Council to decide Lendal Bridge refund policy on 5th August

The York Councils Cabinet will decide whether – and on what basis – to refund fines imposed during the Lendal bridge trial when it meets on 5th August.

This will be a month after one Labour Councillor claimed on TV that the Council had already decided to make the refunds – and to withdraw its appeal against the traffic adjudicators judgement.

How quickly refunds will be made following the meeting is still anyone’s guess.

Security advice offered following York burglaries

Detectives in York are appealing for information and reminding homeowners about home security after two burglaries in the city.Burglar

They occurred at separate properties on Monkgate Cloisters at 5.40am and 6.10am on Saturday 26 July 2014.

Nothing was stolen from either of the premises. However, at the second property the burglar started a fire causing a small amount of damage.

Around the time of the burglaries, a man was seen in the area. He is described as white, aged in his late 20s, approximately 6ft tall, with an athletic build and short dark hair. He was clean shaven and had a large tattoo on the left hand side of his neck. The man was wearing a black crew neck t-shirt, blue jeans and red trainers.

Detective Inspector Alan Rowan, of York CID, said: “If you were in the Monkgate Cloisters area at the time of the burglaries and noticed anyone acting in a suspicious manner, or believe you may have seen this man, I urge you to come forward and contact the police straight away.”

Detective Inspector Rowan added: “While we are having this spell of warm weather, can I please remind homeowners to keep doors and windows securely locked. Even if you are in the house, an open window provides opportunist thieves with an easy target. They will be in and out of your home within moments having stolen your personal items.”

For more information about home security please visit www.northyorkshire.police.uk/crimeprevention.

Anyone who can assist with this investigation should contact York CID, select option 2 and ask for the department by name. Alternatively, information can be emailed to yorkcid@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk.

Or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111, quoting reference number 12140124663.

Learn something new in a day!

Among this autumn’s 250 plus, newly published courses, City of York Council is offering a wide range of one-day learning sessions for the many residents who want to learn something new in a day.

These new all-day courses include crafts such as Needle Felting Christmas Robins, and Bookbinding at the Yorkshire Museum, while at Huntington School others can try Mount Cutting or making Stained Glass Christmas Angels. The courses run from mid-morning to mid-afternoon and teach the main skills needed to take these arts forward.

Also new are several IT classes including a couple focussing on the new operating system Windows 8.1 and using a Computer Cloud. In addition, courses to master I-pads, using the internet and social media are on offer alongside the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) qualification.

For those wanting to boost or maintain their physical fitness, the new programmes include Easy Fit for the Young at Heart at St Olave’s Church Hall, and Fitsteps and a free Cheerfit taster session which uses cheerleading routines will run at Huntington School.

The popular full bike maintenance programme is expected to be even more so in the slipstream of the Tour de France in York.

Cookery skills can be learned or honed at courses aimed at those wanting to turn out complete meals, including Scrumptious Starters, Mouthwatering Main Courses and Delicious Desserts.

While some old favourites of York Learning including an Introduction to Astrology, Lip Reading, Book-keeping or Languages.
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Tour de France and Commonwealth games to be shown on a big screen in York

Residents will be able see all the action from the final two stages of the Tour de France on a large screen in St Sampson’s Square this weekend.

As cycling fever moves up a gear in Yorkshire after the grandest Grand Depart the Tour de France has ever seen, residents and visitors will be able to see all the action from the final two stages on a large screen in St Sampson’s Square this weekend.
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