June 2006
1 June, 2006: Special invitation for residents celebrating their 80th Birthday in 2006
Thursday 01 June 2006
Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Janet Hopton, and Sheriff of York, Richard Baldwin, are extending a very special invitati1 June, 2006: Possible move for New Earswick Library
Thursday 01 June 2006
Members of City of York Council's Leisure and Culture panel will be asked to approve proposals to re-locate New Earswick1 June, 2006: Re-usable bags on sale for just £2!
Thursday 01 June 2006
Did you know that the average person uses more than 300 plastic bags each year?<P>
City of York Council's waste strateg5 June, 2006: What are York's big planning issues?
Monday 05 June 2006
City of York Council's city development team is asking residents for their views on the big issues facing York in the ne5 June, 2006: Rapping robot spreads the word on recycling
Monday 05 June 2006
City of York Council will be playing host to a rapping robot named Cycler as part of its efforts to remind local schoolc5 June, 2006: £600,000 in funding secured for Acomb Library Learning Centre
Monday 05 June 2006
City of York Council has secured £600,000 in funding towards the cost of creating a brand new library learning centre at5 June, 2006: Children at Knavesmire Primary School create a junk monster
Monday 05 June 2006
This week is Big Recycle Week and to mark the occasion children at Knavesmire Primary School are showcasing a junk monst5 June, 2006: Public meeting on Peasholme Centre relocation
Monday 05 June 2006
City of York Council has organised a public meeting to allow residents of the city's Guildhall and Fishergate wards to h5 June 2006: New Head of York's Youth Offending team
Monday 05 June 2006
City of York Council welcomed a new head of Youth Offending Services today (5 June). <P>
Simon Page brings considerable6 June 2006: Plans for car club take a step closer
Tuesday 06 June 2006
Plans to bring a car club to York could take a step nearer this week when councillors will be asked to approve a preferr6 June, 2006: York schools divert 67 tonnes of paper from landfill sites
Tuesday 06 June 2006
To coincide with The Big Recycle week, City of York Council is celebrating the success of local schools at recycling pap6 June, 2006: Social Inclusion Working Group
Tuesday 06 June 2006
City of York Council is to consult local community-based organisations on the formation of a new equalities advisory gro6 June 2006: Birthday celebrations for community arts team
Tuesday 06 June 2006
City of York Council's community arts team - Arts Action York - will be celebrating its second birthday in style this m6 June 2006: Flood barrier for Clementhorpe
Tuesday 06 June 2006
Residents in a flood-prone area of the city could get a flood protection barrier if councillors agree to the proposals a7 June, 2006: It's party time for York childminders
Wednesday 07 June 2006
City of York Council is organising its third annual 'party in the park' for the city's childminders on June 15, from 10.7 June 2006: Giving young people a voice
Wednesday 07 June 2006
Children and young people across the city will have a more influential voice if councillors agree to proposals later thi7 June 2006: Germany Beck and Metcalfe Lane: joint public inquiry
Wednesday 07 June 2006
City of York Council will host a joint public inquiry into planning applications for sites at Germany Beck and Metcalfe7 June 2006: New holiday activities for Bell Farm
Wednesday 07 June 2006
Young people in the Bell Farm area of the city will have a new holiday scheme this summer thanks to City of York Council7 June 2006: Reducing mercury emissions
Wednesday 07 June 2006
City of York Councillors will be asked to look at ways of reducing the amount of mercury emitted by York Crematorium lat7 June, 2006: New benefit claims processed more quickly
Wednesday 07 June 2006
The time taken to process new claims for housing and council tax benefit received by City of York Council has been drast7 June, 2006: Hanging baskets bring colour to York's streets
Wednesday 07 June 2006
The streets of York will burst into bloom this week when City of York Council puts in place more than 130 hanging basket7 June, 2006: New carers' cards launched to mark Carers' Week
Wednesday 07 June 2006
City of York Council, in conjunction with Selby and York Carers' Centre, is launching a series of information cards aime7 June, 2006: Edmund Wilson Swimming Pool is officially baby-friendly!
