Community Information

As work to improve Front Street continues to progress, green-fingered volunteers have been planting flowers and trees to brighten up the area.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is today appealing for information from the public in relation to a complex timeshare services scheme it believes was operated by an organised crime network.

Ryanair flights from Yorkshire to be hit after employer refuses cold weather payments

Selby Abbey, Wednesday 18th December 2024 | 6:00 PM & 8:30 PM

Following some 400 older residents enjoying the annual Christmas Cheer receptions held last week, another festive treat from the Lord Mayor of York is being prepared.

To address any misuse of Blue Badges and to uphold the rights of disabled people, counter fraud investigators and council officers carried out a day of action.

City of York Council has welcomed news that the National Railway Museum has agreed to additional hours of pedestrian access through Central Hall, once major works are complete and it is open to the public.

York teenagers have been working with experienced tradespeople and an artist to breathe new life into a youth and community centre in The Groves.

Plans to create new and improved walking, wheelchair-use, wheeling and cycling facilities across York will be considered by senior councillors this week.

The Council is looking at updating the way in which it can deter people behaving in anti-social ways including urinating in public or not controlling their dogs, and issue fines which are fair and timely.

City of York Council is calling on York residents, students and workers, other users and non-users, to participate in an early engagement exercise to help shape the future of the city’s library services.

City of York Council is inviting York residents, businesses, and stakeholders to share their views on the redesignation of the York Minster Precinct Neighbourhood Forum.

We regret to inform that, due to Storm Darragh, the York Christmas Market will not take place on Saturday 7 December.

The revalidated Gold Award has been presented yesterday (Tuesday 3 December) to City of York Council for the Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition Scheme for its work to support past and serving members of the armed forces.

City of York Council’s key community services could transform to provide more localised help and support for residents if plans are approved at a meeting later this month [Executive, 12 December].

A trial that seeks to tackle congestion and improve air quality on Gillygate will be considered at a decision session this week (5 December).

Waste and recycling collection dates in York will be changing for some households over the Christmas and New Year period.

City of York Council is proud to support the national "Make a Difference, Work for Your Local Council" campaign, a ground-breaking initiative designed to highlight the vast range of career opportunities available in local government and attract new talent to the sector.

City of York Council is thanking businesses and residents across the city who have already contributed Christmas gifts for children in need and young care leavers in York.

Stuart Paver will take on the role of the Chair of Make It York Board.

York Minster’s Advent Procession will mark the start of Advent and look forward to the coming of the light in the world, as well as showcasing its commitment to address the climate emergency when its iconic west front will be illuminated for the first time by new energy-efficient lighting.

A stained glass studio has been supported in its early business stage by a startup programme, commissioned by City of York Council.

As doors up and down the country are being decorated with Advent wreaths of holly and ivy to the sounds of Michael Bublé or Carols from Kings, York Minster's talented Flower Arrangers are preparing to do much the same, but both the wreath and the backing track need to be a little bigger to fill the Minster’s cavernous central crossing.