More Council Q & A on line

The Council has issued a media release saying, “Residents are invited to watch and interact with the council’s next live #AskTheLeaders coronavirus question and answer session on City of York Council’s Facebook page on Tuesday 19 May, 5-6pm.

In this, the council’s second live coronavirus question and answer session, special guest Carolyn Frank from the Federation for Small Business will be taking questions regarding support for businesses in the region amidst lockdown restrictions and looking ahead to restarting York’s economy after the crisis”.

Residents can interact with the session by either submitting questions in advance by emailing them to YourQuestions@york.gov.uk or commenting on the live video on Facebook where leaders will read out questions and respond.* Questions may be answered by theme rather than individually so that the conversation covers as many topics as possible.

New regulations prompt lifestyle reboot?

The revised lock-down restrictions introduced from today do seem to have had an impact.

The rural roads in west York are noticeably busier.

The Pike Hills golf course car was full at lunchtime although most players seemed to be moving around as singles

Deaths

FIVE more people with coronavirus have died at hospitals within the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The further five deaths takes the total within the trust to 185.

Care home deaths from the virus were 62 per cent of all deaths from the virus in York in the week ending May 1. In total, 31 people died from the virus up to May 1 in York care homes.