At a Decision Session this week the Lib Dem Deputy Leader of City of York Council confirmed plans to invest an extra £150,000 to improve York’s parks, gardens and open spaces. The funding builds on the decision by the Joint Executive to bring back Ward Committees last year and devolve nearly £1million annually. Re-establishing proper Ward Committees […]

Haxby and Wigginton scarecrows made their annual appearance on this streets of the two villages over the bank holiday weekend. Organised by Haxby and Wigginton Methodist Church, local residents made sufficient scarecrows to populate five trails, all of different lengths. Cllr Ian Cuthbertson and Sarah Dixon had a great time following the Green trail with […]

Full details can be found by quoting the application reference on the “planning portal” website. Click here. Ref No:      16/00933/FUL    Location:   The Courtyard The Village Haxby York Proposal:   Variation of condition 3 of permitted application 01/03411/FUL to alter opening hours to between 0700 and 2300 daily Applicant:  Mr Alexander Murray Contact      Mr James Arkle Consultation […]

Cllr Ian Cuthbertson had a great evening discussing books at the Book Swap on World Book Night, held at Oaken Grove Community Centre in Haxby. He chatted to Katherine, Centre Manager, and they were later joined by Bev, the librarian from Haxby Library, where a murder mystery night had just finished. They were also joined by […]

Full details can be found by quoting the application reference on the “planning portal” website. Click here. Ref No:      16/00918/FUL    Location:   116 Windsor Drive Wigginton York YO32 2YF Proposal:   Alterations to roof to increase ridge height and first floor side extension Applicant:  Mr Sean Ellerker Contact      Mr Ian Dykes Consultation Expiry Date     16 May 2016 […]

Full details can be found by quoting the application reference on the “planning portal” website. Click here. Ref No: 16/00727/FUL    Location: 7 Southlands Haxby York YO32 2PB Proposal: Single storey side and rear extension Applicant: Mrs Sheila Ridgeon Contact: Mr John Dougal Consultation: Expiry Date 10th May 2016 Case Officer: Sharon Jackson  Expected Decision Level:DEL Ref No: 16/00867/FUL      Location: 19 Ashwood […]

York’s Castle Museum’s latest exhibition is ‘Shaping the Body’ illustrates 400 years of fashion, food and life. Cllr Ian Cuthbertson recently visited the galleries and really enjoyed seeing the exhibits, which included clothes from all periods of history, including crinolines, frock coats, hats of all sorts, empire line dresses, shoes and accessories and much more.    […]

City of York Council has agreed its 2016/17 programme of road and footpath improvements. The full list of schemes across the city can be found by clicking here. In Haxby and Wigginton the following schemes will take place: Minster View (road prgramme) – whole road Lancar Close (road programme) – whole road  

Garden waste collections start again this week across York, with fortnightly green bin collections through until the end of October. To check the date of your collection please visit: www.york.gov.uk/refuselookup Under Cllr Andrew Waller, the Liberal Democrat Executive Member for the Environment, the Executive has reversed plans to charge for the first green bin per […]

The Liberal Democrats have announced that James Blanchard will be the party’s candidate in this May’s North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) election.   James joined the Lib Dems while studying at Leeds University and served as a councillor in Kirklees between 2011 and 2015. He currently lives in York and has worked for a […]