July 2008
CCTV reassurance for York tenants
Tuesday 01 July 2008
Tenants in a number of City of York Council-owned blocks of flats could benefit from increased security, thanks to the introduction of new CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) technology.Festival of Rivers 2008
Tuesday 01 July 2008
From Saturday 12 until Sunday 27 July, York’s rivers will come alive as the annual Festival of the Rivers gets under way, with a host of re-enactments and events for all the family.Summer Open Air Art Festival
Tuesday 01 July 2008
York's city center will host the annual Summer Open Air Art Festival this weekend (5-6 July).Graffiti clean up success
Wednesday 02 July 2008
A graffiti covered snicket has been given a new lease of life thanks to a clean up organised by parish councillors and York Pride.Rowntree Park birthday celebrations
Thursday 03 July 2008
York residents are being invited along to one of the biggest parties in the city later this month.Make an appointment with the 'bus doctors'
Thursday 03 July 2008
A special event to encourage more people to use local buses takes place in York city centre next Monday and Tuesday (7 and 8 July).Delays warning at Beckfield Lane Household Waste Recycling Centre
Friday 04 July 2008
City of York Council's Neighbourhood Services team is warning residents that there may be some delays at Beckfield Lane Household Waste Recycling Centre this weekend (5/6 July).Happy Birthday NHS!
Friday 04 July 2008
City of York Council's Health Scrutiny panel will be marking 60 years of the National Health Service (NHS) with a celebratory birthday cake.York Oscars
Friday 04 July 2008
City of York Council is running a competition to find the next budding Tarentino or Scorsese.Heritage Strategy for York
Friday 04 July 2008
Members of City of York Council will be asked to approve plans to create a Heritage Strategy for the city later this month (14 and 15 July).Empty homes policy considered
Friday 04 July 2008
City of York Council's Executive Member and Advisory Panel (EMAP) for Housing and Social Services is to consider a report on the number of empty homes in York and the work being carried out to bring them back into use.Council unveils vision for York Northwest
Friday 04 July 2008
City of York Council has unveiled its draft vision for the York Northwest development.York-Harrogate-Leeds Tram-Train feasibility study
Friday 04 July 2008
York could see tram trains running through the city in the future, following the results of an initial feasibility study.Guitar Funday
Friday 04 July 2008
Young musicians from across the city will get together for a special Guitar Funday next week (Thursday 10 July).Keeping York thriving
Friday 04 July 2008
City of York Council is proposing to consult the city on a series of measures to ensure that York remains thriving and inclusive through the economic downturn.Discus Bungalows redevelopment plans on display
Tuesday 08 July 2008
Residents are being invited along to an exhibition of the development plans for the city’s Discus Bungalows on Thursday 17 July.More than 600 older people benefit from care home improvements
Tuesday 08 July 2008
‘Dignity In Care’ funding from the government has been used by City of York Council to carry out a series of improvements at care homes for older people across the city.Benefits Service office closure
Wednesday 09 July 2008
City of York Council’s benefits office based at the City Finance centre on Library Square will be closing temporarily from this Wednesday (9 July) until next Tuesday so it can be refurbished. Going for Gold - Summer Judging Yorkshire in Bloom
Wednesday 09 July 2008
York is looking forward to the visit of Yorkshire in Bloom Judges Melvyn Riley and Malcolm Sunderland on Thursday 10th July when the city will get another opportunity to wow the judges when the final judging takes place.New buses, new look for York Park & Ride
Wednesday 09 July 2008
FIRST and City of York Council today celebrated the arrival of the new look Park & Ride buses that will be launched later this month. Council officers go back to school
Wednesday 09 July 2008
Senior council officers have been meeting young people in local schools as part of a scheme organised by York Cares, a local charity that promotes volunteering to employees.People with learning difficulties say no to hate crime
Thursday 10 July 2008
York People First - working with the police, Safer York Partnership and City of York Council - is holding a Hate Crime Parliament on 24 July, and York residents with learning difficulties are invited along to find out how to report hate crimes and what they can do to feel safer.Potential impact of industrial action on refuse collections
