Top Five
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Q&A – And All That Could Have Been
James Wreglesworth talks to about his new bar And All That Could Have Been on... -
Hope for Bonding Warehouse as Media Arts Hub
As a crucial part on York's UNESCO bid The Bonding Warehouse may be transforming into... -
O&O’s BAFTA 2012 Predictions
With Awards Season upon us, from the Golden Globes to the Oscars, One&Other have been... -
Universal Pictures film to be produced in York
We’re delighted to announce a big boost to York’s cinematic credentials, with the news that... -
Bomb scare latest: Device disposed of
An unexploded bomb has been found this afternoon in York.
MP reopens debate on smacking children
Labour MP for Tottenham, David Lammy, believes that the riots that hit the UK last summer wouldn’t have happened had parents been stricter on discipline, including smacking.
Controversy over benefit system reform
The Government proposed Welfare Reform Bill, aimed at putting a cap on the amount of benefits a household can receive, was yesterday defeated in the House of Lords.
York weathering the economic storm
York has held its own with the South in terms of economic growth and employment, matching Southern cities on key economic indicators including welfare claimants, inequality and workforce qualifications.
TED A Day: Escaping poverty
In todays’s TED A Days Jacqueline Novogratz discusses her experience visiting a Nairobi slum and the people she met there.
Dr. Sentamu backs Child happiness report
The Archbishop of York, Dr. John Sentamu, has today launched a study by The Children’s Society that claims that half a million school children in Britain are deeply unhappy with their lives.
York’s poverty and philanthropy in spotlight
Today’s Financial Times puts the often hidden side of modern day poverty in York in the spotlight in an article well worth a read.
UK’s Homeless “Die Younger”
A report, carried out by homeless charity Crisis, has revealed a significantly lower life expectancy in homeless people than the national average.
Time to end child poverty in York
City of York has launched ambitious plans to tackle child poverty, with 4,700 children and young people estimated to be currently experiencing poverty in the city.
Help the homeless this Christmas
Carecent at Central Methodist Church on St Saviourgate in York, provide much-needed food and shelter for the homeless, unemployed or disadvantaged members of our community. They need your help this Christmas…
Homelessness in York: no one should be left out
It is a sight we are all familiar with, and one that has been covered in local and national news recently; individuals sleeping on the streets of our towns and cities. But what can we do over the Christmas period to help?
Council cuts: Tough decisions to be made
The latest budget cuts will be discussed by the council on 6th December and the likely outcome is going to be that councilors will have to make some very tough, and inevitably, unpopular choices.
JRF: White working-class feel ‘last in line’
The report discusses white working-class views on community cohesion and the impact of social change, an area of society that the report suggests do not feel that they are listened to by politicians and policy makers.
Get Involved with Team V
Team V hopes to recruit enthusiastic young people for their current campaign, which focuses on food poverty
Children In Need Appeal
With a multitude of fundraising ideas available, such as cake baking, sponsorships, fancy dress, quiz nights, karaoke nights, raffles and auctions, and sports tournaments, get in touch and let us know what you are doing to raise funds for Children in Need!
York hosting major Poverty conference
Organisations such as Oxfam, NGOs, academics and business associations will look to work together to discuss why not only is a new world needed but how it is possible to achieve.
