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A person in an orange high-visibility uniform reaching up to the side of a white garbage truck, with a dark car partially visible on the right.

🏛️ Council / Government Updates

New Recycling Bins Could Help York Residents Recycle More

Zoe Walker2 September 2026

A man and a woman stand on a paved area in front of residential buildings, with a dark car parked in the background and a fence to their left.

🏘️ Community

South Walmgate Regeneration Plans Include 36 New Council Homes

Barbara Parker1 September 2026

A street scene with parked cars, a bus stop, leafy trees, and houses in the background, with a yellow banner at the bottom announcing "Resurfacing Beckfield Lane: Starts Monday 17 August."

🏛️ Council / Government Updates

York Council Continues Highways Investment with Beckfield Lane Works

Barbara Parker13 August 2026

A row of four orange icons on a light yellow background: a smartphone with an envelope icon, an open envelope with a letter, a door, and a rotary phone with a 'Q' on it. In the bottom left is 'The Electoral Commission' and in the bottom right is 'YOUR VOTE MATTERS DON'T LOSE IT' next to a ballot pap

🏛️ Council / Government Updates

York Residents Asked to Check Electoral Registration Details

Barbara Parker12 August 2026

A bustling street lined with shops and people, with the grand towers of a gothic cathedral visible in the background.

🏘️ Community

York Residents Asked for Views on City Centre PSPO Extension

Catherine Williams11 August 2026

A young girl in a red dress walks on a sidewalk next to a road, with other pedestrians and cars in the distance, and historic buildings under a cloudy sky.

🏛️ Council / Government Updates

York Council Announces Overnight Resurfacing Works on Lendal Bridge

Albert Nelson8 August 2026

A man in a light blue shirt stands and talks in front of a projector screen to a group of students sitting with their backs to the viewer.

City of York Council Highlights Career, College, and Apprenticeship Options Ahead of Results Day

Barbara Parker6 August 2026

A young person with long wavy blonde hair and a dark suit looks towards the right against a dark background, with the text 'Cultural Passport for Young People' on the right.

📅 Community Events

Cultural Passport Funding Opens for York and North Yorkshire Projects

Zoe31 July 2026

A street view of a small town with colorful bunting strung across the road, cars parked and driving, and brick buildings with storefronts.

🏛️ Council / Government Updates

York Council to Upgrade Traffic Lights and Resurface Bishopthorpe Road

Albert Nelson28 July 2026

Four adults, two in ceremonial robes and a man in a military uniform, stand together in a room with a red patterned wallpaper and a fireplace.

🌍 Regional News

D-Day Veteran Ken Cooke Becomes Honorary Freeman of York

Albert Nelson20 July 2026