November 2007
Free tour of York's historic treasures
Thursday 01 November 2007
York residents get the chance this weekend to have a free tour of one of York's best kept secrets - The Lord Mayor's Mansion House.B1224 York Road (Part), Acomb, Carriageway Reconstruction
Friday 02 November 2007
City of York Council is to carry out essential carriageway reconstruction and resurfacing along the section of the B1224 York Road, between Carr Lane and Oak Rise. York Literature Festival 2008: Yorkshire flavour to 'Trains of Thought' event
Friday 02 November 2007
Two writers from the region will give a distinctly Yorkshire flavour to an event entitled 'Trains Of Thought', which is taking place as part of York's second annual Literature Festival.2007 tenants' satisfaction survey
Friday 02 November 2007
City of York Council has selected 2,000 of its tenants at random and is contacting them this week to ask them to complete its 2007 tenant satisfaction survey.City of York Council urges us to love food and hate waste
Friday 02 November 2007
City of York Council is supporting a new campaign, 'Love Food hate Waste', that reveals consumers are throwing away a staggering third of the food they buy in the UK - most of which could have been eaten. Lord Mayor of York joins in Remembrance Day commemorations
Monday 05 November 2007
The Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Irene Waudby, will be joining the city's Remembrance Day commemorations this weekend.Opportunity to view York Northwest exhibition
Tuesday 06 November 2007
As part of ongoing consultation on the future of the York Northwest site, City of York Council is holding an exhibition in Parliament Street from 10am to 4pm this Friday (9 November).And the winners are...
Wednesday 07 November 2007
The very best of York's clubs, bars and pubs were recognised last night (6 November) at the second annual Best Bar None awards.Council left with fly-tipping clean-up costs
Friday 09 November 2007
City of York Council is appealing for information about a major fly-tipping incident in a rural lane at Heslington, which took place on the weekend of October 20.Children and young people do council jobs for Takeover Day
Friday 09 November 2007
City of York Council is inviting school children to takeover certain jobs for the day - including the Lord Mayor's - as part of the first ever national 11 MILLION Takeover Day on 23 November.Central Library returns to 'normal' opening hours
Friday 09 November 2007
York Central Library's opening hours will return back to normal from next week, after temporary changes were introduced to cover staffing issues over summer.York Racecourse looks to extend lease
Friday 09 November 2007
City of York Council's Executive will be asked to extend the lease of York Racecourse at a meeting later this month (20 November).Customers help shape social services of the future
Monday 12 November 2007
People with longer term or more complex health needs are being asked to help City of York Council design services for the future.York’s young people raise the bar in sport
Monday 12 November 2007
The number of young people taking part in at least two hours of high quality PE and sport each week has risen dramatically in the last twelve months, a survey has shown.Council teams up with Ice Rink to help York's youngsters
Monday 12 November 2007
Young people in York will get the opportunity to gain work experience at one of York's most popular city centre events this Christmas thanks to a partnership between City of York Council's Youth Service and The Ice Factor.It's our neighbourhood; watch your speed!
Monday 12 November 2007
City of York Council has launched a new 'Community Speed Watch' campaign aimed at challenging the attitudes of drivers who think that it's acceptable to speed. York holds two-day parking bonanza
Monday 12 November 2007
Visitors to York will get an early Christmas present this November thanks to a two-day parking offer.Festive extension of York's Park & Ride Service
Monday 12 November 2007
Christmas shoppers will be able to browse the shops even longer from the end of the month thanks to an festive extension of York's Park & Ride service.Tell us what you think
Monday 12 November 2007
York residents are being asked what they think to the council's services in an annual postal survey this week.Youth Offending Team's work with young people showcased
Monday 12 November 2007
Work carried out with and by young offenders from York and North Yorkshire will be showcased at an event taking place this week.Internet lounge for Fordlands Elderly Persons' Home
Monday 12 November 2007
From tomorrow (Tuesday 13 November), residents of the Fordlands Elderly Persons' Home in Fulford will be able to benefit from a new internet lounge that will provide them with an alternative means of keeping in touch with family and friends.Consultation on opening hours for York's Central Library
Tuesday 13 November 2007
Visitors and would-be visitors to York's Central Library are being asked to put forward their ideal opening hours as part of a review of the library's opening times.Preventing homelessness in York
Tuesday 13 November 2007
City of York Council is asking customers of its homeless service to give their views on the service they received and how they came to be homeless.Preventing homelessness in York
Tuesday 13 November 2007
City of York Council is asking customers of its homeless service to give their views on the service they received and how they came to be homeless.Free party launches new estate agreement
Thursday 15 November 2007
All residents of Bell Farm in York are invited to a free Christmas party to launch the area's new estate agreement.Best Bar None Awards raise £500 for charity
Thursday 15 November 2007
Attendees at the last week's Best Bar None Awards have raised over £500 for York Press' Guardian Angels Appeal.Bokashi bin offer
Friday 16 November 2007
City of York Council's Recycling team is encouraging residents to recycle even more waste, with a special offer for a kitchen waste recycling bin.City of York Council reaches the 'big 40'
Monday 19 November 2007
The idea of approaching the 'big 40' fills most people with dread, but for City of York Council it is the magic number that represents the percentage of waste that must be recycled by March 2010.New digital arts project launches
Monday 19 November 2007
York Hospital will be staging the premier screening of animations produced by young people on the children's ward this week (Thursday 22 November) as part of a new digital youth arts project - Biomation.York Literature Festival 2008: Self-publishing advice from local authors
Monday 19 November 2007
Authors with links to the Yorkshire area will discuss the pros and cons of self-publishing as part of the programme for the 2008 York Literature Festival.York's festive countdown starts
Tuesday 20 November 2007
York's countdown to Christmas will officially start this week, with the launch of the city's festive offering.York's Annual Schools' Dance Festival
Tuesday 20 November 2007
Over 20 school groups of young dancers will take to the stage this month as part of City of York Council's eleventh Annual Schools' Dance Festival.Benefit cheat prosecuted
Friday 23 November 2007
A York man who claimed more than £2,500 in benefits that he was not entitled to was found guilty when he appeared before city magistrates today.Children plant bulbs to celebrate Big Wild Read
Friday 23 November 2007
Two thousand daffodil bulbs - one for every child who took part - are being donated by City of York Council libraries to celebrate the success of the Big Wild Read summer reading challenge this year.Exploring Acomb's new Library Learning Centre
Friday 23 November 2007
York's first Library Learning Centre - the first of it's kind in the city - will be opening in February 2008. It will provide integrated library and community based adult learning facilities, boasting state of the art learning rooms and a completely new library layout. Delwood residents involved in charity fundraising
Friday 23 November 2007
Residents of City of York Council's Delwood sheltered housing scheme in Fulford are holding a craft sale to raise money for Martin House Hospice.Literature Festival 2008: 'Writing for your life' event
Friday 23 November 2007
The York-born director of English PEN, an organisation working for writers for peace, in prison and in exile, will return to the city as part of the 2008 Literature Festival.Could you be eligible for 'something extra'?
