Conservatives criticise expansion of haulage company Celkom Tuesday, 14 January, 2025 Chris Steward, Leader of York’s Conservative Group and Ward councillor for Copmanthorpe, has reacted with disappointment to haulage company Celkom celebrating the launch of its new 50,000 square foot warehouse at Brocket Industrial Estate, Acaster Malbis. The company says this will enable even more vehicles to come and go from the site, in what residents believe is an accident waiting to happen... Local News
Council invests additional £125k in waste & recycling services 5th December 2018 Following recent challenges to the Council’s Waste & Recycling Service, Councillors have agreed to spend £125K on improving the resilience of the service. It... Local News
York Outer MP supports Small Business Saturday 30th November 2018 Julian Sturdy, Member of Parliament for York Outer, has once again supported the ‘Small Business Saturday’ initiative, this year visiting Swains butchers based... Local News
York Central infrastructure funding on Executive agenda 29th November 2018 York Central, the city’s huge 72 hectare brownfield development site, will be on the agenda at next Thursday’s meeting of the Conservative-led Executive, which... Local News
Learn about self-build plots at Lowfield 29th November 2018 Residents interested in building their own homes are invited to meet a range of experts at West Offices ahead of the opening of bidding for the council’s first... Local News
Dramatic fall in rough sleeping 29th November 2018 Following extensive work by council homelessness teams and the city’s social welfare partners the number of people sleeping rough in the York has reduced during... Local News
Huge public response to York Station front masterplan to influence the way forward 21st November 2018 The nearly 1,500 responses received from the extensive public consultation regarding the York Station front project have had a positive impact on the project... Local News
York Outer MP visits Skelton pub leading the way in curbing plastic waste 2nd November 2018 Last Friday Julian Sturdy, Member of Parliament for York Outer, visited The Hungry Horse in Skelton to see first-hand how they are reducing their plastic waste... Local News
York Outer MP : "Budget Boost for Hardworking Families and Small Businesses" 30th October 2018 Following yesterday’s Budget Announcement Mr Julian Sturdy, the Member of Parliament for York Outer, made the following statement: “I am very pleased that the... Westminster News
York Outer MP raises local child's needs for new spinal muscular atrophy drug with Health Secretary 25th October 2018 Julian Sturdy, Member of Parliament for York Outer, yesterday asked the Health Secretary to help ensure people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) can access the... Westminster News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
Deal Done: We have taken back control with our UK-EU trade deal 30th December 2020 We have secured an excellent deal for the United Kingdom, which delivers on what the British people voted for both in the referendum and the last election. National News
The Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in Full 19th December 2020 The Prime Minister announces new measures to be taken in London, the South East and the East of England to tackle coronavirus, including new Tier 4 restrictions... National News
First Vaccinations in the UK Against Coronavirus Begin 8th December 2020 Today the first vaccinations in the UK against coronavirus begin. Thank you to our NHS, to all of the scientists who worked so hard to develop this vaccine. National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on New Coronavirus Regulations 1st December 2020 The Prime Minister today urged MPs in the House of Commons to pass new COVID regulations, to keep transmission down and beat the virus. National News