Coronavirus York updates; 5th September 2020

Deaths and test results

There has been ONE additional positive test result announced today bringing the cumulative total up to 983.

There have been no further deaths

There has been no official analysis of the 19 recent new cases which have been seen over the last few days in the City. However, unofficial sources say that many of the victims were younger people aged under 40. The virus is rarely fatal for that age group although it is an unpleasant and potentially debilitating experience. The claim is born out by the fact that the have been no additional COVID-19 deaths recorded in the City for over a month.

No rent paid for 5 years on Container Village

According to a local community blog published in Brixton, London, the local version of the “container village” hasn’t paid any rent to the Lambeth Council for 5 years.

“Pop Brixton” was used as a paradigm when the York Spark owners were trying to persuade the York Council and its planning committee that siting shipping containers in a conservation area was a good idea.

Like Brixton, the operators offered to rent the Piccadilly site from the Council and to share in the ventures profits.

An FOI response to the “Brixton Buzz“ has revealed that a similar deal there produced no income for the local authority.

Now, like in York, monthly rental payments are being sought by Lambeth Council.

A Freedom of Information request was submitted to the York Council on 25th August asking the authority to confirm that the terms of a new lease – agreed in February – have been fulfilled by the site occupiers.

Spark operated on a “tenancy at will” basis earlier in the summer following its closure during the health crisis. Its original lease expired on 1st July 2020

Queue to get into Spark last month

Community Stadium completed

It seems that work on the LNER Community Stadium has finally been completed. With York City’s 20/21 fixture list due to be published on Tuesday, fans will be wondering how many will be able to get into the stadium from 3rd October start date?

No details of the required “test events” have been published and it is also unclear when the sports centre will open.

It is 16 years since the football club were given notice to quit Bootham Crescent by the then owner.

LNER Community Stadium Progress – September 2020

?️ Changing rooms, hospitality boxes, concoursesAll in the latest progress video of our new stadium ?

Gepostet von York City FC am Freitag, 4. September 2020