May 2010
A19 maintenance and improvement works
Wednesday 05 May 2010
City of York Council will carry out major maintenance work at the A19 between the A64 interchange and the council boundary near Escrick village. The work involves the installation of a new highway drainage system followed by reconstruction and resurfacing of the carriageway. At the same time, road safety improvements will be carried out at Deighton village, involving localised widening of the A19 carriageway to provide a pedestrian refuge island and a right turn lane at the Main Street junction.Livingstone Street, Holgate, Carriageway resurfacing
Wednesday 05 May 2010
City of York Council will carry out major carriageway patching works starting on the 10 May. The work is programmed to take one week to complete working Monday to Friday between 6.30pm and 11.00pm.Election results: York Central and York Outer
Friday 07 May 2010
The York Central Parliamentary Constituency election has been won by the Labour Party candidate, Hugh Bayley.Haxby Road and Haley's Terrace carriageway resurfacing
Friday 07 May 2010
City of York Council's road maintenance team will be carrying out essential resurfacing works on Haxby Road and Haley's Terrace next month.Improved library opening hours in Woodthorpe
Friday 07 May 2010
City of York Council's mobile library service in Woodthorpe has been extended, and now runs every two weeks.Tackling congestion: your views
Friday 07 May 2010
Over 7,000 residents have given their views on tackling traffic congestion in York as part of a citywide consultation.Meet Cycling City York's team of cycle trainers
Monday 10 May 2010
Cycling City York's team of cycle trainers is now 35 members strong, ensuring that an even broader range of cycling training, activities and events can be offered to residents. Traffic management arrangements for first York race meeting
Tuesday 11 May 2010
This week marks the start of the Dante Festival at York Racecourse and the start of traffic management arrangements (Wednesday 12-Friday 14 May).If you go down to the woods today…
Wednesday 12 May 2010
City of York Council is supporting the Tree Council's 'Walk in the Woods' initiative this month with a series of guided woodland walks.Freedom of the city parade
Wednesday 12 May 2010
The Lord Mayor of York, Councillor John Galvin, and City of York Council's Chief Executive, Kersten England, will take part in a freedom of entry parade this month.New parking machines prove a hit with motorists
Wednesday 12 May 2010
City of York Council's new parking payment meters are proving a real hit with customers.Best of the Bands 2010
Thursday 13 May 2010
Fourteen new and upcoming bands from Schools and Arts Academies across the city will be battling it out to be crowned 'Best of the Bands' on Friday (14 May). Heavily discounted cycle training available for families
Thursday 13 May 2010
Cycling City York is offering parents and carers the chance to receive cycle training alongside their children at a heavily subsidised rate.TV ads to appeal for foster carers
Thursday 13 May 2010
City of York Council is joining forces with local authorities across Yorkshire to appeal for more people to become foster carers.Honorary Freemanship ceremony
Friday 14 May 2010
Peter Gibson OBE, will be granted Honorary Freemanship of the city next week (Tuesday 18 May) for his services to York churches, and in particular York Minster.Silver Surfers' Day
Monday 17 May 2010
Residents aged 50 and over are being invited to learn more about digital technology next week as part of national 'Silver Surfers' Day'.Mid-summer clean up
Wednesday 19 May 2010
York residents are being invited to help clean and tidy York's parks and open spaces, back lanes, road islands and verges next month as part of a mid summer clean up campaign.Traffic management arrangements for York race meeting
Wednesday 19 May 2010
City of York Council will be putting traffic management arrangements in place for this week's race meeting (Saturday 22 May).Surface Dressing Pre-Patching
Wednesday 19 May 2010
City of York Council will carry out minor carriageway patching in preparation for the annual Surface Dressing Programme throughout the city. The work will start on Wednesday 26 May and is programmed to last for approximately three weeks. National success for council team
Thursday 20 May 2010
Successful and innovative partnership working between City of York Council and North Yorkshire County Council has been recognized just a year after the shared service was created covering all internal audit, counter fraud and information governance services.Additional 'Fit As A Fiddle' date planned to meet high demand
Thursday 20 May 2010
Cycling City York has organised an extra Fit As a Fiddle session in June to meet overwhelming demand from York residents over the age of 50 who are keen to get back on their bikes.Welcome to York Explore
Thursday 20 May 2010
City of York Council's central library has been transformed into an explore centre and will be opening its doors to the public in a matter of days, thanks to combined funding from the council and Aviva.Nuisance neighbour evicted
Thursday 20 May 2010
City of York Council is acting on an eviction warrant today (20 May) to remove a tenant from a social housing property managed by City of York Council in Hull Road.You're in for a thrill!
Friday 21 May 2010
City of York Council's newly refurbished York Explore Library Centre is opening with a bang, when crime writer Tom Harper visits to talk about his latest novel next month.Kerbside recycling service to be extended to every home in York
Friday 21 May 2010
Since 2005, around three quarters of the homes in York have received a kerbside recycling service and garden waste collection one week, and had their rubbish collected the following week.Sister act for York's new civic party
Friday 21 May 2010
York will have a new Lord Mayor next week, when Councillor Susan Galloway is sworn in to office (Thursday 27 May).Fiesta Festival fun
Friday 21 May 2010
This year's Fiesta Festival, organised by City of York Council's Lifelong Learning and Culture team, is all about trying something new, spending time with friends and family and having fun.New recycling containers for York homes
Tuesday 25 May 2010
From June, York residents will start to receive new containers in which to store the recyclable materials that they leave out for collection by City of York Council.'Beauty and the Bike' prepares York schoolgirls for a summer of cycling fun
Tuesday 25 May 2010
More than 140 York school girls are pedal ready and raring to go as Cycling City York's three-month long Beauty and the Bike project enters its final week. Plans for new pool move on by a length
Thursday 27 May 2010
Plans for a major new swimming pool and sports facility in east York will be formally considered by the University of York and City of York Council next month.Appeal for witnesses
Thursday 27 May 2010
City of York Council is appealing for witnesses following an incident involving a horse drawn carriage on Sunday 23 May.Haxby Road and Haley's Terrace carriageway resurfacing reminder
Thursday 27 May 2010
City of York Council is reminding residents that its road maintenance team will be carrying out essential resurfacing works on Haxby Road and Haley's Terrace next week.Bell Farm play park improvements
Friday 28 May 2010
Residents will have a chance to have their say on plans to improve the Bell Farm Adventure Playground next month (2 June).More choice, more control
Friday 28 May 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.Improvements to Fulford Road and Fishergate Gyratory
Friday 28 May 2010
Plans to improve safety at a key junction in the city will be considered at a meeting next week (1 June).Go wild at York Carnival
Tuesday 01 June 2010
This year a jungle call will hail the start of summer and York Carnival, which will see the city centre transformed into an urban jungle, alive with artists and musicians from the Yorkshire community.Free compost
Tuesday 01 June 2010
City of York Council and Yorwaste Ltd have teamed up to give local residents free compost this summer.Newly revamped play area to open
Tuesday 01 June 2010
A newly renovated play area will open this week, thanks to funding from the Playbuilder initiative.