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: We will meet our obligations to Hong Kong, not walk away 3rd June 2020 Britain wants nothing more than for Hong Kong to succeed under “one country, two systems”. I hope that China wants the same. Let us work together to make it so. National News
How we're protecting jobs, businesses and livelihoods as we begin to kickstart our economy 3rd June 2020 Our top priority has always been to support people, protect jobs and businesses through this crisis. The furlough and self-employment schemes have been a... National News
This is why Pride Month matters 1st June 2020 Conservatives will always fight for a free, fair and tolerant Britain. National News
Update from the Prime Minister on our fight against the coronavirus 28th May 2020 The Prime Minister's speech on 28th May 2020, about the country's fight against coronavirus. National News
Test and Trace for Coronavirus launches today across England 28th May 2020 From 9am today, the new NHS Test and Trace service has launched across England - helping us to keep the virus under control while carefully and safely lifting... National News
Non-essential shops will reopen from 15th June 27th May 2020 To further ease the lockdown, all non-essential retailers will be allowed to reopen from 15th of June in England. National News