Thursday 10 July 2008
City of York Council is advising residents to leave their rubbish and recycling out for collection as usual during the two days of national industrial action planned for next Wednesday and Thursday (16 and 17 July)Plastic bag-free Copmanthorpe campaign steps up a gear
Thursday 10 July 2008
The campaign to make the village of Copmanthorpe a plastic bag free zone has stepped up a gear after reusable cotton bags were delivered to all homes and a website was launched.Community Stadium for York
Thursday 10 July 2008
Members of City of York Council’s Executive Committee will consider a report on ways of working with York City Football Club towards the provision of a new community stadium for the city at their next meeting on Tuesday 15 July.Top marks for children’s books
Thursday 10 July 2008
Children in York have voted Jenny Valentine’s ‘Finding Violet Park’ and Meg Rossof’s ‘What I was’ as their top children’s books of the year when shadowing the CILIP Carnegie book award.Traffic arrangements for meeting at York Racecourse on 11 and 12 July
Thursday 10 July 2008
With the latest meeting at York Racecourse due to get under way tomorrow (Friday 11 July), City of York Council is putting in place traffic management arrangements to keep congestion to a minimum.City of York Council statement: Hungate accommodation project
Thursday 10 July 2008
The following statement is a response to comments received by City of York Council, from English Heritage, regarding plans for its proposed new headquarters at Hungate:Festival of Rivers: The custom of the sea
Friday 11 July 2008
As part of York’s annual Festival of the Rivers, which gets underway this weekend, residents and visitors will have the opportunity to hear author Neil Hanson speak about his latest book, The custom of the sea.Photo opportunity: Latest 'Changing Place' launched at Walmgate
Friday 11 July 2008
As part of its commitment to making York a more accessible city, City of York Council will open its latest 'Changing Place' facility on Walmgate on Monday 21 July, enabling people whose needs are not met by standard disabled toilets to access a range of facilities there.Ward committee meetings: Have your say
Friday 11 July 2008
More than 900 York residents took the opportunity to attend the most recent round of City of York Council ward committee meetings, which took place during the first week of July.School's Out for summer!
Friday 11 July 2008
The latest edition of City of York Council's 'School's Out!' magazine is bursting with fun activities and events to help keep five to 18 year olds occupied during the summer holidays.Benefits Service office reopening
Monday 14 July 2008
City of York Council's benefits office at the City Finance centre on Library Square will now reopen at 9am this Friday, 18 July, after being temporarily closed for refurbishment.Read Write York events for July
Tuesday 15 July 2008
York's Big City Read, which will see people of all ages across the city reading and discussing The Railway Children, is just one of several exciting Read Write York activities happening this month.Yearsley Swimming Pool centenary: 100 days of celebration kick-off with free swimming for all
Tuesday 15 July 2008
This summer, City of York Council is marking the 100th birthday of Yearsley Swimming Pool with 100 days of celebration and, to get the festivities off to a flying start, residents can benefit from a day of free swim sessions on Saturday 26 July.National strike action update
Tuesday 15 July 2008
City of York Council is warning residents that its services may be affected by the national strike action of trades unions Unison and Unite on Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 July.Photo opportunity: Re-launch of Fulford Residents' Association
Tuesday 15 July 2008
Residents of City of York Council housing in the Fulford ward are gearing up for a fun event to celebrate the re-launch of their Residents' Association. The summer-themed event will be held between 3pm and 5pm this Friday, 18 July, at Fulford Social Hall on School Lane.Team read summer challenge
Wednesday 16 July 2008
Team Read, this year's Summer Reading Challenge for four to 12 year olds, kicked off this weekend (13 July).Photo Opportunity: Inflatable fun at Yearsley pool
Wednesday 16 July 2008
Yearsley Swimming Pool is getting its own fantastic giant inflatable just in time for the summer holidays and the start of the pool's centenary celebrations. Annual Charity Market
