Cllr Carol Runciman has attacked government plans to cut funding for local pharmacies. The Government has announced plans to cut funding for pharmacies by more than £200m over the next two years starting with an in-year 12% cut this December. It is estimated the cuts could lead to up to 3,000 of the country’s 11,700 pharmacies […]

Anti-Bullying Week – Get Involved! This week schools, colleges, parents, carers, children and young adults unite to say a big ‘NO’ to bullying. Of course it’s important to tackle bullying all year round! But this week is a special chance to draw everyone’s attention to bullying. So we can take individual and collective efforts to […]

It has come to that time of year when the delivery of the waste collection calendars is being undertaken. Deliveries will start on Monday 3 October and will be completed by Sunday 23 October.  The calendars also contain information about the final garden waste collections of the year and Christmas collections. The calendars will be available […]

Following cuts to local funding by the government, the council is looking at ways to best allocate resources, as part of this the schedules of street cleansing have been reviewed using knowledge of frontline employees and local knowledge. This has helped to identify work that is definitely needed and reduce work that was undertaken due to it always being […]

On Saturday 15th October between 10am and 12pm, there is an event on at Hazel Court offering opportunities to experiment with activities such as graffiti removal or  litter picking, as well as providing a space to sign up as a volunteer in emergency situations. Find more information on this poster: Hazel Court Event

The Yorkshire Marathon will be taking place on Sunday 9th October starting at 9:30am. The route will start and finish at the University of York and complete a loop through York City Centre, Stockton on the Forest, Upper Helmsley, Sand Hutton, Gate Helmsley, Stamford Bridge, Dunnington, Holtby, Murton and Osbaldwick. Full information on road closures […]

Below are the latest planning applications received for our ward. Full details of the application can be found by quoting the reference number on the planning portal website. Click here. Ref No:      16/01805/FUL Location:   Asda Monks Cross Shopping Park  Monks Cross Drive Huntington York YO32 9LF Proposal:   Erection of car sales kiosk within existing car […]

Our colleague Cllr Stephen Fenton has produced a simple guide to reporting graffiti or other damage done to BT or Virgin Media street cabinets, based on recent experiences in trying to get graffiti cleaned up. We hope residents in Huntington and New Earswick will find this information useful. A ‘simple guide’ to reporting graffiti on telecoms cabinets Is it a […]

Neighbourhood projects and ways to spend local budgets are among the topics of discussion at a number of Ward Committee meetings scheduled to take place this summer. Last year the Executive re-established Ward Committees and devolved nearly £1million of funding locally. Over the last 12 months these funds have been allocated to all York wards, […]

A popular path used by school children is to be resurfaced in Huntington after the project received funding from the local Ward Committee. The path from Huntington School to Hambleton Way is used by pupils going to and from the school and residents accessing Huntington Road. Local Liberal Democrat councillors had received numerous complaints about […]