The Foxwood Residents association today received an award from the Britain in Bloom judges
They were awarded a “thriving” classification at an awards ceremony held at York Racecourse.
Foxwood RA Chair Shirley Gumley with the award
There seems to have been an improvement over the last few days with complaints, about several problems with street services, having been rectified by the York Council.
Last week we used “Fix My Street” to report problems with dumping, litter and full bins on Chesneys Field.
These issues have now been addressed.
Shame though that parts of the city centre are still blighted by graffiti.
Among the worst instances are the flood barriers on North Street but even as far out as Jubilee Terrace problems are occurring.
Graffiti North Street
Graffiti Jubilee Terrace
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Thursday 10 September is World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) and the theme is “preventing suicide: reaching out and saving lives.” It is designed to encourage people to consider the role that offering support may play in combatting suicide; the act of showing care and concern to someone who may be vulnerable to suicide can prove to be a life saver.
In England someone dies by suicide every two hours1 and while the long term national trend has been downwards, this reduction has halted and the number of people dying by suicide each year in York has been increasing in more recent years. In York, 30 people died from suicide in 2013, nearly 3 times the number in 2012.
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A report outlining proposed additional safety enhancements to University Road will go to the Decision Session for the Executive Member for Transport and Planning on 10 September.
The proposals include adding two extra pairs of speed cushions to further help enforce the local 20mph speed limit in the area. The limit was introduced in the first phase to help increase pedestrian safety when crossing the road. It is also proposed that a central crossing point is added to the existing speed table near to the bus stop to make it easier and safer for pedestrians to cross the road.
These amendments follow on from the original scheme of work that was carried out in the autumn of 2014 which saw improvements to bus stops, a 20mph zone introduced and the construction of a shared use pedestrian and cycle path.
With Prof. Tim Hitchcock
Eighteenth-century criminal justice took theft very seriously.
You could be hanged for a shilling, and transported for a handkerchief.
Shoplifting, pickpocketing, or simple casual mis-acquisition could ruin your life.
This lecture by Prof Tim Hitchcock explores the eighteenth century world of goods, and the world of retribution, through the lives of just a few men and women – people who both suffered at the hands of the system, and whose resistance helped transform the law and modes of punishment. It reveals a world of desire and simple need, from below.
Prof Tim Hitchcock is Professor of Digital History, University of Sussex, Co-founder of the Old Bailey online, and author of ” London Lives: Poverty, Crime and the Making of a Modern City, 1690–1800″ .
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