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
Conservative motion seeks more ‘pocket parks’ and ‘found’ green spaces 12th December 2018 The CYC Conservative Group’s motion for this Thursday’s Full Council asks officers to identify and support small areas of open space and informal green areas... 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
Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News
