Vandalism suspect

York police are appealing for information after a car was damaged outside a supermarket at Monks Cross.

Officers have released a CCTV image of man suspected of causing the damage which occurred in Sainsburys car park at around 6.35pm on 29 August 2012.

The man is seen on CCTV using a key to scratch the side of a grey BMW 5 Series before going shopping in the store.

Officers are appealing to anyone who recognises the man to contact them with information.

Anyone who can help officers with their enquiries is urged to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101 – select option 2 – and ask for PC Rob Milliner or York police.

Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111. Please quote reference number 12120175544 when passing information about this incident.

The Council has announced that it plans to make changes to the central area access arrangements.

These include:

• Standardising and extending the footstreet hours of operation to 10.30am to 5pm, 7 days a week ,

• Controlling vehicle use of Davygate (prohibiting all vehicles from using Davygate during the footstreet hours of operation including those with blue and green parking badges).

• amending the existing one way operation around St Sampson’s Square

• Further limiting the access in to the central area via the Nessgate / Spurriergate junction (24 hour vehicle ban)

Details of the proposals can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/York-centre-access-plan-Nov-12

Details of residents responses to a survey on the future of the City Centre are shown in the report. They indicate a very low response rate.

Decisions on the proposals will be taken by a Labour Councillor at a meeting next Monday.

The Council have discontinued the annual survey which allowed residents to decide how Ward Committee budgets should be allocated.

Last year Ward Councillors ignored the results of the ballot anyway and voted to spend money on projects rejected by local residents (including, in Westfield, the now infamous project to purchase new “pantomime costumes”)

There is a survey being conducted, into what the Council claims to be “local priorities”, but it is so well hidden on the their web site that few, if any, will find it.

Click here to participate http://tinyurl.com/York-ward-Nov-12

There is only one question to answer!

Meanwhile, in Westfield, the next Ward Committee meeting (which are now very poorly attended) has been scheduled to take place at Acomb Explore Library, Front Street on Thursday 29th November

It is the only opportunity residents will have to question their representatives on their controversial plan to introduce a 20 mph speed limit across the whole of western York.

The start time for the meeting, though, is 2:30pm!!

So you get the message that they’d prefer that residents didn’t attend

Funding proposals for cycle path click to enlarge

As previously reported, the Council are proposing to construct a bridleway linking Rufforth to Knapton. It is likely to be used by some cyclists to avoid the B1224.

The Council has been conducting a low profile consultation exercise on its web site on the plans. http://www.york.gov.uk/transport/cycling/Rufforth-Knapton/

The consultation is due to finish on 16th November 2012.

The cost of the scheme is now put at £165,000.

However this does not include improvements to the arrangements for crossing the A1237 near Knapton.

It is this section of the route which is causing the most safety concerns.

The project is due to be discussed at a meeting taking place next Monday (19th Nov.)