York Police drugs warning

York police have issued a warning following the theft of drugs used for treating animals in the city.

The drugs were in a car which was stolen from a veterinary surgery in Upper Poppleton between 4pm on Sunday 3 March and 7.30am on Monday 4 March 2013.

The thieves stole the vehicle’s keys and a small amount of money from the premises before taking the car.

The red Ford Focus bears the registration number YY56OXL.

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Writing Your Story – event at Dringhouses Library

Thursday 7th Mar 2013

Friendly writing workshop led by Pauline Kirk for both beginners and experienced writers.

Location: Dringhouses Library

Time: 14:30 – 16:00

Cost: Free

Friendly writing workshop led by Pauline Kirk for both beginners and experienced writers.
Interested in getting into writing? An experienced writer but stuck for ideas? This friendly workshop led by published poet and novelist, Pauline Kirk (PJ Quinn) will help you develop your ‘story’, whether your own or family history. Poets and prose writers, both newcomers and established, will be welcome. Men too!

Contact Dringhouses Library to book and for further information on (01904) 552674 or dringhouses.library@york.gov.uk.

List of planning applications received by York Council between 25th Feb – 1st Mar 2013 – Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Ward

Labour Councillors have said that if future neighbours will NOT receive a notification from the Council about any planning applications that they receive. Instead they will depend of residents seeing the notices which should be displayed on a nearby lamppost. We think that such a system is highly fragile. I will there routinely report on this web site that applications received for the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Ward each week. Most are likely to be routine domestic extensions many of which are unlikely to be controversial. Full details can be found clicking the referfence below or by quoting the application reference on the “planning portal” web site. http://planningaccess.york.gov.uk/online-applications/

Ref No: 13/00284/FUL Location: 35 Lerecroft Road York YO24 2TF Proposal: Conservatory to rear Applicant: Mr Alan Limbert Contact Stephen Saunders Consultation Expiry Date 26 March 2013 Case Officer: Carolyn Howarth Expected Decision Level DEL

Ref No: 13/00285/FUL Location: 24 Girvan Close York YO24 2XR Proposal: First floor side extension with dormer to front Applicant: Mr Jim Stoyles Consultation Expiry Date 26 March 2013 Case Officer: Carolyn Howarth Expected Decision Level DEL

Ref No: 13/00406/FUL Location: Meadowfields Nelsons Court 1A Nelsons Lane York YO24 1HD Proposal: Single storey extension to house standby generator (resubmission) Applicant: Mr Alan Furby Contact Mr Stephen Pearson Consultation Expiry Date 26 March 2013 Case Officer: Elizabeth Potter Expected Decision Level DEL

20mph speed limts – Call on York Police to make enforcement policy clear

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With the Councils deeply flawed public consultation process on the proposed City wide 20 mph speed limit drawing to an end, a Chief Police officer’s statement has raised concerns that cameras may be deployed to enforce the new limits.

Hitherto the Police in York have said that they would expect any such limit to be “self enforcing” while the Council’s own web site talks of winning the “hearts and minds” of drivers..

The national statement reads;

“Reports from the All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group have stated that police are not enforcing 20mph speed limits. The police policy is clarified below”

An ACPO spokeswoman said:

“In most cases, 20 mph limits will follow Department of Transport guidance and include features such as speed bumps or traffic islands designed to slow traffic. ACPO guidelines include thresholds for enforcement across all speed limits to underpin a consistent policing approach. However it is for local police forces to apply a proportionate approach to enforcement of 20mph limits based on risk to individuals, property and the seriousness of any breach. Where drivers are exceeding the speed limit through willful offending, we would expect that officers will enforce the limit and prosecute offenders.”

Locally the chief supporters of the new limit (Cllr Semlyen in Dringhouses and Cllr Williams in Westfield) have so far failed to make clear whether they support deploying speed cameras to enforce 20 mph limits (the Police have recently trebled the number of mobile cameras that they operate in the county)

At a meeting held on 29th January the “Cabinet” member with responsibility for transport (Cllr Merrett) told Councillors, in response to a question about the enforcement of 20 mph limits, “Regarding the enforcement of the 20mph speed limits in residential areas of York by the Police, the Cabinet Member responded that enforcement would be carried out selectively, where needed”.

The suspicion is growing that the enforcement of the unnecessary 20 mph limit will turn out to be another “cash cow” aimed at penalising hundreds of otherwise law abiding drivers in the City.

No doubt the Police and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan and the Acting Chief Constable will make the local police policy clear before the consultation period closes.

House prices in west York stable

West York House price graph

West York House price graph

Most homes in the YO24 area are still selling for more than they were purchased for. There are some exceptions although these are mainly properties which were bought towards the end of the property price boom in 2007.

There were quite a lot of sales in December with prices fairly stable in the YO24 postcode area.

One bedroomed property is particularly cheap with a property in Eaton Court available for less than £90,000.

3 Bed semis are fetching anything from £135,000

£250,000 is a typical asking price for a 4 bed semi

House prices

House prices

Monthly rental prices have stabilised at around £650 (2 bed terraced in Milner Street) with a similar property in Murray Street available for £665

The streets on the west of York with the highest turn over of properties are:
1 Holgate Road
2 Gale Lane
3 Tadcaster Road
4 Tedder Road
5 Front Street
6 Acomb Road
7 Bellhouse Way
8 St Pauls Mews
9 Gladstone Street
10 St Pauls Terrace

Least expensive homes in west York Click to enlarge

Least expensive homes in west York Click to enlarge

Most expensive homes in west York

Most expensive homes in west York

Womens boxing comes to Acomb Explore Library!

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Pack a punch! Boxing Taster Sessions

“As part of International Women’s Week, come along to one of our free boxing taster sessions to discover what inspired Nicola Adams to win gold at the London Olympics”.

Explore Acomb – Tuesday 5 March 10am to 12noon (Four 30 minute sessions)

No need to book, just call in! For more information phone 01904 552651 or email: acomb.library@york.gov.uk