June 2009
Scottish government representatives to visit Cycling City York
Tuesday 02 June 2009
Representatives of Smarter Choices, Smarter Places (SCSP), a Scottish government initiative aimed at encouraging people to walk, cycle or use public transport, instead of their cars, are visiting York today (Tuesday 2 June).Led cycle rides are a chance to enjoy the sunshine
Wednesday 03 June 2009
Cycling City York is staging a series of short, led cycle rides that are ideal for people who haven't cycled for some time or those who simply want to get out and enjoy the sunshine.Carers Week 8 - 14 June 2009
Wednesday 03 June 2009
City of York Council and York Carers Centre are supporting national Carers Week with the launch of a new Carers Information Pack, which will guide the city's 17,000* carers to the help, advice and information that is available for them.Waste reminder
Thursday 04 June 2009
City of York Council's Environmental Enforcement team is reminding residents to be careful how they dispose of their garden waste this summer.Try a Taste of Europe at the Continental Market
Friday 05 June 2009
Visitors to York will be able to take a gastronomic tour around Europe at the city's next Continental Market, which runs from Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 June.Positive feedback from Yorkshire in Bloom judges
Friday 05 June 2009
York's 'In Bloom' team is celebrating following positive feedback from the Yorkshire in Bloom judges.Festival of the Rivers 2009
Friday 05 June 2009
York's rivers will take centre stage next month for the fourth annual Festival of the Rivers.Step back in time with the Big City Read
Friday 05 June 2009
Residents will be invited to step back in time to Tudor York this summer, thanks to the Big City Read.CRASBO breached
Friday 05 June 2009
The first person to breach a Criminal Anti-Social Behaviour Order (CRASBO) in York has prosecuted. £58,000 fraud exposed by forged signature
Friday 05 June 2009
A mother of two who fraudulently claimed £58,000 over eight years from City of York Council and the Department of Work and Pensions, was caught when she forged her landlord's signature. Supermarket worker sentenced for benefit fraud
Friday 05 June 2009
A tip-off from a member of the public has helped secure the successful prosecution of Linda Mellish for benefit fraud.Ship-shape HMS York hoves into town
Friday 05 June 2009
HMS York has just emerged ship-shape from an extended re-fit. The ship's company will exercise its time-honoured right to Freedom of Entry to the City with swords drawn and bayonets fixed. Big City Read: An evening with C.J. Sansom
Monday 08 June 2009
Internationally renowned author, C.J. Sansom, will visit York later this month as part of York's Big City Read.Food Safety Week 2009
Tuesday 09 June 2009
City of York Council will be raising awareness of the importance of food safety to its residents during Food Safety Week which runs from 15 June 2009 until 21 June 2009.Free MEND Programme places in York to help kids get fit
Wednesday 10 June 2009
Great news for children in York as places are available on a free local MEND Programme due to start Tuesday 14 July. The healthy living Programme has already helped many families from all over the country kick-start a new lifestyle in just 10 weeks, and this new course gives a chance for even more children and parents to benefit.'Save my bike day' kicks off Bike Week 2009
Wednesday 10 June 2009
Hundreds of local children will learn how to maintain and mend their bikes at a 'Save my bike day' organised as part of national Bike Week 2009.Fulford Road - Cemetery Road to Hospital Fields Road - Carriageway Reconstruction and Resurfacing
Wednesday 10 June 2009
City of York Council is to carry out essential carriageway reconstruction and resurfacing at Fulford Road between Cemetery Road and Hospital Fields Road. The work will start on Monday 15 June and is programmed to last for two weeks.York Library Head appointed as president of Society of Chief Librarians
Wednesday 10 June 2009
Fiona Williams, head of Libraries and Heritage at City of York Council, has been appointed as President of the Society of Chief Librarians (SCL), the local government association made up of the chief librarian of each library authority in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. York Race traffic information
Wednesday 10 June 2009
City of York Council's traffic chiefs are reminding residents and visitors of the highway arrangements for the Timeform Charity Meeting at York Racecourse on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 June.Scores on the Doors
Thursday 11 June 2009
York residents and visitors will find it even easier to decide where to eat this summer, thanks to a new Environmental Health initiative.York gets engaged
Thursday 11 June 2009
Local people will be more closely involved with local decision making and services in the future thanks to a new commitment from public service leaders in York.£877,000 boost for young people in York with disabilities
