighbours has had the status of

27 December 2006: Recycle your Christmas tree City of York Council is urging residents to compost their Christmas trees this year to ensure that they don't needlessly

27 Ddecember 2006: New year graffiti blitz City of York Council is aiming to stamp out graffiti next month in the third phase of its Neighbourhood Pride campaign.

29 December 2006: Temporary closure of Huntington Library City of York Council is reminding users of Huntington library that it will be closed from Monday 8 January to Wednesday

29 December 2006: First ever tenant reward scheme winner announced City of York Council has announced the name of the winner of its first ever tenant reward scheme prize draw.<P> Mrs Rit