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
Business Secretary Alok Sharma: we'll tackle Coronavirus together 6th April 2020 The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, wrote for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. National News
Read the Queen's Coronavirus address in full 6th April 2020 The Queen speaks to the nation about the challenges we are facing as a country in the weeks ahead. National News
Boris Johnson invites Party leaders to come together to tackle Coronavirus 4th April 2020 Boris Johnson has written to all leaders of opposition parties to invite them to work together at this moment of national emergency. National News
Party Co-Chairman Amanda Milling responds to Labour leadership election result 4th April 2020 Amanda Milling responds to Keir Starmer's election as leader of the Labour Party. National News
The Prime Minister's letter on Coronavirus: Stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. 30th March 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s guidance everyone should follow and the measures the government has put in place to fight Coronavirus. National News
The Government's Coronavirus support package for the self-employed 27th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme – helping many of our country’s self-employed workers. National News
