September 2008
Consultation on changes to home care services
Monday 01 September 2008
Proposed changes to the way that City of York Council delivers home care services will be considered at a meeting of the Executive Member and Advisory Panel (EMAP) for Housing and Adult Social Services at a meeting on Monday 8 September.Phase three of York's children's centres
Monday 01 September 2008
York could see the creation of its ninth children's centre, if City of York Councillors agree to proposals at a meeting this month (4 September).York's Annual Festival of Traditional Dance
Monday 01 September 2008
York City Centre will be alive with waving hankies and clanking sticks this weekend when the Annual Festival of Traditional Dance makes a welcome return.Ground investigation work at Fulford Cross
Tuesday 02 September 2008
City of York Council has begun a detailed investigation into potentially contaminated land in the Fulford Cross area of the city this week (1 September).Annual report of the North Yorkshire and York Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board
Tuesday 02 September 2008
The annual report of the North Yorkshire and York Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board, which is responsible for developing and implementing procedures to protect vulnerable adults against abuse, is to be considered by City of York Council's Housing and Adult Social Services EMAP (Executive Member and Advisory Panel).Learning Disability Partnership arrangements
Tuesday 02 September 2008
City of York Council's Executive Member and Advisory Panel (EMAP) for Housing and Adult Social Services will consider a proposal by North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust (NY&YPCT) to vary partnership arrangements for the commissioning and management of learning disability services.York supports Big Tidy Up
Tuesday 02 September 2008
City of York Council is pledging its support to the biggest litter-pick in history this week.Guildhall concert
Thursday 04 September 2008
York residents and their families and friends are being invited to a musical spectacular next month.New-look entrance to Museum Gardens
Thursday 04 September 2008
One of the entrances to York's Museum Gardens could get a new look if councillors agree to proposals this month (9 September).York Flood Group Update I
Saturday 06 September 2008
The York Flood Group met at 3pm today (Saturday 6 September) following the Environment Agency's prediction that the River Ouse is expected to rise to approximately 4.5m above normal summer levels.York Flood Group Update II
Sunday 07 September 2008
The York Flood Group met at 9am today (Sunday 7 September) following the Environment Agency's prediction that the River Ouse is expected to rise to approximately 4.5m above normal summer levels.City Centre Action Plan: Have your say
Monday 08 September 2008
City of York Council is encouraging people who live and work in York to take the opportunity to comment on the issues facing the city centre, both now and in the future.Who do you think you are?
Tuesday 09 September 2008
If you have enjoyed watching the BBC television series Who do you think you are?, you may have been inspired to start researching your own family tree.Telling Tales
Tuesday 09 September 2008
Starting from 27 September, Read Write York is staging a series of storytelling events for adults featuring internationally renowned storytellers.Leap into Social Netball this autumn
Tuesday 09 September 2008
City of York Council's Sport and Active Leisure team is encouraging women across the city to get more active, with the start of indoor social Netball sessions.York Libraries'reading groups are going from strength to strength
Thursday 11 September 2008
A total of 16 groups meet in libraries, 30 groups in the community and a new group starting next month.Team Read Party
Thursday 11 September 2008
York libraries will be hosting a party for 50 of the youngsters who took part in the Summer Reading Challenge this year.Council's new apprentices report for work
Friday 12 September 2008
Six new apprentices joined City of York Council's City Strategy directorate this week and will gain an insight into the diversity of its workload by getting the chance to experience a series of different roles during the next two years.York aims to recycle half its waste
Friday 12 September 2008
Members of City of York Council's Executive will be asked to approve plans set a 50 per cent recycling target for the city.York's Cycle City strategy
Friday 12 September 2008
Members of City of York Council's Executive will be asked to approve the authority's strategy and action plan for York's Cycle City project.York Outer Ring Road improvements
Friday 12 September 2008
Members of City of York Council's Executive will be asked to consider proposals to improve the city's Outer Ring Road (ORR) at a meeting later this month (23 September).Household Waste Recycling Permits
Wednesday 17 September 2008
Senior councillors are to consider the introduction of a permits scheme for York's household waste recycling centres to prevent the illegal disposal of trade waste and to limit the amount of construction and demolition waste that can be disposed of at the sites. York woman appointed manager of county Boccia team
Thursday 18 September 2008
A City of York Council sports coach has been appointed as the joint manager of the Yorkshire Boccia team.York citizens more satisfied
Friday 19 September 2008
York residents are now more satisfied with City of York Council's services according to the latest survey from Talkabout, York's citizen's panel.19 September: Benefit cheat prosecuted
Friday 19 September 2008
A York woman who claimed more than £7,000 in benefits that she was not entitled to has today been sentenced to 125 hours of community service by city magistrates after a joint investigation by City of York Council and the Department for Work and Pensions.York celebrates blooming marvellous results
Friday 19 September 2008
York is celebrating this week after two locations in the city were given discretionary awards from the Yorkshire in Bloom judges.National recognition for York - putting people at the forefront of local decision making and spending
Friday 19 September 2008
City of York Council has received national recognition for being at the forefront of involving local residents in local decision making and enabling them to participate in how local budgets are spent. Tenants asked for their views
Friday 19 September 2008
Over 2,000 City of York Council tenants will be asked for their views on their housing and on the services they receive from the authority.York Bookstart scheme success
Monday 22 September 2008
Babies and toddlers in York are some of the best read in the country - thanks to the success of York's Bookstart scheme.York Youth Jazz Band tunes up with their new Jazz Leader!
Monday 22 September 2008
York's jazz scene has received a boost this week with the announcement that international jazz musician, Matthew Postle, will lead York Arts Academy's Youth Jazz Band.Council efficiency savings
Monday 22 September 2008
City of York Council has achieved over £10 million pounds in savings over the last three years - exceeding the government target by over £800,000.York: a city making history 2008-2025
Tuesday 23 September 2008
A blueprint for the future of York - York: a city making history 2008-2025 - will be launched this week (24 September). Time is running out to have your say
Tuesday 23 September 2008
City of York Council's City Development team is reminding residents and stakeholders that they only have a few more days to comment of the future development of York's City Centre.Network Rail bridgeworks, Moor Lane Bridge, Dringhouses
Wednesday 24 September 2008
A number of road closures and diversions will be in place from October as Network Rail prepare for and carry out demolition and reconstruction work on Moor Lane Bridge, which crosses the East Coast Main Line.New 'cold calling controlled zone' launched
Wednesday 24 September 2008
City of York Council is launching a new 'Cold Calling Controlled Zone' at Leeside in Dringhouses this Friday (26 September) in response to requests from residents keen to clamp down on uninvited visitors to their home. New Cycle Safety course for York
Thursday 25 September 2008
A new two-part Road Safety Cycling Course -Ebor-BIKE-um - has been launched in York this week.Community Transport Services
Friday 26 September 2008
Senior councillors will hear how a 'transformation partnership' is already improving community transport provision in York.Youth Offending Team performance success
Monday 29 September 2008
City of York Council's youth offending team (YOT) is one of the best performing in the country and the best in the region, according to new figures.In my place
Monday 29 September 2008
York residents are being asked what they think of local services in a postal survey being sent out this month.Continuing the drive to reduce sickness absence
Monday 29 September 2008
City of York Council is continuing its drive to reduce sickness absence across the authority.Water End cycle route and Clifton Bridge refurbishment
Tuesday 30 September 2008
The council is developing plans for a new cycling improvement scheme, which is proposed for the approaches to Clifton Bridge.Council's Customer Service programme reaches finals of national awards
Tuesday 30 September 2008
City of York Council's e-government transformational programme, easy@york, has made it through to the finals of a national award for service transformation.