June 2010
York's open air boulder now ready to climb
Wednesday 02 June 2010
It's onwards and upwards for York residents next week when the new Rawcliffe Climbing Boulder will be officially opened (Friday 11 June). Wish you were here! for National Bookstart Day
Wednesday 02 June 2010
City of York Council's Libraries team is celebrating National Bookstart Day with stories, poems and rhymes, all with a seaside theme (11 June).Food Safety Week
Wednesday 02 June 2010
City of York Council's Food Safety team is using national Food Safety Week to remind residents how to avoid food poisoning (7-13 June).Get a Des
Wednesday 02 June 2010
City of York Council has teamed up with the police and fire services to give a red card to drink and drug driving this summer.A19 maintenance and improvement works reminder
Wednesday 02 June 2010
City of York Council is reminding residents that it will be carrying out major maintenance work at the A19 between the A64 interchange and the council boundary near Escrick village next week. Does childcare meet your needs?
Wednesday 02 June 2010
Does the childcare available in York meet you needs? That's the question City of York Council will be asking parents and carers this summer.Gambian team to use York for pre-Olympic training
Thursday 03 June 2010
City of York Council is looking forward to welcoming the Gambian Olympic squad for their pre-games training in 2012 following a signing ceremony in York's Mansion House on 7 June.Balsam bashing
Thursday 03 June 2010
City of York Council is inviting residents to join park rangers in a bit of balsam bashing next week.New jobs to help get everyone more active
Thursday 03 June 2010
To help York residents be among the UK's most active, City of York Council and its partners are racing to recruit the right people to set them on their way.Smooth operators
Monday 07 June 2010
An agreement pulled together by City of York Council is set to make spectators' journeys to and from York Races much smoother.Working together to rid York of dog dirt
Monday 07 June 2010
City of York Council and local communities have joined together to help fight dog fouling around the city. New and improved kerbside recycling service: Your questions answered
Monday 07 June 2010
During the coming weeks, York residents will start to receive new boxes in which to store the recyclable materials that they leave out for collection by City of York Council.Clifton Reach riverbank repairs
Monday 07 June 2010
City of York Council has restarted work to repair a collapsed riverbank alongside The Esplanade riverside footway and cycle way (No.65), on a 500m stretch of the eastern bank downstream of Clifton Bridge. Ticket scams warning
Tuesday 08 June 2010
City of York Council's Trading Standards team is supporting the 'Just Tick It' campaign to warn festival-goers and sporting fans that to watch out for fake ticketing sites Raising awareness through Carers Week 2010
Tuesday 08 June 2010
The work of thousands of unpaid carers across the city will be highlighted next week as part of National Carers Week (14-20 June). Blooming lovelies
Tuesday 08 June 2010
Work is underway in York to get the city looking 'blooming lovely' for the summer.Cycling City York works with major employers to highlight the benefits of commuting by bike
Wednesday 09 June 2010
As part of the drive to encourage more York residents to cycle to and from work, Cycling City York is working with major employers across the city to highlight the many benefits of commuting by bike.City's final children's centre opens
Wednesday 09 June 2010
York's ninth Sure Start children's centre is opening on Thursday 10 June, giving all the city's young families easy access to a one-stop-shop of support and services. Lendal Bridge resurfacing
Thursday 10 June 2010
Resurfacing, waterproofing and repaving Lendal Bridge are the improvements that will be carried out during night closures from Monday 14 June.World Heritage bid
Thursday 10 June 2010
York's bid to become a World Heritage Site takes another step closer this Friday, when City of York Council submits its bid for inclusion on the UK Tentative List of World Heritage Sites to the Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS).Reading group to launch at York Explore
Thursday 10 June 2010
With the newly refurbished Explore York Library Learning Centre now open, a monthly Monday evening reading group is being relaunchedBestseller's adventure to York
Thursday 10 June 2010
A leading writer of popular history adventure novels will be making a journey to City of York Council's Explore York Library Learning Centre next month to discuss his new book..Trading Standards warning
Thursday 10 June 2010
City of York Council's Trading Standards team is warning local residents to be on their guard after receiving complaints about the tactics of burglar alarm salespeople working in the area.Armed Forces Day marches ahead to Knavesmire
Friday 11 June 2010
The Knavesmire is to be the new venue for the city's The Armed Forces Day on 3 July.New cycle feeder lanes to be trialled on Gillygate
Monday 14 June 2010
Reflecting Cycling City York's commitment to improving and developing the city's cycling infrastructure and facilities, new cycle feeder lanes are to be trialled on Gillygate.Action-packed programme planned for Bike Week 2010
Monday 14 June 2010
Cycling City York, in partnership with Get Cycling, has planned an action-packed programme of activities to mark Bike Week 2010, which runs from 19 to 27 June.More choice, more control - website launched
Tuesday 15 June 2010
City of York Council is leading the way in providing more choice and giving people more control when it comes to self assessing their needs.Dancing dreams
Tuesday 15 June 2010
Members of City of York Council's York Youth Dance Company (YYDC) have been successful in gaining places at some of the country's top dance colleges.Stephenson - fraud conviction
Wednesday 16 June 2010