Thursday 17 July 2008
York's Parliament Street will play host to the city's annual Charity market next weekend (Saturday 26 July).Missed refuse and recycling collections update
Friday 18 July 2008
City of York Council is reminding residents whose rubbish and recycling could not be collected on Wednesday or Thursday (16 and 17 July) - due to the two days of national industrial action - of alternative arrangements that have been put in place.Nuisance neighbour evicted
Monday 21 July 2008
A York woman who made life a misery for neighbours in the block of flats where she lived was today evicted (Monday 21 July).Bollywood Tyohar! Brings a Taste of India to Yorkshire
Tuesday 22 July 2008
Bollywood Tyohar! Festivals of India is bringing a taste of India to York this summer in the form of the latest vibrant production from Zoobin Surty and Karma Dance.Sponsored charity swim event to celebrate 100 years of Yearsley Swimming Pool
Wednesday 23 July 2008
Yearsley Swimming Pool is offering free entry to anyone who takes part in a community-sponsored swim to raise money for their own chosen charity, school, club or association.Welcome to The Avenues
Wednesday 23 July 2008
Visitors to The Avenues Children's Centre at Tang Hall Primary School will now get a warm welcome from four beautiful mosaic panels, which have been specially created to greet people to the Centre.Nuisance neighbour to be evicted
Thursday 24 July 2008
A City of York Council tenant, whose neighbours have lived in fear since his tenancy began, faced possession proceedings and a hearing for breach of an Anti-Social Behaviour Injunction (ASBI) at York Crown Court today.Traffic management arrangements for meetings at York Racecourse on 25 and 26 July
Thursday 24 July 2008
City of York Council is putting in place a number of traffic management measures to try to minimise congestion ahead of and following the meetings taking place at York Racecourse tomorrow and Saturday (25 and 26 July).City Centre Area Action Plan
Friday 25 July 2008
York's residents and businesses are being asked how they want the city centre to look and feel in 2029.Work to start on new swimming pool
Friday 25 July 2008
Work will start on York's new swimming pool next week (Monday 28 July).Free adult swimming lessons at Yearsley Swimming Pool
Friday 25 July 2008
As part of Yearsley Pool's centenary celebrations the pool is offering free adult swimming lessons.Contract signed for new Joseph Rowntree School
Monday 28 July 2008
City of York Council has signed a contract worth around £29million with Carillion, one of the UK's leading support services and construction companies, for the design and building of the new Joseph Rowntree School.Missed refuse and recycling collections update
Tuesday 29 July 2008
City of York Council's Waste Services team will be putting additional resources into its green waste and recycling collections over the next few days to ensure that all the waste that wasn't be collected during the recent industrial action is removed.Playday 2008 unwraps the cotton wool from children's play
Tuesday 29 July 2008
York will be celebrating national Playday (6 August) in style with two days of fun-packed activities for the city's youngsters.Food safety poster competition
Wednesday 30 July 2008
Young people across the city are being asked to spread the word about not spreading germs.Castle Piccadilly update
Wednesday 30 July 2008
City of Council York Council's City Development team has begun preliminary discussions with the new development managers of the Castle Piccadilly area of the city.York celebrates Yorkshire Day
Wednesday 30 July 2008
Visitors will be able to sample all that Yorkshire has to offer on Friday (1 August) when the centre of York plays host to annual Yorkshire Day celebrations.Waste chiefs offer recycling reassurances
Wednesday 30 July 2008
City of York Council's waste and recycling chiefs are reassuring residents that all the waste they have put out for recyling will be recycled - even if it's collected in a normal refuse wagon.Community arts grants available
Thursday 31 July 2008
Local community groups could get grants of between £100 and £1,500 this summer.Council cracks down on unlicensed taxi driver
Thursday 31 July 2008
City of York Council's Licensing team has cracked down on an unlicensed taxi driver who has been working in the city.Tenant evicted
Thursday 31 July 2008
A nuisance neighbour was evicted from his council flat (31 July) today after repeated anti-social behaviour.