Dringhouses & Woodthorpe ward councillors have today been notified of a residents’ engagement event being held at Love to Eat cafe on Moor Lane on Tuesday 3 October from 4pm to 7pm. The purpose of the event, as we understand it, is to share information on the proposed use of the former garage site on […]

Below are the latest planning applications received by the York Council for the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward. Full details can be found by clicking the application reference —– Site To South Of 24 Chaloners Road York Demolition of 15no. garages and 1no. redundant electrical sub-station to make way for erection of 4no. self-build dwellings Ref. […]

Despite the COVID crisis, the feared upturn in “rough sleeping” in York has so far not materialised. A report to a meeting next week says, “As part of the response to COVID-19, the team worked hard to ensure everyone had a place to sleep which was safe and minimised the risk of infection. This included […]

People sleeping rough in York can safely bed down this winter as extra emergency beds are being offered again, whatever the weather, from 1 November 2019 until 28 February 2020. Besides securing nearly £400,000 extra fund for additional outreach workers to give rough more intensive support especially around mental health, York goes above and beyond […]

Nearly £400,000 extra funding has been secured by the council to help more people off the streets and into accommodation and support more quickly. £253,000 has been awarded for 2019/20 from the Rough Sleeping Initiative to try and offer each individual sleeping on the streets the tailored support they need to help them into lasting […]

More people sleeping rough in York can now safely bed down this winter as extra emergency beds are being offered whatever the weather until 28 February. Earlier this year, senior councillors agreed that York should go above and beyond the national ‘severe weather scheme’. The 11 additional beds created bring the total emergency provision up […]

A new grant of £251,000 to help reduce homelessness in 2019/20 has been awarded to City of York Council by the government. The money will contribute to work to create safe and supported housing options for people with complex needs who are ready to stop rough sleeping and begin to move back into mainstream housing. […]

On 29th September, the Mayoress and I will be sleeping out on the streets in Woking town centre as part of the York Road Project’s ‘Sleep Out’. With only a sleeping bag and some cardboard each, my partner Hannah and I will be bedding down in the open air without a comfy mattress, thick duvet […]

Earlier today, I was pleased to join residents of Kingsmoor Park in Westfield and children from Westfield Primary School to unveil three large wooden totem sculptures carved by the community under the guidance of local artist Ruth Wheeler. As part of the finishing touches to Thames Valley Housing’s Kingsmoor Park development, the housing association in partnership […]

In a keynote housing speech today, the Leader of the Lib Dems, Vince Cable, called for tough action to be taken against empty homes. Vince Cable and the Lib Dems want to increase Council Tax on empty homes from 200% to 500% and introduce a Stamp Duty surcharge for overseas residents. As a party, we […]