We understand that the uneven road surface on Askham Lane, near its junction with the A1237 roundabout, will be resurfaced overnight on the 2nd and 3rd of June.
Long overdue but very welcome nevertheless.
There were no further deaths at the York Hospital Trust yesterday.
The latest government figures confirm that there were no deaths of York residents during the week ending 7th May. This means that the total death toll for York remains at 378
The government has corrected its published test results table. In effect, it appears to have removed some “false positives”. The effect is that the cumulative case figure for York is now 12,339.
The number of cases in the City has fallen from 38 yesterday to 32 today.
The rate /100k population is 15.19. It is expected to fall further when tomorrows figures are confirmed.
Eleven neighbourhoods now have no cases.
Only one COVID-19 patient is now being cared for by the York Hospital Trust.
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The Council has agreed that English Heritage can use part of the Castle Car Park as a building compound over then next few months.
The decision comes as a £4.7 million contract starts which will see external works to Clifford’s Tower including improvements to handrails for existing access stair up the motte, introduction of resting places to the sides of the stairs, internal works within the Tower to include the installation of new staircase, tower floor, walkways, balustrade, plaza and roof deck.
£900K will be spent on the public realm.
English Heritage still plan on providing a hard landscaped plaza with street furniture, in front of the steps leading to the Tower. This would result in the loss of 5 car parking spaces.
A small Piaggio vehicle will be parked there and used as a ticket and information guide point,
The work will take until the autumn to complete
The Council is set to allocate a plot on its Lowfields development for new residential facilities for people with learning difficulties.
The Councils “forward plan” summaries a proposal which would see “specialist accommodation built for 6 adults with a learning disability who have dementia and 6 other adults.
In addition to the 12 units, there will be up to 6 cluster flats for the first steps into independent living. The building of these units will enable a pathway through specialist supported accommodation for adults with a learning disability.
There will be staff on site 24/7.
The proposed site for this specialist accommodation is the Public Service Plot at Lowfield Green”.
The Councils Executive will be asked, at a meeting which is being held on on 24th June, to agree the specialist accommodation, the procurement of a housing provider to build the accommodation and a support provider to deliver the care and support element.
The public building was originally advertised as the location for a health centre and police station. After planning permission was granted, the Council jettisoned both of those proposed uses.
The action group operating in the area is currently concerned about the dust and noise emanating from the site.
They are also anxious that the promised 3 year delivery timetable for the whole project will be extended with disruption continuing for several more years.
At least the plan to provide more specialist housing will remove one of the unknowns from the development plan.