Wednesday 07 June 2006
City of York Council's Edmund Wilson Swimming Pool has now received a formal seal of approval as a baby-friendly swimmin8 June, 2006: Find out more about EcoDepot plans
Thursday 08 June 2006
City of York Council has organised two drop-in information events to enable local residents to find out more about its E8 June, 2006: Council asked to support federation
Thursday 08 June 2006
Members of City of York Council's Children' Services Advisory Panel will be asked to support the federation of two schoo8 June, 2006: School safety zone installed at Dunnington
Thursday 08 June 2006
City of York Council has invested £30,000 in a new 'zone' aimed at improving road safety for children walking and cyclin8 June, 2006: Success of swipe card system for rent payments
Thursday 08 June 2006
A new swipe card rent payment system that has been available to City of York Council housing tenants for less than a yea8 June, 2006: New street cleaning equipment trialled
Thursday 08 June 2006
City of York Council is trialling a mechanical street sweeper in the city centre that may prove to be a more effective w9 June 2006: New website aims to keep children safe
Friday 09 June 2006
A new website, launched this week, aims to make York a safer place for children and young people.<P>
The City of York S12 June, 2006: Westfield Place footway reconstruction
Monday 12 June 2006
City of York Council will start work on a project to rebuild the footways in Westfield Place during the week beginning M12 June, 2006: Westfield Place footway reconstruction
Monday 12 June 2006
City of York Council will start work on a project to rebuild the footways in Westfield Place during the week beginning M12 June 2006: Councillor allowances announced
Monday 12 June 2006
Details of City of York Councillors' allowances and meeting attendance for the financial year ending March 2006 have bee12 June, 2006: Disability sports coach appointed
Monday 12 June 2006
City of York Council has appointed a disability sports coach to reinforce links between disabled sports groups and the w13 June 2006: Celebrating National Sure Start Month
Tuesday 13 June 2006
Parents across the city can try free 'taster' childcare sessions this month as part of the celebrations for National Sur13 June 2006: Freedom of Information Act update
Tuesday 13 June 2006
City of York Council received 219 requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 between April 2005 and March 2006 -13 June 2006: Celebrating National Food Safety Week
Tuesday 13 June 2006
Members of City of York Council's food and safety unit are celebrating National Food Safety week (12-18 June) by spreadi13 June, 2006: Recycling rate soars
Tuesday 13 June 2006
City of York Council recorded another bumper week of recycling last week and the next one could be even better as a resu13 June 2006: At home with the Lord Mayor
Tuesday 13 June 2006
York's Mansion House is throwing open its doors for an 'at home with the Lord Mayor' event this week (Thursday, 15 June)13 June 2006: Essential safety checks warning
Tuesday 13 June 2006
Contact us or your safety could be at risk - that's the stark warning from City of York Council's Housing Maintenance te13 June 2006: Hitch a lift
Tuesday 13 June 2006
City of York Council's sustainable travel team is encouraging residents to share their car journeys with a friend or col14 June 2006: CCTV success
Wednesday 14 June 2006
City of York Council's CCTV (closed circuit television) system has provided vital evidence in the fight against crime on15 June, 2006: 80th Birthday tea party
Thursday 15 June 2006
This Saturday, Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Janet Hopton, and Sheriff of York, Richard Baldwin, will play host to 50 Y15 June 2006: Musical extravaganza
Thursday 15 June 2006
Pupils from schools across the city will be showing off their talents next month as part of the York Schools' Music Fest16 June 2006: Getting tech-y
Friday 16 June 2006
Vulnerable people across the city are being urged to 'get tech-y' as part of a scheme to help residents remain independe16 June, 2006: Crackdown on alcohol misuse slashes violent crime by a quarter
Friday 16 June 2006
A month-long crackdown on alcohol misuse has led to a 25 per cent decrease in drink-related violent crime.<P>
City of Y16 June, 2006: Relocation of Designer Outlet park and ride site
Friday 16 June 2006
City of York Council is in the process of relocating its existing park and ride operation at the Designer Outlet to a ne16 June, 2006: New trade waste charges at Hazel Court Household Waste Recycling Centre
