A primary school teacher from York has been jailed after admitting to a number of sexual offences against children.
Bins emptying chaos continues into second week
The chaos on the bin emptying services continues for a second week.
Today the Council are admitting that dozens of more streets have not had their bins emptied.
They say that the following roads have been missed.
Rubbish collection (black bin) –
Dringhouses/Knavesmire area:
◦ Chalfonts
Un-emptied bins on Pulleyn Drive. 5:00pm 16th Sept 2013
◦ Nelsons Lane
◦ Goodwood Grove
◦ Hob Moor Terrace
◦ Weddel Close
◦ Lingfield Crescent
◦ Pulleyn Drive
◦ White House Gardens
◦ White House Rise
◦ White House Dale
◦ St George’s Place
◦ Towton Avenue
◦ Moorgarth Avenue
Mount Pleasant Park area (Acaster Malbis) :
◦Lakeside
◦The Willows
◦Oak Avenue
◦The Crescent
◦The Close
◦Cundall Drive
◦Cherry Tree Drive
◦Beech Avenue
◦Lilac Avenue
◦Pleasant Avenue
◦Elm Avenue
The Council says that it will return to these properties to make collections by the end of the next working day. “Please ensure that your bin is out by 7am as the crews will be returning early in the morning”.
House sales in York picking up
There has been an increase in the number of properties sold in York over the last quarter.
In west York, a 1 bedroomed terraced property in Invicta Court sold for £103,000. A 2 bed semi in St Stephens Square fetched £116,000 while a 3 bedroomed semi in Thoresby Road went for £125,000. In Coeside £217,500 bought a 3 bedroomed detached.
Homes currently for sale include:
2 Bedroomed flat Helena Mews £110,000 click for more details
• 1 bed flats in Vyner House priced from £95,000
• 2 bed flat on St Stephens Square at £65,000
• 2 bed flat on Foxwood Lane for £110,000
• 2 Bed semi in Minter Close for £144,000
• 3 Bed house on Kingsway West for £135,000
• Those with a very large family might be interested in a £395,000 6/7 bedroomed property in Thanet Road
While at the other end of the price range a new 5 bedroomed property in Dalton Terrace will set you back £595,000
The cheapest property that we could find in York is a 1 Bedroomed flat in Buckingham Street currently advertised for £55,000
To Rent
Baker Street 3 bedroomed house £625 PCM click for more details
• 2 bed terrace in Hanover Street is advertised at £575 pcm
• 3 bed in Baker Street is advertised at £625 PCM
• 4 Bed in Danebury Drive is advertised at £695
The cheapest (private sector) property available to rent in York at present is a 1 bedroomed end terrace in Eccles Close Rawcliffe available at £300 per month.
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195 new apartments for Hungate
A planning application for the next phase of the Hungate development has been submitted to the Council.
The Foss side application – a mix of 1, 2 and 3 bedroomed flats – is unexceptional save in one respect.
No offer is made of affordable units either on site or off site.
Instead a viability study is being prepared which will indicate “at a later date” what – if any – “affordable units” can be provided.
A precedent for a zero affordable contribution was established by a planning inspector who determined a York planning appeal recently.
The design of the flats proposed suggests that they would not address social housing needs anyway (although most of the waiting list is now made up of residents seeking 1 bedroomed accommodation).
If this means that payment to the Council, in lieu of homes, is planned then that could be a step forward.
As we have pointed out previously, there are many properties for sale in the City for around £100,000.
If the Council was a “cash in hand” purchaser they could buy up some of these and make an immediate impact on the housing waiting list.
The last batch of Hungate properties were relatively expensive (starting at over £200,000 for a small flat).
So the willingness of the developer to proceed with the next stage does provide further evidence that the country’s economic recovery is gaining momentum in York.