Wednesday’s local jobs fair at the Parish Church Hal in Front Street saw over 250 residents visiting stalls representing 24 employers, including Marks & Spencer, Nestles and Gear4Music, as well as agencies such as Bright Beginnings Childcare Agency and WorkWithYork.
City of York Council is sending businesses and retailers information about the new A-Board policy well in advance of its introduction from 1 February 2017.
City of York Council’s Conservative Leader David Carr is asking residents to nominate members of the authority’s workforce who they think are ‘very important people’ for its annual staff recognition awards scheme.
Local ward councillors Ian Gillies and Chris Steward have welcomed the news that Poppleton has won two Gold Awards in Britain in Bloom awards. These were awarded in the spring and summer judgings and Poppleton also got the title of overall winners in the County in the Small Town Class.
Conservative Executive Member for Transport and Planning, Councillor Ian Gillies, has welcomed news that the #CodeYork programme which aims to develop the IT skills of people across the city in a fun and engaging way, has been nominated for a prestigious national award.
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s plans to introduce new selective grammar schools, Stuart Rawlings, Conservative Executive member for Education, Children and Young People said:
Julian Sturdy, MP for York Outer and the new Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Science and Technology in Agriculture, has questioned Ministers on their plans to support agri-food research, and highlighted its important contribution to innovation across the regions of the UK.
York's Conservative-led Council would like to congratulate all A level students on their results, with very high standards across the city being maintained despite the major changes to A and AS courses which came into effect this year.
