York Council grant cuts less than UK average

National distribution of cuts

A study by the Newcastle Council has revealed that York has fared relatively well over the last 2 years when comparing reductions in government grant support it receives.

York suffered a £42.58 per head of population reduction compared to the national average of £60.90.

The largest cut was in Hackney which lost £266.17 per person.

The Guardian has undertaken an independent review of the data http://tinyurl.com/York-grant-data

The results of the assessment tend to support the view that it is the local Council Leadership in York that is mainly to blame for the decline in local public services.

Their concentration on “vanity” projects and PR stunts, rather than investing in street level public services, is the most contentious issue between the political parties in the City.

Cut in grant to York Council

York Archives to temporarily close as new store is prepared

York’s nationally important city archives, curated by City of York Council, will be moving to York Explore Library Learning Centre in 2013.

Ahead of that, the archives must relocate from their current stores in the City Art Gallery to allow for the Gallery’s major redevelopment by York Museums Trust. The archives will be temporarily relocated to secure off-site storage to protect them from the damage which would occur if they remained in the Art Gallery during its refurbishment. This will unfortunately require a temporary suspension of public access to the original archives from 1 February 2013. However, whilst the archives are in storage, the existing local history library service at York Explore will still be available, including copies of some of the archives on microfilm and in published form.

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