Lib Dem Candidates – City of York Council Elections 2015

The incident occurred between Thursday 23 April and Wednesday 29 April while the occupants were away. The offenders are thought to have used a cushion cover and rucksacks to remove the items during the night.

Distinctive property worth about £6,000 was stolen, including Chinese ivory figurines, silver plates and clocks. You can see images at https://www.facebook.com/NorthYorkshirePolice/posts/10153252499081070

Officers are appealing to any witnesses who may have seen any suspicious activity in the area and along the riverside or who might have been offered the items for sale to get in touch. Please contact DC Peter Wilson of the York Investigation Hub, by dialling 101 and selecting option 2.

Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Please quote reference number 12150070440 when passing on information relating to this incident.

Statement on postal votes by York election returning officer

“Following the delivery last week of 17,500 postal votes across York, we’ve had returned and are processing over 77% of these already.

This means we’re on track to see a much higher return for postal votes than in any other previous election.

“Should any residents have not received their postal vote and have not already contacted the council about this, they should contact electoral.services@york.gov.uk or call 01904 551 550 to speak to the team, so that we can look into what has happened and seek to find a solution in time for them to vote.

Our customer centre reception and telephone service is staying open to 7pm tonight to ensure maximum opportunity for residents to get in touch.

“Residents who have received their postal vote can post this by 4pm in a York post box, hand deliver it to the – Returning Officer at West Offices, Station Rise, York – during office hours or hand deliver it to any polling station in their constituency on polling day up to 10pm.

“I’d also like to reassure any residents who have not yet received their ballot paper or who no longer have their ballot paper for any reason, but are registered to vote, that they can still vote at any polling station in their constituency on polling day tomorrow”.

The way we are in 2015

Jan 2015— a refurbished York Explore library reopened. There are delays in dealing with patients at York A & E. Labour Councillors pull back from scrapping subsidised bus services . Relations between the York Council and the Knights Rugby Club break down. The Local Plan hits the political buffers as Labour refused to remove a reneged Tory Councillor from a key committee. Cllr Joe Watt had praised Labours plans to build in the Green Belt. An independent report found the York Council to be dysfunctional. Relationships between Councillors hit an all time low. The builders for the new Community Stadium was announced. They promptly let the cat out of the bag by giving a completion date of autumn 2016 (6 months after the start of the football season). The Green’s backed Labours £9.2 million plan to turn the Guildhall into a “media centre”

Feb 2015— Official figures confirm that some Labour Councillors misled residents about the need for housing growth in the City. The Councils Labour leadership announce borrowing plans which will involve paying an extra £1 million a year in interest charges. Cuts in street lighting leave many parts of the City in darkness. There is a big drop in car parking income for the Council. A plan to establish a “traffic congestion commission” is shelved. Labour finally abandons the plan to establish an elderly care village at Lowfields.

March 2015— Proposals for a £35 a year green bin emptying charge are announced. Council Tax levels are frozen for the first time in 3 years. There is a call for bus and taxi fares to be reduced in the wake of a fall in petrol prices. Acceptance of a £3.2 million top tender for the purchase of the Council’s empty Oliver House building is shelved for 3 months. Candidates for the Council election s on May 7^th are announced. A petition is launched to stop plans to charge for green bin emptying and to reduce grey bin emptying frequencies to 3 weekly. The planning application for the Community Stadium is referred to the Secretary of State for determination. As forecast no decision now seems likely before June.

April 2015— Some bizarre claims are made by election candidates who wish to appear “local” More details of the Lowfields care village fiasco slip out. The project costs taxpayers over £350,000. Questions are raised about some election candidates vested interests. Council scrap plan to modernise the Gale Farm Court elderly person’s accommodation. Council stop rubbish skip visits to several York estates. The Council loses its appeal over the issue of unlawful fines on Coppergate.Refunds are likely to be ordered