NHS changes in York

The people now in charge of local NHS services (the rather grandly titled NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group – which we will call NHS York for short) have moved into the West Offices where they will be co-located with the City of York Council.

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Hopefully this will improve communications between the two organisations.

NHS York have their own web site. Click here to access it.

So far communications with residents have been patchy with an invitation to a public meeting today, about shaping local health services, going largely unpublicised.

They do however publish their board meeting agendas in advance and allow a 20 minute session for members of the public to ask questions. Click here for details

Labour cut road maintenance by 32% in York

Since taking office Labour Councillors have reduced investment in road and footpath maintenance in the City by 32%.

Newly released figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show the amount invested in each of the last 3 years.

2010 – £6,510,000 (LibDem leadership budget)

2011 – £6,388,000 (LibDem budget)

2012 – £4,428,000 (Labour budget).

The Council has listed the streets affected by road works in each of the 3 years (click to access individual years)

2010

2011

2012

In their 2011 local election manifest Labour promised to spend more on road repairs!

Labour road repair promise

Young people stage triple bill reflecting military life

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The young people of Riding Lights Junior Youth Theatre and Strensall Barracks have joined forces in a collaborative term, in order to produce two nights of new theatre.

Each piece is inspired by testimonies from members of the Armed Forces, and their families, resulting in an evening of gripping and emotive theatre, presented by our talented young people.

Oceans by Matt Midgley
looks at the painful issue of a female solder as she prepared to leave her family behind before deployment.

Warground by Paul Birch
explores the concerns that children of serving families have when integrating into secondary school.

For Fierce Confusion, Peace by Morven Hamilton
addresses the difficult issue of PTSD, through the eyes of a family adjusting to the return of a troubled soldier.

19th March: Friargate Theatre – 7:30pm
21th March: Hurst Hall Community Centre -7:30pm

FREE ENTRY – call 01904 613000 to reserve your ticket

£56,000 Unclaimed Lottery Prize in York

An Lotto prize of £56,083 has yet to be claimed in the City of York. National Lottery players are being urged to check and double-check their tickets for the chance to claim this life-enhancing prize.

The search is now on to find the owner of the winning ticket, bought in the City of York, who matched five numbers and the bonus ball in the Lotto draw on Saturday 2 March 2013.

The winning Lotto numbers on that date were 6, 9, 23, 31, 35, 48 and the bonus ball was 11.

The lucky ticket-holder has until Thursday 29 August 2013 to claim their prize1.