Funding boost for local community groups Community groups in York will have access to the £17,500 York Community Pride Challenge Fund this summer.

Heworth Without By Election The Heworth Without By Election will be held on September 6, following the sudden death of Councillor Bill Bennett last month.

New carton recycling banks for York City of York Council is taking delivery of five recycling banks for paper cartons in the latest extension of its broad range of recycling facilities.

Have your say on World Heritage bid idea City of York Council is seeking the views of local people on whether or not the city should make a bid for World Heritage status.

A1237 Moor Lane Roundabout Construction: Closure of Askham Lane Part of Askham Lane, York, will be closed on Thursday 9 August, in connection with the construction work for the A1237 Moor Lane Roundabout Scheme.

Community safety campaign is well received City of York Council has received an encouraging response to its 'Feeling and being safe in York' campaign, with 978 residents attending the recent round of ward committee meetings to find out more.

A1237 Moor Lane Roundabout Construction: Temporary Traffic Management Measures City of York Council is making good progress with the construction of the A1237 Moor Lane roundabout, despite the recent wet weather.

Funding support for community art initiatives City of York Council's community arts team, Arts Action York, is offering grants of up to £1,500 for community art projects in the city.

Provisional Key Stage 2 results City of York Council today welcomed figures showing that York's schools are continuing to make excellent progress in Key Stage 2 tests.

Recycling effort will help grow fruit trees in Malawi City of York Council has signed up to a scheme that promises to grow a fruit tree in Malawi for every tonne of aluminium drinks cans recycled over the next two years.

Wake up to the signs of tiredness City of York Council is reminding drivers about the dangers of driving while tired, as part of a major new road safety campaign.

New look Children's Services team City of York Council's Children's Services team will have a new look this autumn following the appointment of new senior officers.

Annual Assize of Ale York's historical annual Assize of Ale festival will take place this weekend.

No changes to bank holiday refuse collections City of York Council is reminding residents that waste and recycling collections will be unaffected by the forthcoming bank holiday.

Lord Mayor's annual charity bowls match City of York Council's civic party will take on York's Minster Bowling Club in the Lord Mayor's annual bowls match next Saturday 18 August.

Metcalfe Lane village green inquiry date set A public inquiry into the application to register land west of Metcalfe Lane, York as a village green will start on 9 October.

Avoiding Identity Theft City of York Council is advising residents how to avoid becoming a victim of identity theft.

Fighting the fakes City of York Council's Trading Standards team was disappointed with the outcome of a recent day of action aimed at disrupting the sale of fake goods in the city.

Art exhibition rearranged for September 1 and 2 A summer art exhibition that had to be postponed due to wet weather in June has been rearranged for the weekend of 1 and 2 September.

Youngsters go wild for summer reading challenge Wild animals will be visiting York's Libraries this summer in a bid to inspire young people to read their way through the summer holidays.

Traffic management arrangements for Elvington Air Show City of York Council will put in place temporary 'no waiting' restrictions along the B1228 Elvington Lane and Halifax Way in Elvington this weekend (18 and 19 August) to ease the flow of traffic travelling to Elvington Air Show.

Provisional Key Stage 3 results City of York Council today [14 August] welcomed figures showing that York's schools are continuing to make excellent progress in Key Stage 3 tests.

Traffic management arrangements for Ebor meeting City of York Council will be implementing its 'major' traffic management arrangements for the three-day Ebor meeting at York Racecourse on 21, 22 and 23 August.

Work due to start on Peasholme Centre During the week beginning 28 August building work will start on the site that is to become the new home of York's Peasholme Centre.

Celebrating A level successes Students at City of York Council’s sixth forms are celebrating their success today in this year’s A-level examinations.

Solving a rather sticky problem City of York Council's waste and recycling team is appealing to residents to help it build on recent successes.

A taste of the 'new Europe' comes to York An exciting new event - a Polish and Eastern European Market - will be coming to York from Friday 24 to Monday 27 August.

Students of all ages receive their A Level results A group of mature students who have progressed from Italian for beginners to studying the language at A Level were among those who received their A Level results.

An evening of storytelling and discussion Storytelling and discussion will feature in an event being hosted by City of York Council on Monday (20 August) in partnership with the publisher Vintage.

Consultation on rising bollard Residents in the Millfield Lane and Low Poppleton Lane areas of the city will be consulted on plans to replace an existing fixed bollard with one that allows access to buses.

Foss Islands Road: Highway improvement works City of York Council will be carrying out resurfacing works on Foss Islands Road later this month as part of the final phase of the installation of a new traffic signal controlled junction.

Dealing with doorstep salesmen and callers City of York Council's Trading Standards team is warning residents to be extra vigillant this summer as August and September tend to be some of the busiest months for complaints about cold calling.

Noise nuisance tenant to be evicted City of York Council has secured a Possession Order against the tenant of one of its homes after the tenant’s family and visitors subjected her neighbours to years of anti-social behaviour.

Best ever GCSE results Students at City of York Council’s secondary schools are celebrating their success today in this year’s Key Stage 4 (GCSE) examinations.

Action-packed day for young people An action-packed day of live music, skate-boarding and graphic art will kick off at Rowntree's Park next Wednesday (29 August).

Moor Lane roundabout work progresses As part of ongoing work to construct the A1237 Moor Lane roundabout, City of York Council will need to close a section of Askham Lane between Foxwood Lane and the A1237 between 7pm on Friday 31 August and 6am on Monday 3 September.

Nuisance tenant evicted A York woman who subjected her neighbours to months of noise and other nuisance behaviour has been evicted from her council-owned home.

Provisional 2007 Key Stage 1 results released City of York Council's Children's Services team has today (30 August) welcomed government figures, which show that York schools are continuing to make excellent progress in the key stage 1 assessments.

Home Services Directory reminder City of York Council is reminding residents who are considering employing someone to carry out work at their home that they can use the Home Services Directory for details of traders who have agreed to trade fairly and adopt certain working standards.

York's 50+ games highlight the fabulous fifties (and overs) York will play host to its second ever sporting festival for those aged 50 and over this autumn, as part of the city's 50+ festival.

Multi-million pound funding for York and North Yorkshire waste disposal A joint proposal by North Yorkshire County Council and City of York Council for a multi-million pound strategy to tackle the problems of waste disposal has won the backing of the government.

Chaucer Street footway reconstruction City of York Council will start rebuilding the footway along Chaucer Street on 3 September.

Dodsworth Avenue footway reconstruction City of York Council will start rebuilding the footway along Dodsworth Avenue on 3 September.

Ouseacres footway reconstruction City of York Council will start rebuilding the footway along Ouseacres on 3 September.

Millfield Lane carriageway resurfacing City of York Council will start resurfacing Millfield Lane from its junction with the A1237 to the entrance of the British Sugar site next Wednesday 5 September.

Financial update for City Strategy Directorate Members of City of York Council's City Strategy Panel will be discussing the directorate's 2007/08 budget at a meeting next month (10 September).

Hackney Carriage deregulation Members of City of York Council's City Strategy Panel will be asked for their views on whether the authority should continue to restrict the number of taxi vehicle licences it issues (on 10 September).

York's visitors could benefit from a new VIC York's visitors and residents could soon benefit from a brand new visitor information centre if councillors approve plans next month.