Ouse web cam 0800 28th Nov 12
River levels are high but stable.
Several roads remain closed including the A19 near Fulford.
Water levels are expected to fall gradually over the next 48 hours.
The peak is predicted to be less than the level seen in September.
The Council has revealed the increases in charges that it will levy from 1st January 2013.
Biggest losers are bowlers who face a 100% increase in the charge that applied when Labour took control of the Council in 2011. Pensioners will pay £3 per hour (up from £1-50 an hour in December 2011) while other adults will have to find £4 an hour (a 60% increase).
Anyone following up the Olympic success in tennis will have to have a deep pockets.
Charges per court are going up from £6 to £7 an hour in just over 12 months. That is a 16.7% increase. Concession holders fare even worse and will face a 33% price hike.
Anyone with an overdue library book faces an increased penalty of 16p per day – up by 6.7%. Room hire charges at the Libraries are up by 6% from January making it an 11% hike in just 12 months.
The Councils war against recycling and the responsible disposal of waste continues.
Having closed one of the City’s 3 recycling centres, anyone wanting the bulky waste collection must now pay £35 (a 12.9% increase in a year).
Disposal of “white goods” such as fridges will cost £20 (up 21.2 % since Labour took control of the Council).
Bonded asbestos collection costs are up by 47% in the same period with collections now costing £84.
Anyone thinking of departing the mortal coil could save themselves over £35 if they enter the next life before 1st January.
Bereavement services face the biggest hike in the new year as the York Council tries desperately to balance its books. Increases of 5% from 1st January (10.4% over the 12 month period) are common.
The extra income is needed to help meet the repayment costs of the additional borrowing that the Council has taken on over the past few months
An announcement on the levels of other charges, including those for car parking and social services, is expected in February
City of York Council’s St Nicholas’ Fayre is making a welcome return to York this week for four days of seasonal market trading across the city.
The popular Christmas Fayre is back for its 21st year to offer a range of markets specialising in the very best of gifts, crafts and local food producers from the ‘deliciouslyorkshire’ group.
Parliament Street, St Sampson’s Square and Coppergate will be lined with the eye-catching wooden huts that house a range of traders, each offering up different festive delights.
The Guildhall is the venue of a regional ‘Made in Yorkshire’ art and craft market, whilst Barley Hall will present a special medieval market with craft demonstrations, mulled wine and costumed traders. St William’s College is also hosting an arts and crafts market for handmade items exclusive to the market.
The Fayre also adds another element to York’s evening offer over the Christmas period for those visiting the city to soak up the festive atmosphere.
The St Nicholas’ Fayre started in 1992 with only 20 stalls trading for three days. Today there is over 200 stalls on offer and it is one of York’s biggest visitor attractions of the year.
St Nicholas’ Fayre will run alongside the permanent Newgate Market from 29 November-2 December, between 9am-6:30pm each day.
For more information visit www.yorkfestivals.com
North Yorkshire Police will be carrying out mobile safety camera enforcement on the following routes between Wednesday 28 November and Tuesday 4 December 2012.
•A64 east-bound Bowbridge Farm Tadcaster
•A64 west-bound Bowbridge Farm Tadcaster
•Millfield Lane, Poppleton, York
•Beckfield Lane, Acomb, York
•Green Lane, Acomb, York
•A64 east-bound Bowbridge Farm Tadcaster
•A64 west-bound Bowbridge Farm Tadcaster
•Temple Lane, Copmanthorpe, York
•A1036 Tadcaster Road, Acomb, York
•A64 east-bound Bowbridge Farm Tadcaster
•Strensall Road, Huntington, York
•A1237 Monks Cross, York
