Snow Update
The City of York Council website has regular updates on gritting and snow clearance so you can see what is being done to keep the city’s roads and footpaths safe and clear. Visit the website here to find out more
The latest information on school closures is available here
There is also information and advice on clearing snow yourself outside your property here
The locations of all the local salt bins are posted below.
Salt bins are inspected regularly, but if you find that your bin needs refilling, please phone (01904) 551551.
Winter Gritting
With the temperature forcast to drop tonight the council has ensured that the gritters will begin patrolling the streets of Dringhouses and Woodthorpe. And, as the winter nights are drawing in, we’ve put together a list of the locations of your local salt bins. The bins are free for all residents to use on footpaths and driveways throughout the winter months. They are inspected regularly, but if you find that your bin needs refilling, please phone (01904) 551551.
Alness Drive, opposite number 53
Annan Close, next to number 9
Daveron Way, outside number 14
Don Avenue, outside number 34
Don Avenue, at the junction with Swale Avenue
Eden Close, at the junction with Moor Lane
Ganton Place
Herdsman Road, in the car park
Hillcrest Garden, near the junction with Hob Moor Terrace
Leeside, outside number 7
Lindale, opposite number 15
Lowick, opposite number 7
Middlethorpe Grove, outside number 32
Middlethorpe Grove, at the junction with The Spinney
Moor Lane, at the junction with Moorcroft Road
Moorlea Avenue, opposite number 14
Nairn Close, in between the bollards at the end
Nevis way, near number 14
North Lane, near junction with Orchard lane
North Lane, on the corner
Orchard Way, near the junction with Orchard Close
Orrin Close, outside number 29
Royal Chase, opposite number 6
Silverdale Court
Slingsby Grove, at the junction with Tadcaster Road
Southfield Crescent, on the bend
Spey Bank, at the junction with Annan Close
At the entrance to Dringhouses Primary School, St Helens Road
St James Place, near number 10
At Woodthorpe County Primary School, Summerfield Road
Summerfield Road, near number 33
The Horseshoe, outside number 40
Wains Grove, outside the shops
West Thorpe, near number 5
Wordsworth Crescent, at the path across the green
Wear It Pink
Your Liberal Democrat Focus team are supporting the ‘Wear it Pink’ campaign, and we will be ‘Wearing Pink’ on October 29th. If you would like to be involved follow this link or click on the banner below.
Why take part in wear it pink?
When you wear it pink you’re part of something amazing – finding a cure for breast cancer, by funding some of the world’s most promising and innovative research projects. The money you have raised in the past has helped to fund projects like Dr Ingunn Holen’s award-winning research, which found that if two drugs were given in a particular order at specific intervals, breast tumours were almost completely destroyed. This discovery could ultimately lead to improved chances of survival for thousands of women undergoing treatment.
Why is Breast Cancer Campaign’s work important?
Breast cancer research has made considerable progress over the past two decades and vital work is still underway. Past research has resulted in improvements in quality of life and survival. However, one woman in nine in the UK will be diagnosed during her lifetime. Each research project funded by the charity brings us a step closer to beating breast cancer.
Where does my wear it pink donation go?
Breast Cancer Campaign uses all wear it pink donations to fund innovative, world-class research throughout the UK and Ireland to understand how breast cancer develops, leading to improved diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure.The charity currently supports around 106 projects worth £16.3 million in 38 centres across the UK and Ireland.
Ward Committee Meeting 12th October
Survey Results
Over the past few weeks we have been out surveying areas of the ward and asking residents for their views on issues affecting their streets, as well as issues affecting the whole city. Some of the initial results from the surveys can be found below.
We will be continuing to survey around the ward throughout the summer so keep an eye out for us in your area.
Parking on Middlethorpe Drive
24 hour parking ban on Middlethorpe Drive (from Tadcaster Rd to Lycett Rd)
Yes 25%
No 75%
Parking restriction 8:00am—6:00pm, Monday to Friday Middlethorpe Drive (from Tadcaster Rd to Lycett Rd)
Yes 73%
No 27%
Extend the double yellow lines at the Tadcaster Rd junction.
