Conservatives criticise Labour and Lib Dem Ring Road Failures Friday, 17 January, 2025 York’s Conservative councillors have criticised the ongoing failure of the current Labour and previous Lib Dem administration’s to dual the ring road. Last year planning permission was given to dual 4.6 miles of the A1237 and improve roundabouts but it now looks likely that Labour will remove funding for part of the ring road and divert £5 million towards the Station Gateway. Cllr Martin Rowley... Local News
Happy Yorkshire Day! 1st August 2019 Happy Yorkshire Day! Falling on the anniversary date of the emancipation of slaves and having origins as a protest to local government re-organisation in the... Local News
Cllr Martin Rowley Applauds New Office for Veterans’ Affairs 29th July 2019 Boris Johnson has today announced a newly created Office for Veterans’ Affairs that will work with departments to coordinate and drive government policy on... Westminster News
York Conservatives Welcome Boris Johnson as Prime Minister 26th July 2019 York Conservatives have welcomed Boris Johnson as the new Leader of the Conservative & Unionist Party and Prime Minister of Great Britain & Northern Ireland... Westminster News
Cllr Martin Rowley Makes His Maiden Council Speech 23rd July 2019 Last week, Martin Rowley, the new Conservative Councillor for Osbaldwick and Derwent, made his maiden speech at Full Council. Touching on his ambitions to make... Local NewsSpeeches
Julian Sturdy MP Raises York Youth Mental Health Services in Parliament 20th July 2019 This week, Julian spoke about the importance of keeping waiting times for York’s youth mental health services under control in a parliamentary debate in... Speeches in Parliament
Julian Sturdy MP Welcomes Decision to Refuse the Moor Lane Application at Askham Bog 16th July 2019 Julian Sturdy, the Member of Parliament for York Outer, has welcomed the decision by the Planning Committee to refuse the application on the land south of Moor... Local News
York Outer MP Meets Minister for Children and Families to Highlight SEN Pressures in York 9th July 2019 Julian Sturdy, Member of Parliament for York Outer, has met with the Minister for Children and Families, Nadhim Zahawi MP, to press him on the need for changes... Westminster News
York Outer MP urges Prime Minister to support making progress on Yorkshire devolution 26th June 2019 Today, Julian Sturdy, Member of Parliament for York Outer, pressed Theresa May at Prime Minister’s Questions on the progress of devolution for Yorkshire... Speeches in ParliamentWestminster News
Julian Sturdy MP Welcomes Government Decision To Allow York Central Application To Progress 19th June 2019 Julian Sturdy, Member of Parliament for York Outer, has today received confirmation from Kit Malthouse MP, the Housing Minister, that the Government will not... Local News
Conservatives announce 50 million more GP appointments 9th November 2019 50 million more GP surgery appointments will be created every year under the Conservatives, reducing waiting times and giving more quality care. National News
Boris begins the General Election outside 10 Downing Street 6th November 2019 Read Boris’s full Downing Street speech as he begins the General Election. National News
Boris launches campaign pledging to unleash Britain's potential 6th November 2019 Boris Johnson set out his pitch for the country. Get Brexit done. Focus on our priorities. Unleash Britain’s potential. National News
We’re ready for a General Election 31st October 2019 We’re holding a general election on 12 December – so we can elect a new Parliament, get Brexit done and let the country move on. National News
A new deal: getting Brexit done and taking back control 17th October 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has negotiated a new deal – this is a real Brexit deal which ensures that we take back control. This new deal ensures that we take... National News
See where we're hiring police officers in your area 9th October 2019 The Home Office has today confirmed the officer recruitment targets for every police force in England and Wales for the first year of the unprecedented drive to... National News