Acomb WMC
Stall holders at the Working Men’s Club reported brisk sales.
The event was one of Acomb Alives regeneration programme events
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Minutes of the last meeting between the Council and bus operators reveal how decisions on the service may be taken in the future.
It looks like a 3 tier system of committees will be put in place.
There is no commitment to the meetings being open to the public. What information potential bus passenger will get remains unclear
The plans seem to rest heavily on York being designated as a “Better Bus Area”.
If it were then the coalition government would delegate some funding to a joint committee.
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Yorkshire Housing have submitted revised proposals for the development of the Our Ladys site following the deferral of their application at the last planning committee meeting.
They can be viewed on the “Planning on Line” web site under reference 13/02892/FULM
The plans involve the retention of most of the perimeter railings although in one key section on the northern boundary (where security and landscape appearance are sensitive issues) they propose to remove them. The new fencing is described as being at “a lower level”
No justification for removing the railings from this section is included in the papers.
This raises the concern that the developers hope to move plant onto the site via Hob Moor itself. This could result in damage which would take decades to repair.
The existing, and supplemented, shrubs and trees along the boundary would be protected by a post and rail fence.
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The new proposals result in the loss of one housing unit meaning that 55 are now likely to be built on the site. This is still a lot more than the 29 units which were included in the draft Local Plan when it was published in April.
The appearance of the homes is little changed.
A small play ground aimed at young children, plus an area of Public Open Space, is now included towards the north west of the development.
There have been changes to the road layout
However no changes to the “sustainability” of the development are proposed.
The architect has written to the Council to say that “My client has carried out exhaustive viability appraisals on the site; however, the jump to Code level 4 on this development cannot be achieved.
As you are aware the site was purchased on the open market in competition with Private developers who would be delivering the minimum Affordable housing across the site at Code 3.
We are policy compliant at code 3 and offering a much improved level of affordable housing with the required 10% renewables”.
Have a higher “sustainability” rating would mean that the homes were cheaper to run.
Yorks Children’s Centres have been chosen to trial a new NSPCC film to help parents’ cope with their children crying.
The NSPCC has created a powerful new film to help parents care for a crying baby and cope with the stresses of sleeplessness and crying. The film has been designed to support parents and reduce the risk of them losing their temper and harming their baby. It is based on a similar programme in America which reduced the number of babies who suffered from non-accidental head injuries by nearly half.
York’s Youth Offending Team has scooped a national award for its work with high risk and complex young people with mental health issues.
The team received a ‘good design’ award from the Youth Justice Board for its ‘Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service model’, which outlines how the Youth Offending Team and its partners can assess and support high risk young people with complex mental health needs.