Friday 23 November 2007
City of York Council's benefits advisers are encouraging local residents that they may be able to 'get something extra' in the form of unclaimed benefits.Executive to consider recommendations of Future York Group
Monday 26 November 2007
City of York Council's Executive is to be asked to approve a report that sets out a series of recommendations aimed at boosting York's economy.Reaping the rewards of review of community transport
Monday 26 November 2007
City of York Council's on-going review of its community transport provision looks set to save more than £800,000 over the two-and-a-half year lifespan of the project and produce savings of more than £650,000 each year after that.New disabled sports session at Oaklands
Monday 26 November 2007
A taster session to enable people with disabilities to try a variety of sports is being held at Oaklands Sports Centre from 2pm until 5pm on Wednesday 5 December.Cold Calling Controlled Zones
Monday 26 November 2007
At a meeting on 6 December City of York Council's Executive Member and Advisory Panel (EMAP) for Neighbourhood Services will consider expanding a scheme that has seen five Cold Calling Controlled Zones introduced across the city.Council considers 'scores on the doors' scheme
Tuesday 27 November 2007
York could introduce a publicly-available rating system to show how well local pubs, clubs and restaurants are complying with hygiene regulations next April.York's Fostering Services hailed as 'outstanding'
Tuesday 27 November 2007
York's Fostering and Sharing Care Services have been praised by independent inspectors as providing 'excellent' outcomes for the people who use them.Football provision considered
Tuesday 27 November 2007
A report on how City of York Council can further improve football playing provision in the city will be considered at a meeting of the council's Executive Member and Advisory Panel (EMAP) for Leisure and Culture on 4 December.Information for families at the click of a button
Tuesday 27 November 2007
Families across the city will be able to access a wide range of useful information at the click of a button thanks to the launch of a new website. Children's Services rated 'outstanding'
Tuesday 27 November 2007
The overall effectiveness of City of York Council's children services has been rated 'outstanding' (Grade 4) in the Annual Performance Assessment by Ofsted, which places it among the very best in the country.New Cold Calling Contolled Zone to be launched
Tuesday 27 November 2007
Following on from last month's successful launch of five Cold Calling Controlled Zones across the city, City of York Council, in partnership with Safer York Partnership and North Yorkshire Police, is to launch an additional zone in the Danesmead Close area.Post Office consultation
Wednesday 28 November 2007
City of York Council is reminding residents that they can air their views on the post office closure debate in a number of different ways.Carers' Rights Day
Wednesday 28 November 2007
York Carers' Strategy Group and York and Selby Carers' Centre are aiming to raise the awareness of the important role carers play in the community on Carers' Rights Day, Friday 7 December.Be safe, be seen
Thursday 29 November 2007
Almost 12,000 children across York will be given special reflective tags as part of a new City of York Council road safety campaign. Council gears up for winter
Thursday 29 November 2007
City of York Council is gearing up for winter with the production of its annual snow and ice leaflet.Adult Social Services star rating
Thursday 29 November 2007
City of York Council has retained its two-star or 'good' rating for adult social services following the latest inspection by the Commission for Social Care.St Nicholas Fayre comes to York
Thursday 29 November 2007
The city will come alive with bustling stalls, carol singers and buskers from today with the start of York's popular St Nicholas Fayre Market (29 November - 2 December).York Crematorium open day
Thursday 29 November 2007
City of York Council is holding an open day and memorial service at its crematorium in Bishopthorpe on Sunday 16 December from 10.00am until 2.00pm.Council launches festive fast food litter campaign
Thursday 29 November 2007
Members of City of York Council's Neighbourhood Pride Service team have a rather unusual wish for the festive season - they're hoping to rid the city of fast food litter as part of a national campaign to stamp out on unsightly street waste.Council looks to upgrade communal TV aerials
Friday 30 November 2007
City of York Council flat tenants could get new digital aerials, if councillors agree to proposals at a meeting next month (Monday 10 December).Yearsley Bridge petition considered
Friday 30 November 2007
At a meeting on 10 December City of York Council's Executive Member and Advisory Panel (EMAP) for Adult Social Services will consider a petition from members of the public opposed to the planned closure of the Yearsley Bridge Day Centre.York Strategic Housing Market Assessment 2007
Friday 30 November 2007
City of York Council's Executive Member and Advisory Panel (EMAP) for Housing is to be asked to note the findings of the 2007 Strategic Housing Market Assessment so that the information can be used to shape housing strategy, policy and services in the future.