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
Ed Miliband falsely claiming to back Brexit to his leave voting constituents 28th November 2019 On the day it emerged that Labour are relaunching their general election campaign strategy to focus on leave voting areas, it can be revealed that their former... National News
Conservatives to launch new plan to tackle addiction 28th November 2019 A Conservative majority Government will launch a new initiative to drive down drug related deaths and tackle addiction head on, Health Secretary Matt Hancock... National News
To unleash our full potential, we need women more than ever 28th November 2019 On the 100th anniversary of the first female MP taking her seat in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has celebrated the contribution of female... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
