York river level guages remain within normal limits despite recent heavy rain.
You can check river levels at the following web site http://www.gaugemap.co.uk/#!Map
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Meanwhile the Environment Agency have confirmed details of the flood prevention project exhibitions that they plan for the City.
The exhibitions will take place on Friday and Saturday
It has been revealed today that the York Council will have to agree to sell a small area of land to English Heritage if the centre is to be built.
The Council’s Executive is scheduled to consider the sale at its meeting on 7th December.
It is widely believed in the City that the project went through the planning process without its implications being properly understood by most residents.
Now the Council has the opportunity to put matters right.
Several thousand residents have signed petitions criticising the design of the visitor centre which has widely been described as resembling a Public Convenience block .
Other aspects of the project – which would see Clifford’s Tower itself become much more accessible to visitors – have received higher levels of public support.
Campaigners will be hoping that the centre can be redesigned -and possibly realigned – to reduce its visual impact on the ancient monument.
Todays wet weather has brought more traffic congestion to the City.
Things are paricularly busy on the A1237 northern by pass and are likely to worsen as we approach the evening rush hour.
Real time updates can be found on this web site https://roadworks.org/
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Council officials seconded to a regional task group have had notable successes recently in dealing with scams and eCrime in the City.
A York Council report, to a meeting taking place next Monday, lists 8 cases where court action has already been taken against traders
In most cases prison sentences were handed out by the courts.
Examples of the type of fraud being committed included:
Other investigations yet to come to court relate to “copycat” web sites, roofing repairs, medical bed sales & vacuum cleaner repairs.
Many of the cases involve the exploitation of elderly/vulnerable people.
