Further improvements for Woodthorpe shops

Local Lib Dem councillors have welcomed further steps to improve the area in front of the shops on Moorcroft Road.

Thanks to funding from the Dringhouses & Woodthorpe ward committee, a raised bed has been installed by Brunswick Organic Nursery, based at Bishopthorpe. The bed will be looked after by local volunteers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The ward committee is also paying for the perspex in the community noticeboard to be replaced, as it is quite badly scuffed and scratched which make it difficult to read notices. The frame could also do with a lick of paint.

 

Spring clean on Tadcaster Road

Local Lib Dem councillor Stephen Fenton did some spring cleaning along Tadcaster Road this weekend.

The Tyburn noticeboard was covered in grime, making it difficult to read. A bit of elbow grease and soap and water soon shifted it!

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Further along  Tadcaster Road, one of the new litter bins installed, at the bus stop by Old Moor Lane, had been daubed with graffiti. It was no match for Stephen’s graffiti removal wipes!

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A trickier job is the graffiti on the metal barrier at the entrance to Hob Moor from the railway underpass, which the graffiti wipes struggled to make an impact on.

Wilberforce Trust planning application approved

On 19 April the council’s Planning Committee approved the application by the Wilberforce Trust to build three three-storey blocks accommodating 30 apartments, and a two-storey office and community element, on its land to the east of St Leonards Hospice and The Square.


The full text of the decision, and conditions attached, will be made available in due course on the council website Here.

Planning Committee to decide on Wilberforce Trust application

The council’s Planning Committee will meet on Thursday 19 April to decide on the application by the Wilberforce Trust to build three three-storey blocks accommodating 30 apartments, and a two-storey office and community element, on its land to the east of St Leonards Hospice and The Square.

The officer report recommends that the application is approved. The report is available on the council website Here.

Date set for start of traffic signals work on Tadcaster Road

The Council is due to commence work to refurbish the traffic signal junction of Tadcaster Road and St Helens Road as part of the Traffic Signal Asset Renewal Programme.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The work will consist of:

  • Full renewal of the traffic signal equipment and ducting networks – this will include changes to pedestrian crossing equipment to facilitate Puffin style near side red /green man displays.
  • Conversion of the staggered pedestrian crossing on the south to a straight across crossing.
  • A new pedestrian crossing is to be provided on the northern arm

Works will start on Monday 30th April for the main civils / groundworks with all work expected to be fully completed by Friday 8th June 2018.

The hours of working will be 7:30am – 5:30pm, Monday – Friday and 9:00am – 3:00pm Saturdays. In order to safely install the duct crossings over the carriageway some evening works will be required. Works will be suspended between Wednesday 16th May and Friday 18th May and on Saturday 26th May due to York Race meetings.

Three-way traffic management will be in place at the junction during the works and motorists are expected to experience severe delays while the works are underway. Controlled pedestrian crossings will be provided during construction to allow pedestrians to cross the road safely. There may be some temporary footway closures in place, however full access will be retained to all businesses properties during these works.

The southbound bus stop on Tadcaster Road will be temporarily relocated during the works. It is not anticipated that there will be any diversions or suspensions to bus stops and services during the works. For more information on please visit www.itravelyork.info