The Council have issued a media release seeking businesses views on improving delivery and loading in York’s city centre

The survey raises once again the idea of establishing a freight transit facility but fails to identify the costs of – and funding sources for -such a system. A “scrutiny” Committee had concluded in 2007 that cost was the main hurdle for such a scheme to overcome. Without such information the survey is flawed.

Other issues have already also been raised by traders who are concerned about the delivery arrangements for chilled goods.

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City of York Council and Yorwaste have teamed up to give local residents free compost this spring and summer.

Green fingered gardeners will be able to collect their free compost from Yorwaste’s Harewood Whin site, on Tinker Lane, off Wetherby Road on:

• Sunday 5 August
• Sunday 2 September
• Sunday 7 October

The compost will be available from 9.30am until 2.30pm each day and residents are asked to bring a shovel and bags or containers to take the compost home in