March 2009
Benefit cheat prosecuted
Monday 02 March 2009
A York man who claimed almost £2,000 in benefits that he was not entitled to appeared before City Magistrates last Thursday (26 February).Mellow yellow recycling
Monday 02 March 2009
City of York Council is urging residents to think yellow this month to coincide with the distribution of the 2009/10 Yellow Pages. School attendance figures released
Wednesday 04 March 2009
The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) have released final figures on levels of school attendance last year.Main Street & Church Lane, Wheldrake, Carriageway Reconstruction
Wednesday 04 March 2009
City of York Council is to carry out essential carriageway reconstruction and resurfacing work at Main Street and Church Lane at Wheldrake. Bike maintenance courses open to 'wheel women'
Wednesday 04 March 2009
Cycling City York is running two-day courses for women who want to learn basic bike maintenance skillsYork Enterprise Week: 9-15 March
Thursday 05 March 2009
Businesses in York will be able to access a wealth of information and support next week, as part of the city's Enterprise Week.Young performers take to the stage at York Schools' Drama festival
Thursday 05 March 2009
This weekend (7 and 8 March) will see hundreds of budding performers take part in the 12th Annual Schools Drama Festival at Central Hall, York University. A1237 Wigginton Road to Haxby Road, carriageway reconstruction and resurfacing
Thursday 05 March 2009
City of York Council is to carry out carriageway reconstruction and resurfacing overnight on the section of the A1237 between the Wigginton Road and Haxby Road roundabouts. Council report on care of dementia patients sent to NHS chiefs
Thursday 05 March 2009
A wide-ranging City of York Council report on how people with dementia and other mental health conditions are treated for their physical health needs is to be sent to the Secretary of State for Health and to the top executive of the NHS.Private Sector Housing Strategy launched
Friday 06 March 2009
City of York Council has published its Private Sector Housing Strategy 2008-2013.Work begins on redevelopment of Discus bungalows site
Friday 06 March 2009
Work has begun on the first phase of the redevelopment of a substantial affordable homes scheme in York.Enterprise Week - York on a budget
Friday 06 March 2009
Organisations in York are working together to give local residents tips and hints on how to manage their finances during the credit crunch.Bishopthorpe Road, Micklegate, Carriageway Reconstruction
Friday 06 March 2009
City of York Council will carry out essential carriageway resurfacing at Bishopthorpe Road, Micklegate. The work will start on Monday 16 March and is programmed to last for approximately two weeks. Photo opportunity: Free Cycling for those over 50 in York
Friday 06 March 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 join a free Cycle Maintenance and Cycle training course at four venues around York. Permits reminder
Monday 09 March 2009
City of York Council is reminding residents that they will need to have householder permits if they plan to visit one of the city's household waste recycling centres in a hire vehicle, van, trailer or other large vehicle.Highways department wins safety award
Monday 09 March 2009
City of York Council's highways department has won an award for improving skills and safety within their workforce.York families encouraged to get on their bikes!
Monday 09 March 2009
Cycling City York is staging a series of cycling activity days for families from across the city as part of the drive to encourage residents of all ages to get on their bikes!Centre for Cities report launched
Tuesday 10 March 2009
The York economy is essentially resilient and is well placed to take advantage of the economic upturn when it comes according to a new report published today by Centre for Cities, the independent urban policy research unit.Burst water main causes major traffic disruption in Clifton Green area
Tuesday 10 March 2009
A burst water main has caused major traffic disruption in the Clifton Green area of York and motorists are advised to avoid the area for the remainder of today (Tuesday 10 March) and tomorrow.Haxby Road resurfacing work
Tuesday 10 March 2009
City of York Council is to resurface Haxby Road starting on the 16 March 2009. Bishopthorpe Road carriageway reconstruction
Wednesday 11 March 2009
City of York Council has rescheduled plans to resurface Bishopthorpe Road. Cycling City York encourages girl power!
