Potholes

Keeping the roads of York in working condition is a never ending job, but as Liberal Democrat councillors we are always on the look out for areas which need repair. These can often be at the sides of the road and a particular hazard to cyclists. Please let us know if there are any near you which need repair.

 

Walker Drive junction with Bellhouse Way

Walker Drive junction with Bellhouse Way

Bramham Grove junction with Bramham Road

Bramham Grove junction with Bramham Road

Entrance to Oldman Court

Entrance to Oldman Court

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entrance to Spurr Court

Entrance to Spurr Court

Potholes Foxwood Lane close to roundabout on Askham Lane

Potholes Foxwood Lane close to roundabout on Askham Lane

Foxwood Lane close to Forester's Walk junction

Foxwood Lane close to Forester’s Walk junction

Checking on streetlights

With the nights beginning to draw in the Westfield Lib Dem team have been busy checking street lights which need attention. There are quite a few in Chapelfields which are in need of repair, or connection to the electricity supply. These are streetlights numbered;

1, and 21 Chapelfields Road
8, 9 and 13(*) Barkston Avenue – column 13 is new and replaces a concrete streetlight which had been cut down.
8 and 12 Bramham Avenue
13 Bramham Road (new column)
1 Grange Lane (new column)
5,  & 15 Askham Lane

 

We will be checking up on these and pushing for connection of the electricity supply for the new columns – this cannot be done by the council and has to be done by NEDL.

Please get in touch with us, or report directly to the council on ycc@york.gov.uk if there are any out near you, we want people to be safe getting about in the darker nights.

 

New streetlight column Barkston Avenue

New streetlight column Barkston Avenue

Consultation with Community Centres for funding

Consultation has taken place today in West Offices with representatives of the five council community centres (Foxwood, Bell Farm, Tang Hall, Sanderson House, Burton Stone Lane) on progress with the allocation of the funding which has been restored to support community centres.  This follows the Emergency Budget which was passed by the council in July following the election in May. In the case of community centres this reversed the £70,000 cut in the Labour/Green Budget in February this year. The community centres were being consulted before the officer report is written to progress the work with the re-investment of funding.

A policy paper will be approved by Andrew Waller (as Executive Member for Environment) on 23rd November following a cross party scrutiny meeting on 17th November.

 

Sanderson House, Chapelfields

Sanderson House, Chapelfields – one of the 5 community centres which have had their funding cuts reversed by the incoming Council administration.

Gale Lane wall repaired

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Damaged wall with cracks

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Repaired section

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Repairs done to wall

 

We have been working with resident to have repairs made to the brick wall on Gale Lane (low numbered evens side close to junction with Askham Lane). There were some serious cracks which were causing concerns at the two sets of steps leading up to the houses.

Following the request for repairs it also showed that there were some crossed wires within the council which are being taken up to improve the response to future requests. However with the residents we persevered, and have a newly repaired wall.

GCSE Results today – mixed results locally

Congratulations to everyone who got their GCSE results today.  There were some highs and lows, and few as stark as at York High School where some unusual dips in results for English Language GCSE stood out from strong performances in Maths and English Literature.

From the Press;

At York High School in Acomb head teacher David Ellis had mixed emotions when he looked at the 2015 GCSE results this morning.  He was delighted for pupils Edward Bagnall and Owen Gibson who achieved five and four A* grades respectively but was very disappointed with some other aspects of the results.

Mr Ellis said: “As always our young people supported by the staff at York High have worked incredibly hard, and young people, often with significant barriers to overcome have made huge progress and we are very proud of them.”

He added: “Whilst we are delighted with the outcomes for some of our students it is clear that many of our young people around the crucial grade C border have been punished by the changes to the exam system that are currently taking place.”

Mr Ellis was particularly concerned about English. He said: “It is clear that something has gone seriously wrong with the system when the grades in English Language have fallen significantly whilst at the same time English Literature results have improved dramatically. The same pupils with the same teachers have radically different outcomes in these two similar subjects. This will have significant implications for the young people concerned and for our school”

Mr Ellis explained that York High will be seeking to have the English Language papers remarked as the grades allocated to students were well below those expected even though in other subjects students had achieved in line with expectations. “It is clear to us that something has gone wrong with the examination system either as a result of poor marking and or major changes in the grade boundaries.

“The next few days will be very anxious ones for pupils, their parents and for staff at our school. This cannot be right and it is an issue that is being identified by schools across the country and we will be working with them to ensure we get a fair deal for our students