First buses have confirmed that the bus stop at the Foxwood Lane shops WILL NOT BE MOVED.

Claims that the stop would be relocated were made in the media last week following complaints about buses “stacking” at the new number 4 route terminus. This had affected access to parking and visibility lines at the pedestrian crossing.

It has now been confirmed that a “timing” point will be established on Cornlands Road. This is intended to even out the gaps between services and prevent “bunching”.

The service between Acomb and Foxwood Lane remains at a 15 minute frequency. Cornlands Road to the City centre (via Foxwood Lane) has 8 buses an hour during the day.

Other bus services are not affected.

A national charity will launch England’s first Recovery College in York to support people overcoming alcohol and substance misuse.

Through the college, the Wired Into Recovery charity will train people who are successfully recovering from addiction, to support others going through the recovery process. It follows the principle than an individual can heal themselves, heal their family and heal their community.

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Winning bids for the 2012 Why should they? campaign

12 North Yorkshire charities and groups are celebrating this week after they were chosen to receive a cash award from a pot of criminals’ cash. One of the groups is based in York

York Playspace Chill-out zones – £3,000

Providing much needed youth engagement in the deprived areas of York, the three zones or youth clubs provide a safe haven and essential emotional and practical support for 250 young people across York.

The zones cost £43,500 per year to run, 75% of which is funded from other sources. The money will go towards the remaining shortfall to help continue the project.

Many of the children who attend the zones face problems including low self-esteem, behavioural and anger problems, drug and alcohol dependent parents, parents in prison, loneliness, abuse and long term exclusion from education.

The Zones are one of the few places they can go to be supported and listened to and be themselves. The Zones give the children life skills through activities including our aspiring project to help them to grow their own food to turn into a main meal.

The Zones give young people something positive to do instead of hanging around the streets and becoming involved in criminal activity and anti-social behaviour. They are provided with a hot meal, which may be the only hot meal they get that day and which they plan, cook and prepare.

They also receive help with maths and English to equip them with key educational skills.

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North Yorkshire Police will be carrying out mobile safety camera enforcement on the following routes between Wednesday 19 December 2012 and Wednesday 2 January 2013.

•A64 west-bound Bowbridge Farm Tadcaster
•A64 east-bound Bowbridge Farm Tadcaster
•Millfield Lane, Poppleton, York
•Beckfield Lane, Acomb, York
•Green Lane, Acomb, York
•Temple Lane, Copmanthorpe, York
•A1036 Tadcaster Road, Acomb, York
•Skipwith Road, Escrick
•A63 Hull Road, Hemingbrough
•Church Lane, Wheldrake
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Taxpayers are typically now paying £1177 a week to fund residential accommodation for those with learning disabilities in the City.

Catering for those with physical disabilities can cost around £1465 a week.

Dozens of examples of care charges have been revealed in a response to a Freedom of information request http://tinyurl.com/care-costs-York

A scrutiny committee will be told tomorrow that an overspend of £2.6 million is being forecast on the York Councils Adult Social Services budget. They are being told that Adult care could account for 50% of the Council expenditure within the next 10 years.

The report explains, “With developments in medical science young people with complex needs are living for longer and moving from children’s services to adult services, where they can need intensive support to keep them safe and able to live a full life. 35 young people have moved from children’s to adult services in the last 2 years, which is a trend we would not have seen even 5 years ago”.

The York Council has admitted that it will not meet many of its quality and speed targets in Social Services. These include:

• A failure to place adults in settle accommodation

• Delayed care assessments

We think that it is time to conduct an in depth investigation into the performance of Social Services in York and for all the options for improvement to be publicised.

Officers enforcing the Christmas drink and drug drive campaign in North Yorkshire and the City of York have warned that it is only a matter of time before someone is killed or seriously injured by an over-the-limit driver.

Police arrested 23 people on suspicion of drink or drug driving over the weekend, taking the total number of arrests to 67 since the campaign began on 1 December.

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A dog owner, who allowed their pet to foul in the Oldman Court area in November, faced a £300 fine plus £135 in costs.

So far this year there has been 1 prosecution for dig fouling in the City. In 2 other cases Fixed Penalty Notices were handed out.

This is slightly down on previous years
• 2011 – 2012? 0 prosecutions and 5 FPN = 5
• 2010 – 2011? 2 prosecutions and 3 FPN = 5
• 2009 – 2010? 3 prosecutions and 28 FPN = 31
• 2008 – 2009? 1 prosecution and 18 FPN = 19
• 2007 – 2008? 2 prosecutions and 0 FPN = 2

http://www.york.gov.uk/content/foi/1051004/CF1735_-_dog_fouling_fines.pdf

Police investigating a serious road traffic collision on the A64 near York can confirm that the driver of the vehicle involved, a 30-year-old woman, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene of the incident.

Officers, who are still conducting investigations at the scene of the collision, are appealing to any witnesses to get in touch as soon as possible.

The westbound carriageway of the A64 remains closed at this time.

Anyone who can help the investigation is urged to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101 – select option 2 – and ask for Traffic Sergeant Paul Cording or Traffic Constable Gemma Wood.

Please quote reference number NYP-17122012-0060 when passing information about this incident.

December
24th No classes
25th closed
26th closed
27th circuits 6pm with Sally
Indoor cycling 6:15pm with Sarah
28th Body pump 12 noon with Gary
Body attack 1pm with Jenna
29th LBT attack 9:15am with Ali
30th No classes
31st No classes

January
1st closed
2nd Full classes back on apart from aquafit (new program starts, get new leaflet from reception)
3rd All classes on
4th – 6th Sports hall closed for chess tournament
7th Full program resumes

Two temporary metal gates have been installed on the section of wall from Lendal Bridge to War Memorial, Station Rise.

One gate is adjacent to the benches on the wall-walk at the Lendal Bridge end on the City Wall; the other is at the bottom of the steps that give access to the City Wall from the road arch adjacent to the War Memorial.

The Council needed to restrict access to this section of wall when it closes the rest of the city walls due to ice and snow. There had been a couple of accidents during the recent icy weather.

In January work will commence the installation of railings along this section of wall. Access will be restricted during this installation work. Once the new railings are in place the temporary gates will be removed.