A York woman who claimed thousands of pounds she was not entitled to was sentenced to 40 hours community service over 12 months and ordered to pay £1,000 in compensation at York Magistrates Court this month.Exhibition celebrates fathers
Wednesday 16 June 2010
Dads and their kids from the Clifton area of the city are putting on an exhibition of artwork illustrating the relationship between fathers and their children next week. End of year report for City of York Council
Wednesday 16 June 2010
Members of City of York Council's Executive will receive a 'end of year report on the financial year 2009/10' for the authority later this month (22 June).Your new kerbside recycling boxes are on the way
Wednesday 16 June 2010
City of York Council has begun deliveries of the new kerbside recycling boxes, which will be made available to residents across the city over the coming weeks.York climate change strategy gets the green light
Wednesday 16 June 2010
City of York Council's Executive has approved moves to progress York's new Climate Change Framework (CCF) and Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP). Recycle more for Recycle Week
Thursday 17 June 2010
City of York Council is encouraging residents to support national Recycle Week later this month (21 to 27 June).Free swimming comes to an end
Friday 18 June 2010
City of York Council's leisure chiefs have confirmed that free swimming for those 16 and under and 60 and over will stop from 31 July 2010, following yesterday's government announcement (17 June) that funding for the initiative will cease.New training scheme for York governors
Friday 18 June 2010
York's school governors will have access to a brand new training and development scheme in the future thanks to a new City of York Council scheme.Initial judging gives York the thumbs up
Monday 21 June 2010
The first assessment of York's flora and fauna has given the city a 'thumbs up'.Greener mowers for York's green spaces
Monday 21 June 2010
Cleaner, greener mowers have joined City of York Council's fleet of movers to help trim the 24 million square metres of grass tended by the council. Ahoy there mateys! - It's Festival of the Rivers
Tuesday 22 June 2010
City of York Council will be sailing into July next month, when it hosts the fifth annual Festival of the Rivers, celebrating the River Ouse and Foss.Volunteering taster days served up to York teens
Tuesday 22 June 2010
Year 9 pupils at eight York schools are being given a taste of volunteering to inspire them on to more. Scores on the doors: one year on
Wednesday 23 June 2010
City of York Council's 'Scores on the doors' food safety website has had over 146,298 searches since it launched a year ago.York is alive with the sound of music
Thursday 24 June 2010
Hundreds of youngsters will be showcasing their talents and learning what it takes to be the next Vanessa Mae or Julian Lloyd-Webber, at a series of musical events organised by City of York Council this month.Medieval Murderers at Acomb Explore
Thursday 24 June 2010
A mixture of medieval mayhem, murder and magic will be at City of York Council's Explore Acomb Library Learning Centre next month.A sweet Big City Read: Chocolat
Thursday 24 June 2010
York residents can sink their teeth into a real treat this summer, when the internationally renowned Chocolat is launched as this year's Big City Read.West Bank Park summer fair
Friday 25 June 2010
West Bank Park will be transformed into a festive focus for the community this weekend, when its annual summer fair takes place.Community Stadium proposals to be considered
Friday 25 June 2010
Members of City of York Council's Executive will be asked to consider plans to create a new community stadium for the city next month (6 July).Organisation Review: assistant director level
Friday 25 June 2010
Proposals for the second phase of a major re-structure of City of York Council could save the authority over £1.6m* if agreed by the Executive next month (6 July).Climate change debate
Friday 25 June 2010
York's residents and businesses will get the chance to have their say about plans to reduce greenhouse emissions and tackle climate change this summer.West Offices application approved
Friday 25 June 2010
City of York Council's Planning Committee yesterday (24 June) approved plans for a new headquarters and customer centre at West Offices.Shine a light on year-round activities
Friday 25 June 2010
Shine, the new name for School's Out, will be spotlighting all York's cultural activities and events for young people throughout the year. Haxby Station update
Monday 28 June 2010
Plans to create a new railway station at Haxby may have to be put on hold until more information is available on the new government's funding proposals.Have your say on the future of transport
Tuesday 29 June 2010
York residents are being asked to help shape the future of transport in the city over the next month.Be at the ready for Armed Forces Day
Tuesday 29 June 2010
Residents and visitors are being urged to show their support for Armed Forces Day on Saturday 3 July at York Knavesmire (RacecourseYork campaigns for economic development funding
Wednesday 30 June 2010
City of York Council is reassuring local business leaders that it is working to ensure the city benefits from changes to the regional economic development and regeneration framework.We have lift off! - at this year's Summer Challenge
Wednesday 30 June 2010
A small step for children, could lead to a giant leap towards them having a great time this summer, during this year's cosmic travel themed Summer Challenge.Small project, big results says report
Wednesday 30 June 2010
A report of the big achievements of a small project in York is offering lessons for future social projectsHappy 89th birthday Rowntree Park
Thursday 01 July 2010
Street sports, falconry displays and willow weaving are just some of the fun activities residents and visitors can enjoy at the 89th birthday party for Rowntree Park next month.