February 2009
York GPs support swimming as a tonic for health and fitness
Monday 02 February 2009
City of York Council’s sport and active leisure department has teamed up with doctors’ surgeries across the city to launch a new scheme aimed at improving patients’ health through swimming.Work well under way at new swimming pool
Monday 02 February 2009
Work on the new swimming pool at Oaklands sports centre is well under way with the new pool on schedule to open in Autumn this year.All aboard the skills bus
Monday 02 February 2009
York's learners will be able to gain specialist skills without moving from their school or college, thanks to City of York Council's new Skills Bus.York to host NEEC 2010
Wednesday 04 February 2009
City of York Council is hosting England's leading children's services conference, the NEEC, in January 2010.11th City of York Annual Education and Children's Services Lecture
Monday 09 February 2009
The 11th City of York Annual Education and Children's Services Lecture is being held on Tuesday 28 April. School's Out for half term!
Wednesday 11 February 2009
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 February half term holidays which run from the 16 to 20 February.Wind in the willows for York's children's centres
Wednesday 11 February 2009
Young people and their families in York will be able to help create artwork for their local children's centres next month. Innovative project teaches York's youngsters about Diabetes
Wednesday 11 February 2009
Young people from across the city will be taking part in an award-winning pioneering science and youth arts project called Biomation next week at York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.York's 'Chatterbooks' children choose city's books
Thursday 12 February 2009
York's youngsters have chosen new books for their local libraries as part of a City of York Council initiative to get the best books for local children. National Tinnitus Week
Thursday 12 February 2009
City of York Council's environmental health team is advising residents how to avoid tinnitus and similar hearing problems as part of National Tinnitus Week (9-15 February).Rawcliffe Lane, Clifton and Rawcliffe, Carriageway Reconstruction
Thursday 12 February 2009
City of York Council is to carry out essential carriageway resurfacing at Rawcliffe Lane, Clifton and Rawcliffe. The work will start on Monday 16 February and is programmed to last for approximately one week. Heslington Lane, Fulford, Carriageway Reconstruction
Thursday 12 February 2009
City of York Council is to carry out essential carriageway resurfacing at Heslington Lane, Fulford. The work will start on Monday 16 February and is programmed to last for approximately one week. Council leisure centres say no to squidgy bits!
Friday 13 February 2009
City of York Council's leisure centre campaign to encourage people to do more physical activity is well under way.Beckfield Lane traffic signal works
Friday 13 February 2009
New traffic lights are being installed at the junction of the A59 (Boroughbridge Road) and Beckfield Lane as part of the improvements to traffic flow on the A59.York Literature Festival 2009
Friday 13 February 2009
This year's York Literature Festival, which takes place between 28 February and 15 March, looks set to be bigger and better than ever. Playbuilder boost for York
Friday 13 February 2009
City of York Council has been allocated approximately £1 million from the Government's Playbuilder Project to develop approximately 22 play areas across the city. York Literature Festival hosts well known writers
Monday 16 February 2009
York's third annual Literature Festival kicks off later this month, with a host of 'big-name' authors taking part in the two-week event.A1237 Clifton Moor to Wigginton Road, carriageway reconstruction and resurfacing
Monday 16 February 2009
City of York Council will carry out carriageway reconstruction and resurfacing on the section of the A1237 between the Clifton Moor and Wigginton Road roundabouts. The work will be carried out overnight and will start on Monday 23 February at 9pm and are due to be completed by 6am on Saturday 14 March, weather permitting.Walmgate Bar- Pedestrian Crossing and Footway Improvements
Monday 16 February 2009
City of York Council is going to construct a pedestrian crossing, increase the footway areas and improve the pedestrian and cyclist facilities in the Walmgate Bar area of the city later this month.New dial for Dial & Ride
Monday 16 February 2009
City of York Council's Dial & Ride Service has a brand new telephone number.Under 16s and over 60s urged to take up free swimming
Tuesday 17 February 2009