Wednesday 11 March 2009
Girls between the ages of 11 and 16 years are taking part in a fun event organised by Cycling City York that will enable them to pick up simple bike care tips and learn how to look stylish on two wheels!Celebrating the talents of York's young musicians
Friday 13 March 2009
The talents of young musicians from across the city will be showcased at an evening recital this Saturday, 14 March.Cycling City York project manager appointed
Friday 13 March 2009
A dedicated project manager has been appointed to help Cycling City York achieve its aim of encouraging more residents of all ages to take up cycling.Buggy tone workout class
Friday 13 March 2009
Oaklands Sports Centre has started a brand new 'Buggy Tone' fresh air workout class to help parents get back to fitness after having a baby.Sir Al Aynsley-Green to speak at York conference
Friday 13 March 2009
Sir Al Aynsley-Green has been lined up to speak at a conference organised by the Yor-Ok Children's Trust to bring together professionals working with children and young people in the city.Children's reading groups
Friday 13 March 2009
Children from York Libraries' two 'Chatterbooks' children's book groups have chosen new books for their libraries.Spring Book Sale
Monday 16 March 2009
York's Central Library will host its Spring Book Sale on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 March.Children's Centres Community Arts Exhibition
Monday 16 March 2009
City of York Council's community arts programme for Children's Centres is holding a bright and celebratory exhibition of images of the artworks that young children and their families have been producing as part of the Involve programme . Lord Mayor's portrait added to civic collection
Monday 16 March 2009
A former Lady Mayoress of York will present the city with a portrait of her late husband this week.Manor School community use
Tuesday 17 March 2009
City of York Council's Executive Member and Advisory Panel for Leisure, Culture and Children's Services will be asked to agree how the brand new facilities at Manor CE School will be made available for York residents to use.York Art Academy Easter Concerts
Thursday 19 March 2009
The South Bank area of York will be alive with the sound of music this weekend when the talents of young musicians across the city will be showcased at two concerts (Friday 20 and Saturday 21 March).York and North Yorkshire Partnership looks into reusable waste
Thursday 19 March 2009
City of York Council's waste team is working with the York and North Yorkshire Waste Partnership this month to find out how many potentially reusable items, such as furniture, are being sent to landfill. Fiesta 2009
Thursday 19 March 2009
City of York Council is inviting community and voluntary arts groups across the city to showcase their talents at York's annual Fiesta this summer.York Archives and the nuclear threat: call for volunteers
Thursday 19 March 2009
City of York Council's Archives team is looking for budding historians to help with an exciting new local history project.Council Tax debtor imprisoned
Friday 20 March 2009
A Council Tax debtor has been sentenced to 45 days imprisonment following prosecution by City of York Council.Moor Lane to re-open
Friday 20 March 2009
Moor Lane will re-open to traffic from 8.00am on Sunday 22 March. Huntington Road Cycle Lane Works
Monday 23 March 2009
City of York Council will be carrying out essential cycle lane repairs at Huntington Road, Huntington. Benefit fraudster in court
Tuesday 24 March 2009
A York man who claimed more than £10,000 in benefits that he was not entitled to received a 12-month community order and was told to complete 240 hours of unpaid work when he appeared before Selby Magistrates on 17 March.Cycling City York: York families encouraged to get on their bikes!
Tuesday 24 March 2009
Cycling City York is staging the latest in series of free cycling activity days for families this weekend - at St Samson's Square on Saturday 28 March (from 10.30am until 4pm) and at York High School on Sunday 29 March (from 10.30am until 3.30pm).'York: City of Faiths' audit launched
Wednesday 25 March 2009
As part of the 'York: City of Faiths' initiative, City of York Council and its partners are launching a 'Faiths Audit' at a special event at the Guildhall this Thursday, 26 March.Council website launched to help you through the recession
Wednesday 25 March 2009
Residents and businesses in York looking for support and advice through the recession can now find it on City of York Council's website.Councils to join forces
Wednesday 25 March 2009
Internal audit, counter fraud, and information governance teams from York and North Yorkshire will be joining forces next month (1 April).HQ sites announced
Wednesday 25 March 2009
City of York Council is pleased to announce the developers and sites shortlisted to be taken forwards to stage three of the four stage procurement process for the acquisition of a new HQ building. Going for gold
Wednesday 25 March 2009
York is going for gold this year in the prestigious Yorkshire in Bloom competition.York Benefits
Thursday 26 March 2009
Thousands of people across the city could get a range of discounts and benefits thanks to a new partnership between three of York's largest employers.Cycling City York reaches out to socially excluded young people
Friday 27 March 2009
Cycling City York has provided five bicycles to City of York Council's Young People's Services team for use in a special project aimed at teenagers who have been, or are at risk of being, excluded from school.York missing person inquiry
Friday 27 March 2009
Have you seen this person?Older Person's Benefits Information Fair and Travel Concessions distribution
Friday 27 March 2009
City of York Council is reminding everyone aged 60 or over who lives in the area that they are entitled to a national bus pass for older people that giving them to FREE travel on local bus services throughout England. Public art commission for Micklegate area
Friday 27 March 2009
Micklegate Ward Committee is appealing for local residents to help chose an artist to design and produce a permanent piece of art at the junction of Scarcroft Road and Bishopthorpe Road. York residents top arts participation in Yorkshire & Humberside
Monday 30 March 2009
York residents participate in the arts more than those in any other city in the Yorkshire and Humberside region according to new figures that have just been published.Summer opening hours at Household Waste Recycling Centres
Monday 30 March 2009
City of York Council is reminding residents that from April 1 the city's household waste recycling centres will change their opening times for summer.Extended Activities for Young People in York
Monday 30 March 2009
Youngsters in York are looking forward to a busy Easter thanks to a wide range of holiday serices offered through local schools.Join York's biggest splash ever!
Monday 30 March 2009
From next week, over 70,000 people in York will be entitled to swim for free at Yearsley and Edmund Wilson Swimming Pools. Council swats fly-tipping
Monday 30 March 2009
City of York Council is launching a campaign to tackle fly tipping in the back lanes of Leeman Road, a hot spot for this environmental crime. Benefit Cheat Prosecuted
Monday 30 March 2009
A York man who claimed over £6,000 in benefits that he was not entitled to has been given 12 months probation by city magistrates.School's Out this Easter!
Monday 30 March 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 Easter holidays.Improve your local area
Tuesday 31 March 2009
City of York Council is asking residents for their views on how to improve their local areas.Intrepid adventurer lends his backing to Cycling City York
Tuesday 31 March 2009
A York cyclist who has just returned from an epic journey around the world by bicycle has given Cycling City York a big thumbs up!