Recent crime alerts issued by York local policing teams can be found by clicking here:
West – http://yorkwatch.org.uk/yorkwatch/west/
Central/East – http://yorkwatch.org.uk/yorkwatch/cande/
North – http://yorkwatch.org.uk/yorkwatch/north/
The links can also be accessed form the new Neighbourhood Watch web site http://yorkwatch.org.uk/yorkwatch/
For details of crimes committed in west York click the map below and enter your local post code
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St Stephens Square parking area
The new parking area on St Stephens Square has been completed.
The surface has a matrix finish which means that it will green over in time.
The project was first suggested in 2010 and there have been a whole raft of delays since then.
Good to see it finished now though.
The parking spaces are intended for the use of tenants living in the nearby blocks of flats.
A1237 Great North Way Roundabout
City of York Council will be carrying out essential carriageway resurfacing works on the A1237 Great North Way roundabout at Poppleton from next week.
The works will take place from Sunday 30 June to Friday 5 July for approximately six nights, between the hours of 7pm to 11pm.
In order to carry out these works safely, a three phased partial closure of the roundabout on Great North Way with temporary traffic signals on the A1237 will be necessary whilst works are taking place.
Essential carriageway reconstruction works on the A19, Selby Road
City of York Council will be carrying out essential carriageway reconstruction works on the A19 Selby Road at Fulford from Sunday 30 June. The works will take place for one week from Sunday to Friday between the hours of 7pm to 11pm. In order to carry out these works safely a temporary road closure of the outbound lane of the A19 from Naburn Lane to the A64 interchange will be necessary whilst works are taking place.
Outside the proposed working hours the road will remain open as usual but there will be minor works carried out through the day starting on Monday 1 July under local traffic management. Bus stops within the area will not be in use during these works, please ring 01904 551400 for bus route information.
Road works and congestion west York 14:30 25th June 2013. click to enlarge
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We strongly recommend use of the road works web site http://roadworks.org/ which shows the lengths of queues in “real time” (red lines) on congested routes
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Looks like the Britannia Inn on Acomb Green is getting a new lease of life.
The Inn was boarded up in April 2011, but owners Daniel Thwaites described the closure as “temporary” and said it had advertised for new managers.
In February the owners told the local media
“The Britannia has temporarily closed while we recruit a new licensee. We’re committed to finding the right tenants who will be popular with locals and who have the skills to drive the business. As part of our ongoing refurbishment programme, we’ll be investing in The Britannia.”
Thwaites subsequently advertised the tenancy on their web site saying that they intended to rebrand the pub as “The Inn on the Green”
The guide rent was £24,000 a year on a 5 year lease.
Workplaces in York are being invited to take part in a free competition to encourage more people to ride bikes as part of the 2013 York Cycle Challenge – and potentially win a bike worth £1,000.
More than 81 businesses and 1,500 people are set to take to the streets over the three week period from 1 to 21 July for the annual event.
The challenge is supported by City of York Council’s i-Travel initiative, made possible by £4.6 million of government funding which the council successfully bid for in 2011.
A Freedom of Information request has revealed a 400% increase in the number confidential payments being made to staff leaving the York Councils employment since Labour took control of the authority.
“Compromise agreements” are entered into when local authorities (and other employers) reach a financial compromise which facilitates an employee leaving its employment. Sometimes the agreements are reached to avoid the costs of an employment tribunal.
Because the details of the deal remain confidential, taxpayers are kept in the dark about the costs involved. They are therefore controversial and are used sparingly by most Councils.
2007 – 2010 Number of compromise agreements made with former or current staff 6
2010 – 2013 (so far).Number of compromise agreements made with former or current staff 28
All the compromise agreements made in York contain a confidentiality clause.
