Date: Tue 11 Nov for 4 weeks
Time: 6.15pm – 8.15pm
Venue: Rougier House Cost: £55
Have a new Samsung mobile device and finding it “challenging”? Bring it to us and let it out of it’s box. More
A1237 northern by pass – evening closure for up to a week from 15th November
Cycle bridge to be installed – Unfinished cycle route saga to end?
Improvements to the much criticised cycle path built on the A1237 near Wigginton may be coming to a conclusion.
The York Council has published the following legal notice.
Notice is hereby given that City of York Council, not less than 7 days from the publication of this Notice, intends to make an Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 prohibiting vehicles from proceeding in A1237 York between its junctions with Wigginton Road (B1363) and Haxby Road (closed road) during the period commencing at 1900hrs on the 15th day of November 2014 and ending at 0700hrs on the 20th day of January 2015 (works period) or at time when new Haxby Cycleway Bridge installation works being undertaken by crane operations from the closed road have been completed whichever is the earlier. This is to ensure that the said works can be carried out safely. It is envisaged that the prohibition will only be put in to place, between the following times and dates:
- 1900hrs on Saturday 15th November 2014 till 0800hrs on Sunday 16th November;
- 1900hrs on Sunday 16th November 2014 till 0630hrs on Monday 17th November;
- 1900hrs on Monday 17th November 2014 till 0630hrs on Tuesday 18th November.
An alternative route for diverted traffic will be available via Wigginton Road, Mill Lane, The Village, York Road, Haxby Road and vice versa. Traffic signs/barriers will indicate the extent of the prohibitions.
The Nutcracker
Date: Mon 10 Nov
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: York Barbican
Cost: £28.00 – £30.00
The ballet bursts onto the stage with a new and vibrant performance of the Nutcracker with the Russian State Ballet and Opera House accompanied by a live orchestra. More
Shambles Market refreshed
Date: Mon 10 Nov
Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm
Venue: Between the Shambles and Parliament Street
You’ll soon notice the difference when you visit York’s daily market from November 10th.
Pressure for inquiry into “Grand Departy” £187,000 flop grows
Sparse crowd for Grand Departy
Councillors are being pressured to hold a scrutiny inquiry into the Huntington Stadium concert – held on 4th July – which looks likely to cost York taxpayers £187,000.
The event was tagged onto the Tour De France but major questions remain unanswered about how –and why – the concert came to be added to a sports event programme.
Bills now available for scrutiny on the Council web site suggest that an event management company, based near Blackpool, was given the contract to organise the event.
Any inquiry is likely to look carefully at the tender arrangements and content of the event contracts.
Private meeting notes will be scrutinised with one key question being why no decision to cancel was taken, with tickets sales in the low hundreds, only a couple of weeks before the event was due to be staged?
When originally launched, the York Council had talked of “10,000“ attending the concert.
Some tickets were heavily discounted. Councillors are likely to ask for details of any free tickets given away by organisers and Council officials.
The review might also look at the arrangements for buying and selling merchandise, while the £33,000 loss on “camping” arrangements may also be probed.
Any involvement by York in the proposed “Tour de Yorkshire”” is likely to be dependant on satisfactory answers being provided at a “Grand Departy” inquiry.
The Tour de Yorkshire is due to take place just 4 days before Council elections are held in the City
Business rates over payments – York Council publishes list
The Council has published a list of overpayments made by businesses in the City.
The largest overpayment (£22,608.00) currently is credited to property developer Lasalle’s who went into receivership earlier in the year. The company was hoping to develop the Piccadilly area.
A full list can be accessed by clicking here.
Stray dogs in York
The Council rounded up 54 stray dogs in the 13 months leading up to September 2014.
Of these, 45 were successfully returned to their owners
Owners pay an initial fee of £60 once the dog is picked up and then £9.75 for each successive day before it is reclaimed.
E cigarette health warning
City of York Council is urging people to take more care with e-cigarettes due to a reported increase in nicotine poisoning.
Results published in Public Health England’s (PHE) annual report on the National Poisons Information Service shows there has been an increase in calls on nicotine poisoning associated with personal vapourisers (e-cigarettes).
Ponding reveals blocked drains in Foxwood area
Bellhouse Way flooding
Bellwood Drive flooding
A combination of accumulated leaves and inadequate routine cleaning of drainage gullies has resulted in quite a lot of localised ponding today.
Flooding occurred on part of Bellhouse Way.
It also became clear that a blocked drain in the housing area off Bellwood Drive – which was reported over a month ago – had still not been cleared.
We have reported both issues.
Civic Party to join tributes at remembrance commemorations
The Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Ian Gillies, will pay respect to soldiers and ex service personnel at the city’s official remembrance service and parade in the Memorial Gardens on Leeman Road on Sunday 9 November.
The Civic Party will be joined by Councillors, Honorary Alderman, chief officers and invited guests in departing from the Guildhall in procession for the annual event this Sunday.
The main parade will depart from the Eye of York at 10.30am, including serving military personnel from services and regiments across the city, along with civilian organisations, including Scouts, Guides and St John Ambulance, and will arrive at the Memorial Gardens in Leeman Road for the annual service and commemoration at 11am.