Air heat pump principles of operation
Tenants of the first City of York Council homes to be fitted with sustainable energy heating systems are ready to cut their carbon footprint – and their fuel bills.
Seven homes at Wenlock Gardens, Wheldrake, have had air source heat pumps installed to provide central heating. The pumps work by absorbing heat from the air – even when the temperature is as low as -15° C – which is used to heat radiators and hot water. (more…)
1. The Green Deal is essentially a very cheap loan scheme to pay for energy-saving measures which will make the UK more energy-efficient.
2. Why is this being done? Firstly, our homes suffer from a shocking amount of heat loss. Secondly, Britain has ambitious targets for cutting carbon emissions, and the Green Deal is an important part of meeting those targets.
3. The golden rule of the Green Deal means the amount you save on your bills will always be greater than the cost of the energy-saving measures.
4. The cost – up to a current maximum of £6,500 – is absorbed into the future energy bills of your home and paid back over time.
5. An estimated 26,000,000 homes could be eligible for green deal financing.
LibDem Energy Secretary and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey said:
“Today I have published the Government’s detailed plans along with legislation that will allow the industry to bring the Green Deal into existence. The Green Deal will play a huge role in improving the energy efficiency of our homes and businesses, with ECO making sure that the most vulnerable homes benefit too.
“We have listened very carefully to what industry, consumer groups, and other organisations have told us. Broad support for a managed, tested and careful introduction of the Green Deal fits exactly with our objective to provide an excellent customer experience from day one and a market where a range of new players can readily participate.
“I am determined to make sure that, in addition to creating huge opportunities for Green Deal providers and businesses along with thousands of new jobs, this new market in energy efficiency will deliver the very best deal for consumers.”
More details see: http://www.uswitch.com/green-deal/
The largest number of sports club in York to host open days have been put on the starting blocks by City of York Council to help get more people fitter and healthier as part of the York Gold 2012 summer of sporting activities.
Starting shortly after the Olympic Torch visits the city on 19 and 20 June, the programme of open days has been awarded the Inspire Mark by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) for its innovation and inclusivity. (more…)
Police are urging residents to be on their guard following a spate of burglaries in the York area.
York police arrested two men in the early hours Monday 11 June following a burglary in York Road, Haxby. (more…)
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York police are investigating the theft of a valuable diamond ring.
It was stolen at around 3.30pm on Friday 25 May 2012, from a car parked at Heworth Golf Club on Muncastergate in York. (more…)
The shortlist of books for City of York Council’s first ever Children’s Book Awards have been released today (Monday 11 June).
The Children’s Book Awards were launched in March, when children under the age of 14 were invited to nominate their favourite picture and story books. The shortlist of the five favourite books in each category has now been announced. (more…)
With tickets for the Olympic Flame entertainment spectacular on Tuesday 19th June now available from Acomb Explore Library, the City of York Council has announced that over 260 local people have signed up to ensure crowds watching the Olympic Torch on its journey through York stay safe and enjoy the experience.
The council and employee-volunteering charity York Cares have been working together to enlist the help of local people for the Torch’s visit to York. (more…)
City of York Council has launched a new Pilates class, which is one of only a small number of special classes like this held across the country.
The sessions have been organised by the council’s Sport and Active Leisure team in partnership with the York Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group and is the first time this activity has been held in York for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis. (more…)
The amount allocated by the, now Labour controlled Ward Committee, for Foxwood residents to spend on local improvement schemes has been cut by 90%.
It is down from £18,100 to just £2250.
It means an end to Community Ranger security patrols, local salt bins won’t be filled while the annual bulky rubbish convoy has also been scrapped.
The only organisation to have escaped the cuts is the Foxwood Friendship Club which will get £500.
Bizarrely a Church Theatre Group which meets at the Community Centre have been allocated £750 to buy “new pantomime costumes”
The full list of grants is reproduced below together with the corresponding allocations for last year (which were agreed by the then Liberal Democrat led Council)
Ward Committee funding allocations. Click to enlarge
