Foxwood benches restored on Chesneys Field

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The public seats – sponsored by the Foxwood Residents Association – have been restored to Chesneys Field today

They had been tipped up by vandals but it is hoped that more secure fixings will reduce this vulnerability in the future.

Anyone witnessing vandalism in this – or other – area is urged to report the  matter to the Police.

 

 

Skips on Saturday

skip-bin-hireThe skips below are funded by  local residents association using their Estate Improvement Grant. The skips are removed once they are full so please make sure you arrive in good time if you intend to make use of them.

1. Please remember to take your waste to the site only on the dates advertised

2. If the skip is full or not on the site, please do not leave your waste. This is classed as fly tipping and is illegal

3. Bulky items including furniture, fridges and freezers are not accepted. To arrange disposal of Bulky items including furniture, fridges and freezers are not accepted. To arrange disposal of one of these items please ring York (01904) 551551.

 

04 October 2014

Cornlands Road 12:30pm
Dringfield Close 8:30am
Ganton Place 10:30 AM

11 October 2014

Ostman Road 10:30am
Community House Bramham Road 8:30am

18 October 2014

Bramham Road/Grange Lane 12:30pm

25 October 2014

Jute Road 12:30pm

01 November 2014

Community House Bramham Road 8:30am
Bramham Road/Grange Lane 12:30pm
Kingsway West 8:30am
Stuart Road 10:30am
Windsor Garth 12:30pm

08 November 2014

Tithe Close 10:30am
Lowfields Drive 12:30pm
Don Ave 8:30am
North Lane 10:30am
Bellhouse Way 10:30am

15 November 2014

Viking Road 10:30am

06 December 2014

Community House Bramham Road 8:30am
Bramham Road/Grange Lane 12:30pm
Dringfield Close 8:30am
Ganton Place 10:30am

13 December 2014

Woodlea Ave 12:30pm
Thoresby Road 10:30am

03 January 2015

Community House Bramham Road 8:30am
Bramham Road/Grange Lane 12:30pm
Don Ave 8:30am
North Lane 10:30am
Stuart Road 10:30am
Windsor Garth 12:30am

Mobile speedcamera routes Wednesday 1 October to Tuesday 7 October 2014

Up to date data for the previous week is uploaded every Tuesday which can be interrogated by route and date ranges. http://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/10951

The mobile safety cameras will be in operation at the following sites at various times over the coming week. Cameras will not be in use all day, every day. The locations were accurate when this news release was produced.

Due to operating constraints, our mobile safety camera locations may change without prior warning.

The cameras operate at three difference types of site, these are:

  • Exceptional sites which are identified through the speed management protocol as being of community concern.
  • Motorcycle routes – route used by motorcycles that have a high incidence of collisions and anti social behaviour.
  • Killed or seriously injured – sites where people have been killed or seriously injured and where excess or inappropriate speed has been deemed to be a factor.

York area list

  • A1237 Monks Cross, York – Motorcycle
  • A64 Eastbound Malton by-pass – Community concern
  • A64 Eastbound Tadcaster by-pass – Killed or seriously injured
  • A64 east-bound, Barton Hill Cross Roads – Community concern
  • A64 east-bound, Heslington York – Killed or seriously injured
  • A64 east-bound, Islington, Tadcaster – Killed or seriously injured
  • A64 Westbound Malton by-pass – Community concern
  • A64 Westbound Tadcaster by-pass – Killed or seriously injured
  • A64 west-bound, Heslington York – Killed or seriously injured
  • A64 west-bound, Street Houses, Bilborough – Killed or seriously injured
  • Greenshaw Drive, Haxby – Community concern
  • Millfield Lane, Poppleton, York – Community concern
  • Strensall Road, Huntington, York – Community concern
  • Tadcaster Road, Dringhouses, York – Community concern

Click for full list

“Big City” or “Our City” – York Council to debate changing Local Plan

Big City Our City logot

At the Council meeting on 9th October Liberal Democrats will be urging the York Council to rethink it’s plan to increase the size of the city by over 20% during the next 15 years.

Big City cartoon

Labour plan to build an additional 20,000 houses on the York Green Belt over the next 15 years as they boost the population by 40,000.

Only 15,000 of these are likely to be York born as the population is increasing (births exceeding deaths) by 1000 each year.

This generates a demand for an additional 500 homes each year.

Of course, even this level of population growth can’t be sustained for ever. We live on a planet with finite resources.

Labour’s plans would have potentially disastrous consequences for the City that we live in.

Under Labour’s plan, already overloaded transport systems would seize up, health care services would be put under more pressure and the suburbs could be further starved of resources.

The Liberal Democrat proposal (which can be read by clicking here) will be debated by the present Council where 23 Labour members are balanced by 23 from other parties.

The proposal would see a special meeting called in November to consider changes to the Labour plan.

 By then, if Andrew Waller wins the Westfield by election which is taking place on 16th October, Labour will have lost their majority on the Council and with it their ability to dictate to residents.