From Executive Member for the Environment and Liberal Democrat Councillor for Westfield Ward, Andrew Waller: Most of the area of the City of York is covered by licences for Fracking granted by the Government. The Environment Agency is running a “Meet the Regulator” session on Tuesday 29th at the Merchant Taylors (Aldwark) between 2pm and […]

Autumn Statement – Conservatives Fail To Deal With NHS Blackhole This week’s autumn statement shows a Brexit blackhole at the centre of government finance. Parliament has heard that hundreds of billions will be taken out of the economy just when we need it most. Liberal Democrats across our area and the country have been pushing the […]

York Liberal Democrats are opposing government plans to cut funding for local pharmacies. The Government has announced plans to cut funding for pharmacies by more than £200m over the next two years starting with an in-year 12% cut this December. It is estimated the cuts could lead to up to 3,000 of the country’s 11,700 pharmacies being […]

Ian and Sarah are calling on residents to sign the Brake Pledge as part of Road Safety Week 2016. The pledge asks drivers to consider six things before they drive: Slow, Sober, Secure, Silent, Sharp and Sustainable. “We often hear from residents that speeding in Haxby & Wigginton is a concern, and having witnessed a […]

Anti-Bullying Week – Get Involved! This week schools, colleges, parents, carers, children and young adults unite to say a big ‘NO’ to bullying. Of course it’s important to tackle bullying all year round! But this week is a special chance to draw everyone’s attention to bullying. So we can take individual and collective efforts to […]

It has come to that time of year when the delivery of the waste collection calendars is being undertaken. Deliveries will start on Monday 3 October and will be completed by Sunday 23 October.  The calendars also contain information about the final garden waste collections of the year and Christmas collections. The calendars will be available […]

Following cuts to local funding by the government, the council is looking at ways to best allocate resources, as part of this the schedules of street cleansing have been reviewed using knowledge of frontline employees and local knowledge. This has helped to identify work that is definitely needed and reduce work that was undertaken due to it always being […]

On Saturday 15th October between 10am and 12pm, there is an event on at Hazel Court offering opportunities to experiment with activities such as graffiti removal or  litter picking, as well as providing a space to sign up as a volunteer in emergency situations. Find more information on this poster: Hazel Court Event

The Yorkshire Marathon will be taking place on Sunday 9th October starting at 9:30am. The route will start and finish at the University of York and complete a loop through York City Centre, Stockton on the Forest, Upper Helmsley, Sand Hutton, Gate Helmsley, Stamford Bridge, Dunnington, Holtby, Murton and Osbaldwick. Full information on road closures […]

If you want to have your say about the new Local Plan, you have until 5pm on Monday, 12th of September to get your responses to the council. You can find more information and respond to the plan online here: https://york.gov.uk/localplan You will need to say ‘no’ to the first question (about housing/employment) to get […]