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BBC News
03-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Wheelie bins set for roll-out to nearly 6,000 homes in York
Almost 6,000 households in York will soon be able to put their rubbish out in wheelie bins for the first of York Council said it had begun writing to the 2,835 homes in the Micklegate and Heworth wards, ahead of the delivery of bins from 16 One of the Bags to Bins scheme, which will see people switch from using bin bags to dispose of waste, would be followed by deliveries to almost 2,800 homes in Clifton, Fishergate, Guildhall and Holgate in August, the council home is set to get a 180-litre grey wheelie bin as standard. Figures show about 2,000 of the city's 95,000 households would remain without bins following the roll-out, according to the Local Democracy Reporting business manager for environmental services, Rebecca Copley, said the council would consider sending bins to households not currently set to get them, if they could show collections would be said: "We're happy to reassess some homes, but there are some streets that are very unlikely to get a bin in the future."It comes as the council's Economy, Place, Access and Transport Committee was told the roll-out was set to get under way following delays earlier this Hoult, environmental services lead, told councillors competing budget priorities and issues with buying the bins had led to the delays. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
28-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
York car park charges rise by 500% overnight
Residents and business owners have described a 500% rise in charges at a local car park as a "disgrace".A petition to scrap the fees on Bishopthorpe Road in York has been set up after they jumped overnight from 80p per hour to £ Nasson, owner of eco-pantry store The Bishy Weigh, said the increases were "unreasonable and unaffordable" and would damage the of York Council, which runs the 35-space car park, said the changes were part of the "local transport strategy which seeks to make York a healthier, more sustainable and better-connected city". Tracey Hindmarch, who owns Millies Fruit & Veg on Bishopthorpe Road, agreed with Mr Nasson and feared she would lose said: "We're thinking this just might kill the business down here."One of my customers has said what would normally cost £11 for her breakfast, she's now spent nearly £30 for two people to come out as she didn't know the car park had gone up, she said she won't be doing it again." The £4.85 fee between Sunday and Thursday rises to £5.30 on Friday, Saturdays and days when events are who spoke to the BBC said they would "simply not pay" the fee despite the lack of non-permit parking in the Road is known for its independent shops and restaurants, and won Great British High Street of the Year in changes to parking charges were approved by City of York Council in February 2025.A spokesperson for City of York Council said: "This includes a pricing structure which aims to cut congestion in the city centre and improve bus service reliability and other ways to travel around the city."We are aware of the concerns of residents and businesses in the area. We are listening and are monitoring the impact of these parking changes." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
25-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
City of York Council refuses plans for digital information hubs
Plans for five digital help hubs in York city centre offering free wi-fi, touchscreen maps and defibrillators have been turned down. Applicant JCDecaux's hoped to install information points in Parliament Street, St Sampson's Square, Davygate and of York Council planning officials refused the plans over their proximity to historic buildings and their impact on pedestrians and public spaces. The advertising firm said thought had been given to the placement of the hubs and it had been open to changing locations if needed. Plans for the hubs, designed to replace public phone boxes, were submitted to the council in March. They would have featured a 7.1ft (218cm) screen on one side for advertising with a 2.6ft (81cm) touchscreen and public phone on the promised facilities included charging ports powered by solar including Make It York and the York Disability Rights Forum, said the hubs would clutter streets and impact crowds during large events like York Christmas officers decided the public benefits did not outweigh the potential harm of the hubs, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
24-04-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Go to toilet before leaving pub, York council urges
Pub-goers in York are being reminded to use the toilet before leaving, after fines came into force to tackle street of York Council has approved fines of up to £100 for urinating and defecating in the street as part of a new public space protection change is a response to 4,200 reports of street urination in authority said as part of a new campaign to improve access to toilet facilities in the evening, it would ask pubs, clubs and bars to put up posters reminding people to use their toilets before leaving. It comes as part of York's Business Improvement District (BID) Choose Respect, Not Regrets campaign which aims to improve the behaviour of people out in the city in the protection executive member Michael Pavlovic said a consultation had shown there was overwhelming public support for the new to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, York BID received 4,194 requests to clean up urine and 2,058 related to human biohazard fluid, such as vomit, in the 12 months to March. 'Few excuses' During a council consultation, 162 out of 346 people blamed the issue on a lack of public toilets and 83% of 1,026 respondents backed the £100 it highlighted that many public toilets were only open during the day and made a also said there were few options for people once public toilets in the city closed and those in shops, cafes, pubs and other businesses were typically reserved for their customers."We understand people are concerned about public toilet facilities but there are very few excuses for urinating in public," Pavlovic executive heard the council's environment spokesperson Jenny Kent was working with businesses to make their toilets available to the heard it was hoped her efforts would also see toilets opened in late-night council's report also stated the authority had recently invested £65,000 in upgrading public facilities. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
24-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
York's public health director wants crackdown on gambling ads
A director of public health has said there should be a crackdown on gambling adverts similar to of York Council's public health chief Peter Roderick said figures showing more than one in 10 young people in the city had gambled were the "tip of the iceberg".Mr Roderick's comments follow the publication of his annual report on the health and wellbeing of young people aged between 10 and 19 in the city."We need to educate and support young people and get in really early by talking about gambling with them," he said. Mr Roderick told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: "As a council we have some powers over granting gambling licences to premises but we haven't talked about this issue enough and there needs to be a space to call it out."We also need to crack down on advertising in the same way we have done with tobacco and we're going to do with fast food."Tobacco adverts were banned in the UK in Roderick's report said gambling was emerging as a real and substantial threat to the physical and mental health of young found 16% of young people in York had gambled and a quarter of those who did had taken money without permission to pay for 15% had encountered conflicts with friends and family over Roderick said the rise in gambling among young people had followed the relaxation of regulations in the 2000s under the then Labour government."The government at the time didn't anticipate the advent of the smartphone and that we'd all essentially be able to have a super casino in our pocket," he added."The number of gambling adverts you see is really noticeable and that's affecting children. The effects on young people we can measure are the tip of the iceberg."A Department for Culture, Media & Sport spokesperson said: "We recognise the impact harmful gambling can have on individuals and their families and we are absolutely committed to strengthening protections for those at risk, including children and young people."The government has already announced plans to bring in a statutory levy on gambling profits to generate £100m for the research, prevention and treatment of gambling harms."There are already a range of robust rules in place on gambling adverts, wherever they appear, but ministers continue to consider the best available evidence in this area to inform effective action as needed." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
