Labour MPs Who Didn’t Turn Up For the “Hated Bedroom Tax” Vote in Full http://t.co/3Qv4tgO8pP
— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) November 13, 2013
Labour will call Commons vote on #bedroomtax next Tuesday – time to repeal this unjust and unworkable policy
— Labour DWP Team (@LabourDWP) November 4, 2013
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The Office for National Statistics have released figures today stating that there are 2195 claimants in York, a fall of 122 from last month and of 872 since October 2012.
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The claimant count represents 1.6% of the working population and contrasts to the regional average which stands at 3.9%.
The figures are also much lower than the national average which stands at 3%.
The change though reflects the national economic recovery.
Nationally the number of people in work has increased by 378,000 in the last year to a record breaking 29.95m according to figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) today.
The unemployment rate has also fallen to 7.6%, down 0.2%.
Today’s figures also show that unemployment has fallen by 48,000 in the last year, and long term unemployment has dropped by 19,000 in the last three months.
The number of young people in work has increased by 50,000 over the last three months, and youth unemployment has dropped by 13,100.
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Askham Bar (Tadcaster Road) roadworks
A series of night-time closures will be in place from Monday 18 November until Thursday 28 November on the inbound and outbound carriageways along the A1036 from the A64 to Sim Balk Lane.
The carriageway will be closed from 9pm and will be re-opened at 6am. The closures will not take place on the evenings of Saturday 23 November and Sunday 24 November.
Alternative diversion routes will be in place and signed. Access to the Esso Petrol Station will be maintained at all times from the York side of the junction.
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Only the September report is available and that is not easy to find.
With footfall down, traders complaining and day time traffic congestion elsewhere in the City at record levels there is a suspicion that data is being “cleansed” before being released into the gaze of Council Taxpayers.
Concern has also been expressed about the speed of some vehicles using the bridge.
As expected, traffic levels are lower now and some drivers are accelerating to the 30 mph speed limit while some visitors are treating the area as an extension to the pedestrian zone.
The Councils evaluation criteria pointedly fails to identify accident levels as one of the statistics for post closure comparison.
The Council would be wise to deploy its 20 mph speed limit signs into this part of the City rather then inflict them on an unwilling population in west York.
Meanwhile the Liberal Democrats in west York have started a survey aimed at finding out whether York residents want the trial closure to continue.
Theft from vehicle in the Gale Lane and Herman Walk areas of Foxwood overnight last night. Please remove all valuables from your car.
— NYP York West (@snayorkwest) November 12, 2013
The St Helen’s Square tree is the focal point in a chain of lights across the city. It will be switched on by the Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of York Cllr Julie Gunnell at a ceremony on Thursday 14 November which completes the festoon of lights across the city.
The event starts at 6.30pm to the tune of favourite Christmas songs from the choir, followed by the official switch on at 6.45pm.
