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The information is likely to form a key consideration when the independent inquiry finally gets underway.
The Agency has yet to provide a convincing explanation of why some of its river level gauges failed – even before the telecoms outage occurred.
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The York Council is now nearly halfway through its “consultation” on the future of the York Central site.
Sad to say, but the information provided to aid residents in making their choices is pretty hopeless. Most obvious omissions are any financial or value for money metrics.
Basically a survey which offers residents anything they want, but without explaining either costs or sources of funding, is bound to lack credibility. Local developers have already questioned he sanity of a project that depends on speculative office development to repay investment in infrastructure.
Similarly a casual suggestion that through traffic should be removed from Leeman Road is bound to prompt a question about the impact on the rest of the highway network?
Key background facts, like the number of unemployed in the City and the number on the housing waiting list, are not provided, yet respondents are asked to take a stab at the number of new jobs and homes that they think should be provided on the site.
Doubly so, given the sensitivities that still linger on from the Lendal Bridge closure fiasco.
The Council really needs to debate how big they see the City becoming over the next few decades?
Answer that question first and the contribution that the York Central site (which is ideally located) can make, will become more obvious.
Over 250 professionals working with children and young people will converge in York today (Wednesday 27 January 2016) for the annual No Wrong Door Conference.
Organised by the council’s Children’s Trust Unit, the eighth conference, will be held at York Racecourse.
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Adults receiving care and support from City of York Council are being asked for their views and experiences of the services as part of a nationwide survey throughout January and February.
The Adults’ Social Care Survey, which will be sent out by every council in England and Wales, will be used by the authority to understand the experiences of people receiving its care and support services.
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Building work on 22 new City of York Council homes begins this year.
Groundworks have started on six houses on Pottery Lane. The two-bedroomed homes in Heworth are aimed at families and will be built by ESH Property Services.
Work will begin in February at Fenwick Street off Bishopthorpe Road where eight two-bedroomed apartments are being built for tenants looking to downsize to more manageable homes . The aim is to free more, larger council houses for growing families.
Later this Spring, construction will also start on eight new homes at Chaloners Road, Dringhouses providing two, two-bedroomed houses and six two-bedroomed apartments for people in housing need.
All will be built by ESH Property Services to lifetime homes standards. This allows them to be adapted to meet a tenant’s changing needs, and all will achieve high levels of fuel efficiency through insulation and heating systems.
Meanwhile, the first tenants of Lindsey House, a new development of 14 council apartments in Holgate bought from RHW Developement, moved into their new homes in December last year.
Across the city, eight new apartments built by Transcore are nearing completion at Hewley Avenue, Tang Hall.
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Finding the Words is a regular poetry evening every fourth Thursday of the month at York Explore Library.
Each evening brings together a well-established poet and one or two poets working towards their first collections.
There is a bar available as well as the Explore Cafe, and readings will last around an hour.
The evening is also a chance to share and chat, so please feel free to bring any news or information about poetry local, regional or national.
Tired of paying someone to do it for you?
Want to do it yourself, but not sure where or how to start?
Coming to Fulford School could be your first step towards real DIY.
Learn how to start refreshing your home, how to put up shelves, apply tiles, and much more with safety and confidence.
Suitable for absolute beginners, but must be aged 19 or over.
Please bring note book and sharp pencil and measuring tape/ruler.
Materials will be provided at cost of £10 per student payable to the tutor on the first day.
To book go to www.yortime.org.uk , or ring the York Learning team on 01904 552806
