Bistro to give Front Street another boost
Conlans opening on 26th November
A new Bistro is to open on Front Street.
Conlans Bistro will take over the vacant tea room premises near Morrisons and will be open from Tuesday 26th November.
The Bistro is inviting “the people of Acomb Village and beyond to our pre-opening event on Friday 22nd November, between 2 and 6pm”.
They are also offering a special “Christmas Feast” for £35. Telephone York 289641 for details.
The opening will come as a further boost to the Front Street area following the news of a £30,000 regeneration grant.
However there is still a lot of empty property in the street.
Hopefully the recovering economy will see these premises reoccupied shortly.
New Homes Bonus
We can apparently thank the Labour Party for revealing that most Council’s have not used the New Homes Bonus (see earlier story) to provide additional affordable homes.
They blame the government for making the money available to local councils.
They then go on to score an own goal by revealing that 93% of local Councils have not built a single new home using the “Bonus”.
Amongst them is the Labour controlled York Council which stands to rake in around £8 million over the next 6 years from the scheme.
The York Council Leadership resolutely refuses to buy additional homes on the open market as a quick way of supplementing Council housing stocks.
Theft from car in The Gallops. Cycle marking tomorrow (Monday)
There was a theft from a car in The Gallops last night.
Residents are being warned to remove all articles from vehicles when they are parked overnight.
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Tomorrow the local neighbourhood policing team are available to give security advice.
They will also be putting security markings on cycles.
You can find them as follows:
Front Street – 9.30am-11am
Acomb Library – 11.15-12.15
Co-op Beckfield Lane 13.30-14.25
Co-op York Road 14.30 – 15.30
You can “follow” them on “twitter” NYP York West (@snayorkwest)
Serious accident on Chaloners Road – witness appeal
<h4>Boy seriously injured in York collision – appeal for witnesses and information</h4> North Yorkshire Police is investigating a serious road traffic collision involving a 12-year-old boy and a car.
It happened on Chaloners Road, near the bus stop opposite Sandcroft Road, at about 1pm on Saturday (16 November 2013).
The boy, from York, had just got off a bus and was crossing the road when the collision occurred with a blue Mini Cooper driven by a 24-year-old local woman.
He was taken by ambulance to York District Hospital with serious head injuries.
Witnesses to the incident, or anyone who recalls seeing either the boy or the blue Mini Cooper prior to the collision, are urged to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 2, and ask for Roger Walker.
Or email Roger.Walker@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
Please quote the referenceNYP-16112013-0279 when providing information.
Dive in to The Swimathon 2014 at York pools
Two York swimming pools are inviting swimmers to get on their marks and sign up to join others nationwide to raise awareness of the benefits of the sport and to fundraise for charity.
Swimmers in York will take the plunge at Energise on Saturday 22 March and Yearsley Pool on Sunday 23 March 2014 as they take on the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Swimathon.
There are set distances of 1.5 kilometres, 2.5k or 5k for individuals or you can form a relay squad to take part in the Swimathon with your friends.
Entries are now open, so sign up, get training and help make this an even more successful event than last year.
Entries can be made at http://www.swimathon.org/
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