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
Watch the Prime Minister's Address to the Nation 31st January 2020 Watch the Prime Minister's fireside address to the nation, about our future outside of the European Union, here. Find it here before anywhere else. National News
The biggest police funding boost for a decade 24th January 2020 Yesterday we announced the biggest increase in funding for the police in a decade, meaning more officers tackling crime and keeping people safe. National News
The UK's First Veterans Railcard 22nd January 2020 We're delivering the Veterans Railcard this year, which will open up more opportunities for them and help to improve the lives of their families by giving them... National News
Labour just tried to block Britain leaving the EU AGAIN 10th January 2020 Last night Parliament backed the Prime Minister’s Brexit Deal at its Third Reading, building on our overwhelming mandate to get Brexit done by 31 January and... National News
MPs back the Prime Minister's plan for the UK to leave the EU on 31 January. 20th December 2019 Today MPs voted to back the Prime Minister's plan for the UaK to leave the EU on 31 January. National News
Boris Johnson’s speech outside Downing Street 13th December 2019 Boris Johnson delivered his first speech outside No. 10 Downing Street since the General Election. He told the UK how he would form a people’s Government... National News
