Bishopthorpe News and Views

For some time, with the support of Councillor John Galvin, I have been pressing for improvement to Bishopthorpe bus stops. New stop signs were erected but until now the timetable cases on most stops remained blank.

I am grateful to First York, who have now put timetables for the No.11 service into the cases.

Several stops still need C1 timetables, but Harrogate Travel may be reluctant to do anything until they know whether this useful but subsidised service is to continue beyond April. 

We have at last received Questionnaire copies (see Martin's earlier entry about this) and have the opportunity to press the City Council for subsidised services to continue. 

As well as all C1 journeys, Evening and Sunday buses on the No.11 service depend on City Council subsidy.  

Ian 

At present (18th January) the C1 bus service (Askham Bar Tesco to Tadcaster via Bishopthorpe) cannot follow its normal route because of flood obstructions near Bolton Percy Cricket Club and between Bishopthorpe and Acaster.

From Bishopthorpe towards Acaster, the route is as normal until Acaster Lane. The C1 enters Acaster Lane, turns right either into Montague Rd. or Ramsay Avenue and continues via Maple Avenue. It then travels via Appleton Rd. to Acaster.

From Bolton Percy, it goes via Colton to the A64, and thence to Tadcaster.

Keble Park residents should be aware that the C1 does not pass Keble Park along Acaster Lane so long as the flood signs are displayed.

Ian   

We've got nice new bus stops around the village, but no timetable information on them. Can't be that difficult you would have thought to post it up - except the City council put up the signs and presumably nobody has told the bus company.

Anyway - here is a potted version for you to use.

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The City of York web site says:

During Royal Ascot at York radical plans were brought in to manage the way racegoers travelled to and from York Racecourse. The key objectives of the plan were to insulate the race meeting from the rest of the city and to minimise the impact of the event on local residents.

Once the consultation has been completed we will look at what measures residents and businesses would like to see for future race meetings. How the new measures are funded will also have to be addressed. All the parties involved, including the racecourse, are now being asked to consider funding options.

You can read a daily log of the Ascot week here.