Friday 16 June 2006
City of York Council is introducing new charges aimed at making it more cost effective for traders to recycle waste at H19 June 2006: Dance Week 2006
Monday 19 June 2006
City of York Council has unveiled a spectacular 2006 Dance Week York programme to kick off next week with an array of pe19 June 2006: Dance Week York: Let's dance
Monday 19 June 2006
Local children will be donning their dancing shoes this week for the fifth Early Years Festival - part of Dance Week Yor20 June 2006: Blooming Marvellous
Tuesday 20 June 2006
York is bursting out in bloom this summers thanks to the efforts of City of York Council's Street Scene team.<P>
The te21 June 2006: Temporary closure of parking office
Wednesday 21 June 2006
City of York Council's parking office will be closed from 4pm on Friday, 23 June until 10am on Monday, 26 June.<P>
The21 June 2006: Victorian inspiration for dance spectacular
Wednesday 21 June 2006
York Castle Museum's famous Kirkgate street - the oldest recreated street in any museum - provides the inspiration for a22 June, 2006: Festival of Rivers
Thursday 22 June 2006
City of York Council's first ever Festival of Rivers is now under way and promises almost three weeks worth of fun for a22 June, 2006: Sports camp for primary school children
Thursday 22 June 2006
City of York Council is encouraging local primary school pupils to attend a sports camp event taking place at Oaklands S22 June, 2006: West Bank Park Summer Fair
Thursday 22 June 2006
This week is the first ever national 'Love Parks' week and, to coincide with the event, City of York Council is inviting22 June 2006: New look for Elderly Persons' Home
Thursday 22 June 2006
Work to convert Windsor House Elderly Persons' Home into a specialist unit for older people with mental health problems22 June, 2006: Huge demand for home compost bins
Friday 23 June 2006
A surge in demand for cut-price home compost bins has led to delivery delays of up to eight weeks.<P>
Like many other l22 June, 2006: South Bank residents to be updated on Terrys development brief
Friday 23 June 2006
City of York Council is updating residents in the South Bank area of the city on how the development brief for the forme23 June, 2006: Council expresses concern over proposed police merger
Friday 23 June 2006
City of York Council has expressed a number of concerns about proposals to amalgamate the region's police authorities.<23 June, 2006: Gum busting demonstration
Friday 23 June 2006
City of York Council officers are to find out more about the benefits of a new piece of equipment designed to remove uns23 June 2006: Day in the life of a 'lollipop lady'
Friday 23 June 2006
City of York Council's Executive Member for City Strategy will be spending a day in the life of a ‰Û÷lollipop' lady26 June, 2006: Have your say on the future development of York
Monday 26 June 2006
City of York Council is encouraging local residents to attend one of two exhibitions that will provide them with an oppo26 June, 2006: It's our neighbourhood - watch your speed!
Monday 26 June 2006
City of York Council has launched a new campaign aimed at challenging the attitudes of drivers who think that it's accep26 June, 2006: Syntan returns to York after 40-year absence
Monday 26 June 2006
Syntan, a barge that once made regular journeys to York to bring cocoa beans to Rowntrees, has returned to the city afte27 June 2006: Satisfaction levels high among users of Newgate Market
Tuesday 27 June 2006
More than 70 per cent of people are satisfied with the size and location of, and value for money and range of products o28 June 2006: Making music while the sun shines
Wednesday 28 June 2006
Young people in York will get the chance to share their musical expertise and learn new skills this summer as part of th28 June 2006: What's in your lunchbox?
Wednesday 28 June 2006
The young winners of York's healthy lunchbox competition will be presented with their prizes next week.<P>
Organised by28 June 2006: Summer Art Exhibition
Wednesday 28 June 2006
York's Parliament Street will host the ever popular Summer Art Exhibition this weekend.<P>
Organised by York Art Societ29 June 2006: Carry on Racing for Life
Thursday 29 June 2006
As a result of the record number of Race for Life participants, City of York Council is organising weekly Racing For Lif30 June, 2006: Residents of Badger Hill, Dunnington and Osbaldwick are top recycling performers
Friday 30 June 2006
A recent door-to-door survey carried out on behalf of City of York Council has shown that residents of Badger Hill, Dunn2006
