On Air Now

Listen Live Listen Again

Senior York councillors have backed removing bollards in an Acomb street with one claiming their installation wasted hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money.

Thursday, 25 July 2024 13:08

By Joe Gerrard

Bollards in Acomb Front Street could be replaced with planters and seating after York council’s Executive gave the go ahead for detailed plans for its future to be drawn up.

Labour Council Deputy Leader Cllr Pete Kilbane said bollards had occupied the street like an invading army and called on the Liberal Democrats to apologise for their installation.

But Liberal Democrat ward councillor Andrew Waller said the vast majority of the £400,000 Shared Prosperity grant used to revamp Acomb's Front Street was used on footpath and drainage upgrades, not the bollards. This, he said, ultimately made it a safer place.

The backing of Phase Two of the regeneration of Acomb Front Street is set to see £557,000 of UK Shared Prosperity funding spent on further changes to the area.

 

RECOMMENDED READING:


 

YOU’LL FIND MORE ON THIS STORY AND OTHERS AT www.yorkpress.co.uk OR PICK UP YOUR COPY OF THE NEWSPAPER ITSELF AVAILABLE SIX DAYS A WEEK AT YOUR LOCAL NEWSAGENT

 

Share

More from Latest News

Weather in North Yorkshire

Brought to you in association with Flamingo Land Resort. 

Share

 

  • Sun

    13°C

  • Mon

    13°C

  • Tue

    15°C

  • Wed

    12°C

Recently Played

Listen Live

Unit 1, The Raylor Centre, James Street, York, YO10 3DW | Phone: 01904 530043 | Email: studio@yo1radio.co.uk | York Local Radio Station | Facebook: facebook.com/thisisyo1 Twitter: twitter.com/thisisyo1 YouTube: YouTube.com/@thisisyo1

© Copyright 2025 YO1 Radio Limited . Powered by Aiir.