New Year starts here with Walk 2 Jog!

Mon 1 Feb – Thu 31 Mar

Walk To Jog Paul 4 Time: Various
Venue: Various across York
Cost: £10

Following over 100 people participating in Walk 2 Jog in 2015, Sport and Active Leisure are now increasing the program with 3 new locations across the city.
These are Fulford Community Centre, Vanguard Shopping Complex (near M&S supermarket entrance) and Acomb.

Courses will also continuing to start from Rowntree Park due to its huge popularity.

Week 1 will consist of a moderately paced walk along one of the programs 3.5km (2miles) routes. By Week 10 you will be able to jog 5km (3.2miles) without the need for rest.

The great thing about this course is that no matter where you are starting from you will not get left behind.

For the more advanced in the group our highly qualified run leaders have a range of methods to keep you challenged.

Our first three courses start on the following dates, Monday 29 February (Fulford), Wednesday 9 March (Vanguard) and Tuesday 15 March (Rowntree Park).

Courses Cost £10 and you will receive a free t-shirt.

This course was hugely popular in 2015 if you would like to find out or to reserve a space on one of our courses please contact Dean Sharp as booking is required. You can call on (01904) 553377 or e-mail dean.sharp@york.gov.uk we look forward to hearing from you.

What’s on in York: Active York Sports Awards

Venue: University of York

Nominations close on Mon 15 Feb

Active York Awards Picture Winners 2015 (2) Paul 3 2016 will be the 3rd annual Awards and will be hosted by BBC Sport Presenter Tanya Arnold.

The Awards have grown year on year and this years Awards are expected to be a fantastic and memorable occasion.

The leading nominees in each category will be invited to attend the Active York Sports Awards ceremony.

To be eligible for nomination for any Active York Sport Award you must live, school or train within City of York Council’s boundaries the qualifying period runs from April 2015 to March 2016

Awards will be judged by members of the Active York Board, which includes sporting partners from across the city and Stuart Martel, Deputy Editor of The Press.

The York Sports Awards dinner will be used to celebrate and raise the profile of the Fund for the Gifted programme and include opportunities for corporate diners to donate, and a raffle/auction run to bring new funds to the programme.

You have just a few weeks to enter your nominations before the closing date of 15 February 2016.

The 2016 Awards will recognise outstanding athletes, coaches and volunteers in 13 categories, with the leading nominees in each being invited to attend the glitzy Awards Dinner on 17 March at University of York.

2016 will be the 3rd annual Awards and will be hosted by BBC Sport Presenter Tanya Arnold. The Awards have grown year on year and this years Awards are expected to be a fantastic and memorable occasion.

Award categories include:
Active School, Coach of the Year, Outstanding Achievement, Active in York, Team/Club, Sportsman of the Year, Sportswoman of the Year, Active workplace, Young male sportsman, Young female sportswoman, Young disabled sportsperson, Student Sportsperson, Disabled sportsperson and Volunteer of the Year.

If you or your team or club have been a winner of an Active York Sports Award in previous years you can still be nominated.

Please spread the word about the third Active York Sports Awards to make the event even bigger and better. For more information please visit www.activeyork.co.uk

Please return completed nomination forms by 12noon on Monday 15 February 2016 to:alex.drinkall@thirstcommunications.co.uk or to Alex Drinkall, AYSA, Saxon House, Back Lane, YO42 4RP.
For further information please contact Alex on 07774 408346 Allerthorpe, YORK.

York Council set to adopt new taxi licensing policies

Users expecting fares to go down in wake of fuel cost reduction

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The York Council is expected to produce a new licensing code for taxi and private hire operations when it meets on 8^th February. The proposed regulations include little that is new and will be subject to a consultation period.

Private hire licences will be available for 5 years and some “cross border “working will be allowed.

Compulsory training on child sex exploitation is also being introduced.

Most passengers will be looking with anticipation at the new fares stricture due to be introduced in April.

Fare levels are worked out using an index agreed by the taxi trade several years ago. A Freedom of information request at this time last year revealed that there should be a small reduction in fare levels, but this was never introduced.

Sustained low fuel cost levels over the last 12 months should mean a more significant reduction is due this year.

NB The same meeting will consider an application to renew a sex establishment license at 53 Micklegate (Mansion club)