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
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
Executive: Pop-up Rose Theatre return and new Viking Experience event proposed for Castle car park 17th October 2018 Council leaders will be asked to consider the return of this summer’s very successful pop-up Rose Theatre and a new Viking Experience event on Castle car park... Local News
York Outer MP presses government on commercialising university research to power growth 16th October 2018 Julian Sturdy, Member of Parliament for York Outer, today urged the government to ensure greater focus on commercialising research to generate economic growth... Speeches in ParliamentWestminster News
Can you help the council secure a future for Bootham Park? 12th October 2018 The council and its local health partners have joined forces to work to secure the future of the Bootham Park site and have initiated a wide-ranging... Local News
York Outer MP welcomes construction starting on new mental health hospital 12th October 2018 Julian Sturdy, the Member of Parliament for York Outer, has welcomed the news that construction has begun on York’s new mental health hospital. The Tees, Esk... Local News
Duncombe barracks site could deliver 40% affordable homes 11th October 2018 Next Thursday’s Executive will decide whether to purchase 1.67 acre Duncombe Barracks site on Burton Stone Lane, which has been offered to the council by the... Local News
York Outer MP speaks up for North Yorkshire in debate on historic Agriculture bill 11th October 2018 Julian Sturdy, the Member of Parliament for York Outer, today used the first House of Commons debate on the Agriculture Bill to speak up for the interests of... Westminster News
Have your say on next years budget 11th October 2018 Early in the New Year councillors will have to set a budget for the next financial year (2019/20) and as part of this process the council is asking residents... Local News
New figures reveals that York has highest number of jobs the city has ever seen 7th October 2018 New Office of National Statistic (ONS) figures show that York now has the highest number of jobs the city has even seen. York had a five per cent growth in... Local News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News
Your Questions Answered by: Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer 18th June 2020 Your questions answered by Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer. National News
Shop safely today: shops can reopen their doors in England 15th June 2020 From June 15th, shops are able to reopen their doors in England, in the next step in our careful easing of lockdown – provided they are meeting robust safety... National News
Let us work peacefully and lawfully to defeat racism and discrimination 9th June 2020 The Prime Minister has condemned the violence seen against police officers during protests over the weekend. National News