Yes 55%
No 45%
Install double yellow lines at the junction with Lycett Rd.
Yes 37%
No 63%
Extend the restrictions into Lycett Rd.
Yes 48%
No 52%
Leave things as they are.
Yes 40%
No 60%
Moor Lane Snicket
I have suffered from anti-social behaviour /damage because of the snicket
Yes 17%
No 83%
I support the permanent closure of this snicket
Yes 38%
No 62%
I support the closure of snicket between 6pm and 6am
Yes 74%
No 26%
Leave things as they are
Yes 67%
No 33%
Parking on Whin, Spinney & Middlethorpe Grove
Whin, Spinney, Middlethorpe Grove 24 hour parking ban
Yes 14%
No 86%
Whin, Spinney, Middlethorpe Grove No parking 8:00am—6:00pm, Monday to Friday
Yes 24%
No 76%
Whin, Spinney, Middlethorpe Grove Extend the double yellow lines at road junctions.
Yes 62%
No 38%
Whin, Spinney, Middlethorpe Grove Waiting limited to 60 minutes, 8:00am—6:00pm, Monday to Friday
Yes 16%
No 84%
Whin, Spinney, Middlethorpe Grove Leave things as they are.
Yes 73%
No 27%
Ward Committee Meeting & Community Fair
New Recycling Boxes On The Way
Over the coming 5 months, City of York Council will be delivering new kerbside recycling boxes to 66,650 homes across the city.
You will receive two new boxes to go alongside your existing green box. One new box will be used for glass and the other new box will be for paper and cardboard. Your existing green box is to be used for plastic bottles and cans.
In order to cut down on the problem of paper blowing across the streets on windy days that many of you have contacted us about the new boxes come will complete with lids. You will also receive a net to use on your existing recycling box.
Having recycling sorted into three boxes will make collection quicker and easier for our crews and the efficiency savings this will generate will allow us to roll out kerbside recycling to those areas of the city that currently don’t have a collection.
York’s recycling rate has increased from 12% in 2003 to more than 45% in 2009, saving the city millions of pounds in landfill taxes and reducing the impact on the environment.
Delivery of the new boxes will be in two phases, phase one begins later this month and runs until the end of July. The second phase runs through September and October. No new boxes will be delivered during the school summer holidays to avoid any problems with people being on holiday and boxes being left out.
If you are in the first phase of the delivery, which includes the majority of Dringhouses and Woodthorpe, stickers will be placed on your grey bin to tell you when to expect your new boxes. You can also check the delivery date for your street on the City of York Council website here.
The assisted service for those who have difficulty carrying their boxes to the front of the property will continue.
If you have any questions about the new boxes you can read a list of frequently asked questions here or call York Customer Contact Centre on 01904 551551
Kerbside Recycling Scheme Set For Improvements
York’s successful kerbside recycling scheme is set to undergo changes to make collection quicker and easier, allowing collection to be extended to cover the whole city.
Currently residents present their recycling in a variety of boxes and bags. Collection crews often have sort through the waste dividing it up as they load it into collection trucks.
A new system has been agreed which will see £490,000 invested in providing residents with three recycling boxes with lids to allow them to sort their own recycling.
Residents would be asked to separate their own recycling into paper and card, glass bottles and jars and plastic bottles and cans using the new boxes.
The changes would mean collection crews will no longer have to search through bags to sort the recycling at the kerbside and will be able work more efficiently.
The increased efficiency is expected to save the council £210,000 a year.
Greenbelt Update
Thank you to all the residents who took the trouble to take part in the Council’s summer survey about City’s the Local Development Framework. In total, approximately 3,000 people took part in the consultation by attending events or responding to the questionnaire with 86% of respondents supported the LDF Vision and key themes for York.
The results of the opinion survey were very significant with residents backing the Liberal Democrat line that central government is expecting too many new homes to be built in the City over the next 20 years. 58% of respondents agree with us that 850 new homes a year is too high, particularly towards the end of the plan period when we need to scale down growth to a sustainable level.