One surprise in the recently published Local Plan is that no site has been identified for the erection of a swimming pool in the City centre.

Section 13 of the plan pointedly fails to identify a site for such a facility.

Previously Labour had been strident in their support for a City centre pool
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Now the document acknowledges that “The strategy (document) shows only minor shortages in provision of sports hall and artificial grass pitches and a sufficiency of swimming pool space”.

During the course of the last LibDem led administration there was a large growth in indoor sports provision in the City culminating in the building of the sports village near the University.

In 2009, after it had been agreed to provide a new pool at Hull Road, The Press reported that Labour wanted to build another pool in the Hungate area.

That has now quietly been forgotten.

As part of their new “Local Plan” Labour Councillors are proposing to allocate land on which 41 new gypsy caravan plots will be provided over the next 5 years.

The sites identified are:

Land at Outgang Lane, Osbaldwick 6 pitches

Chowdene Campsite, Malton Road (inc. Land off New Lane) 20 pitches

Land at Common Lane and Hassacarr Lane, Dunnington 15 pitches

A further expansion of provision is planned for future years.

Sites for show people have also been identified. They are at:

The Stables, Elvington 1 plot

Wetherby Road, Knapton 20 plots

No consultations on the proposals, which are due to be debated by a Council working group tomorrow (Monday), have yet been undertaken.

However the proposal for Hessacarr Lane is next to Minster FMs studios so no doubt they will start to broadcast some information about the plan!

Strangely none of the sites falls within the boundary of a ward represented by a Labour Councillor.

More details are emerging of the sites that Labour want to allocate for house building over the next 15 years.

Maps of the allocated building sites in some wards are published below. Areas shaded in yellow or orange are those under threat

Local Ward councillors should have maps available for their areas if concerned residents have any questions.

The working group meeting to discuss the plans is taking place tomorrow evening Monday 22nd April at West Offices commencing at 5:00pm.

A copy of the agenda and supporting papers can be viewed by clicking here

Police are appealing for help to find a missing York man who failed to turn up at work yesterday (20 April 2013)

56-year-old William Notley, also known as Bill or Billy, from Copmanthorpe, was last seen by his wife just after 8am on Saturday (20 April 2013) as he left for work in Tockwith driving a blue ’02’ registered Vauxhall Vectra.

The alarm was raised after his employer called his family to say he had not turned up for work.

More details click here