Thursday 11 June 2009
Young people in York with learning difficulties and/or disabilities will benefit from a £877,000 funding boost, the government announced this afternoon (11 June).York chosen as Rough Sleeping Champion
Thursday 11 June 2009
York has been chosen as one of only 15 champions to promote best practice in preventing and tackling rough sleeping, the government announced today (Thursday 11 June).York Schools’ Music Festival 2009
Tuesday 16 June 2009
On Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June 2009 from 2.00pm York’s Grand Opera House will be giving York schools a fantastic opportunity to showcase their musical talents. Yorkash
Tuesday 16 June 2009
City of York Council’s Yorkash initiative is making its annual cheque presentations to various young people’s groups in the city on Friday 19 June 2009 at David Lloyd Health and Fitness Club, Hull Road, York. People Changing Places
Wednesday 17 June 2009
City of York Council is asking residents for their views on the city’s open spacesBig City Read: The Art of Persuasion
Wednesday 17 June 2009
York Residents are being invited to find out how Henry VIII’s break with the Roman Catholic Church redefined English culture this week as part of the Big City Read. Flag flies high in York for Armed Forces
Thursday 18 June 2009
City of York Council will be joining hundreds of communities throughout the UK on 22 June 2009 by raising the flag at the Mansion House, simultaneously with other flags all over the country, to start a week-long celebration of the Armed Forces culminating in British Armed Forces Day.Big City Read: The Coming of the King’s Grace: Archives Talks
Friday 19 June 2009
City of York Council will be joining hundreds of communities throughout the UK on 22 June 2009 by raising the flag at the Mansion House, simultaneously with other flags all over the country, to start a week-long celebration of the Armed Forces culminating in British Armed Forces Day.Management of Hob Moor Local Nature Reserve
Friday 19 June 2009
Hob Moor in York was designated as a statutory Local Nature Reserve in 2003 in recognition of its importance as a wildlife site and as a recreational and educational resource.On a bicycle made for…eight!
Friday 19 June 2009
This weekend, representatives of Cycle Derby will cycle all the way to York on an eight-seater bike weighing a quarter of a tonne. Big City Read:Henry VIII Trail
Friday 19 June 2009
Residents will be able to follow in the footsteps of one of England’s most notorious kings, Henry VIII, this month as part of the Big City Read initiative.West Bank Park Fair
Tuesday 23 June 2009
West Bank Park will be transformed into a festive focus for the community this weekend, when its annual summer fair takes place.Big City Read giveaway
Wednesday 24 June 2009
City of York Council's libraries' team will be giving away books on Friday, as part of the Big City Read.Big City Read: Felt making
Wednesday 24 June 2009
York residents will get the chance to step back in time to Tudor York this summer, thanks to the Big City Read. The York Minster Society of Change Ringers
Thursday 25 June 2009
In celebration of British Armed Forces Day, York Minster will be hosting Carillon Recitals on Saturday 27 June from 1.00pm to 1.30pm and 3.00pm to 3.30pm and on Sunday 28 June 2009 from 2.15pm to 2.45pm.York to return a member to the Youth Parliament
Friday 26 June 2009
Junior politicians in York are invited to stand for the UK Youth Parliament on 8 July. Oaklands rides on the 'Quest' of a wave
Friday 26 June 2009
Staff at Oaklands Sports Centre are celebrating their success in achieving Quest, the UK's quality scheme for sport and leisure. Yoscars
Friday 26 June 2009
For the fourth year running, City of York Council is running a unique competition for children and young people who could be the next Tarentino or Scorsese.On your bike for Yorkshire in Bloom
Friday 26 June 2009
City of York Council has linked up with Cycle City York to promote the city's entry into Yorkshire in Bloom with a novel floral display.Effective organisation programme: efficiency review
Friday 26 June 2009
City of York Council is planning to carry out a three-year programme to drive through improvement and efficiency as part of its aim to become a more effective organisation.New start date for A19 drainage works
Monday 29 June 2009
City of York Council's drainage survey of the A19 from Lingcroft Lane to Escrick will begin now on 9 July. The project had been due to start on 22 June.Premises Closure Order property repossessed
Monday 29 June 2009
City of York Council has been given immediate possession of 63 Cornlands Road, York, following a hearing at York County Court yesterday.Fulford Road traffic improvements
Tuesday 30 June 2009
Plans which form part of an initiative to make Fulford Road safer and more welcoming for none-car users; improve bus and car journey times; and reduce congestion in the area, could be approved next month (7 July).