Young people under 16 years of age and adults aged over 60 will be able to swim for free from 1 April at Edmund Wilson Swimming Pool and Yearsley Swimming Pool.Duke of Edinburgh Awards presentation
Wednesday 18 February 2009
Young people from across the city will be presented with their Duke of Edinburgh Awards this month.Cycling City: Keen cyclists offered free training to lead organised rides
Thursday 19 February 2009
Cycling City York is offering free training to competent cyclists who are willing to volunteer their time to lead cycle rides around the city.Doing business with City of York Council
Friday 20 February 2009
Following the success of the 'Doing Business with York' event, City of York Council has joined forces with Yorkshire Forward to provide a 'Survive and Thrive' event for businesses in the area.Askham Grange family centre celebrates Steps to Quality Award
Monday 23 February 2009
A unique childcare setup at Askham Grange prison has been awarded a 'Steps to Quality' award by City of York Council, recognising the quality of its services for babies and toddlers.Christmas recycling
Monday 23 February 2009
City of York Council collected 17% more recyclable material over the Christmas period this year than in previous years.Haxby Road Children's Centre opens its doors
Monday 23 February 2009
The city's 8th Children's Centre opens its doors to the local community this week.Residents' feedback will enable Cycling City funding to be targeted where it is needed most
Monday 23 February 2009
More than 9,000 York residents took the opportunity to air their views on the city's cycling facilities as part of a recent survey conducted by City of York Council on behalf of Cycling City York.Free fitness for those over 50
Monday 23 February 2009
City of York Council's sport and active leisure team has joined forces with Age Concern to offer York residents aged 50 and over the chance to try a range of different activities free of charge. York Literature Festival 2009: Storytellers cast their spell
Monday 23 February 2009
York's third annual literature festival will be full of ripping yarns, thanks to a series of spellbinding story telling events.Ten ways your public library can save you money
Monday 23 February 2009
At a time when everyone is feeling the pinch it's nice to know that you can go somewhere that offers you something for virtually nothing.National Year of Reading hailed as success
Tuesday 24 February 2009
City of York Council's Libraries' team is celebrating after its National Year of Reading campaign was highlighted as one of the best in the country.Have your say as part of the National Conversation
Wednesday 25 February 2009
Local housing association and council tenants will be able to have their say about standards in social housing at the National Conversation event this week (Thursday 26 February). Telling Tales
Wednesday 25 February 2009
'Wandering Words from around the World' will be the subject of the last in the present series of York Libraries' Telling Tales storytelling events which takes place on Wednesday 18 March.Building consumer confidence in secondhand dealers
Wednesday 25 February 2009
A new pilot scheme to improve customer confidence in secondhand dealers is being launched by City of York Council and the Safer York Partnership on 2 March.Lindsey Davis at York Literature Festival
Wednesday 25 February 2009
Acclaimed author Lindsey Davis will be talking about her career and new novel, 'Alexandria', at an event on Tuesday 3 March.Germany Beck village green application
Thursday 26 February 2009
Members of City of York Council's Licensing and Regulatory Committee will consider the findings of a public inquiry into an application to register land to the east of Fordlands Road and south of Germany Lane, Fulford, as a village green, at a meeting next month (6 March).Further delays to Moor Lane Bridge works
Thursday 26 February 2009
City of York Council is working with Network Rail to reduce further delays to work on Moor Lane Bridge, after contractors announced that work would not now be completed until 23 March.York Literature Festival 2009: three great lives
Thursday 26 February 2009
York's annual literature festival will celebrate the lives of three great people later this month.Improvements to A19 Fulford Road
Thursday 26 February 2009
City of York Council will start improvements to the section of Fulford Road between Cemetery Road and Hospital Fields Road on 2 March.Literature festival - Nick Hennessy
Friday 27 February 2009
As part of the York Literature Festival, award-winning storyteller and songwriter Nick Hennessey will be peforming 'The Kalevala', an epic mythology of Finnish stories dating back 5,000 years. 