The library managers say that things will look a little different for a while. From some of our libraries you will be able to:
Libraries These libraries are open from 7 July Tuesday to Saturday for pre-booked visits.
Cafes
Explore’s brand new café in Hungate opens for the first time on 7 July and our cafes at Rowntree Park and Homestead Park open 6 July for drinks and snacks to take away and enjoy outside.
Safety
All venues will have safety measures in place to protect customers and staff.
From Sunday 28th June, the following changes will take place to help with safe, socially-distanced travel for essential journeys.
Full details of the changes and timetables can be found in the ‘Forthcoming’ section of the timetables page.
The changes are being made to help manage continued capacity restrictions on buses due to social distancing as further lockdown measures are eased.
Service 1 – Frequency of buses increased to every 10 minutes during the day Monday – Friday and every 12 minutes Saturday, changes to times to reduce waiting at bus stops due to reduced traffic levels.
Service 4 – Frequency of buses increased to every 8/9 minutes during the day Monday – Friday and every 12 minutes Saturday, changes to times to reduce waiting at bus stops due to reduced traffic levels.
Service 5/5A – Frequency of buses increased to every 15 minutes during the day Saturday and every 30 minutes Sunday, changes to times to reduce waiting at bus stops due to reduced traffic levels.
Service 6 – Frequency of buses increased to every 10 minutes during the day Monday – Friday and every 12 minutes Saturday, changes to times to reduce waiting at bus stops due to reduced traffic levels.
Service 10/10A – Changes to times to reduce waiting at bus stops due to reduced traffic levels.
Service 11 – Buses will run every 30 minutes for the majority of the day.
Service 11S – will not operate.
Service 12 – Buses will run every 30 minutes for the majority of the day.
Service 200 – will continue to operate 3 early morning services.
Service 66 – Changes to times to reduce waiting at bus stops due to reduced traffic levels.
66A, 66X – will not operate. Alternative journeys will be provided by Service 10, 10A and 66.
Service N66 – will not operate.
Service 2A – will operate every 10 minutes Mon– Fri at peak hours, and run every 15 minutes during off-peak and Saturdays. A Sunday service will operate every 30 minutes. All stops will be served between Rawcliffe Bar and City Centre.
Service 3 – will not operate. Alternative journeys will be provided by service 12 between Askham Bar Tesco and York.
Service 7 – will operate every 10 minutes Mon– Fri at peak hours, and run every 15 minutes during off-peak and Saturdays. A Sunday service will operate every 30 minutes.
Service 8, 66A, 66X – will not operate. Alternative journeys will be provided by Service 10, 10A, 66.
Service 9 – will operate every 10 minutes Mon– Fri at peak hours, and run every 15 minutes during off-peak and Saturdays. A Sunday service will operate every 30 minutes.
Service 59 – will not operate.
Please only travel if your journey is essential.
City of York Council is reopening its world famous city walls from Saturday July 4, with a temporary one-way system in place to enable social distancing and keep people safe.
The council is advising residents and visitors to continue to stay 2m apart as much as possible, where this isn’t possible the 1m+ advice should be followed with people wearing face coverings. The government advice is:
The city walls are open every day from 8am to dusk. More information can be found at www.york.gov.uk/citywalls
The council says it was, ” unable to collect garden waste from a small number of streets in Acomb and other areas of Heworth (Woodlands grove, Elmlands Grove, Westlands Grove, Elm Park Way, Elm Park Vale, Elm Park View, Straylands Grove, Elmfield Terrace and Willow Grove) due to vehicle breakdowns. These will be recollected Thursday 25 June.
We were unable to collect all recycling waste from parts of Old Earswick, Hopgrove, Heworth, Burnholme and Tang Hall due to vehicle breakdowns. These will be recollected on Thursday 25 June”.
Museum Gardens reopening
The Museum Gardens are due to reopen today (Thursday) at 10:30am. They will close at 6:00pm.
Deaths and test results
The were no additional deaths reported at local hospitals yesterday. There was also no increase in the number of positive test results (23/6/20).
£144 per person York cost
According to the BBC, the York Councils income shortfall in the wake of the health crisis is equivalent to £144 for each person in the City. The Council has already said it faces making cuts of £24 million in services.
The worst hit Council – the Highlands in Scotland – has a £411 shortfall per person, largely as a result of declining visitor numbers. The Leeds Council has a £61 million shortfall and says that it may not be able to balance its budget this year.
Physician, heal thyself?
Reports coming out of West Offices, say some Councillors are to be offered counselling to help them cope with the pressures of lockdown and the COVID crisis.
Welcome to Yorkshire
According to some reports, the Yorkshire tourist organisation could fold shortly. It depends for part of its income on a complex rates pooling arrangement which involves local authorities with a business rates surplus cross funding those with a deficit. The fall in business rates income as a result of the COVID crisis means that there will be no surplus to share, leaving WTY appealing for a direct subsidy from cash strapped local Councils.
