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
Innovative shared ownership scheme launched to help York's homebuyers 29th August 2018 The City of York Council in partnership with Homes England is initiating a new shared ownership programme to help more people buy their own home in York... Local News
Enough is enough: York Conservatives call for all-party pledge against anti-semitism 24th August 2018 Amidst the disturbing rise of anti-Semitic rhetoric throughout in the country, City of York Council’s Conservative Group is seeking a clear commitment from all... Local News
Well done to York's GCSE students 23rd August 2018 Provisional results show that in the face of unprecedented changes to the exam system York students have fared extremely well, achieving excellent GCSE results... Local News
York Central road access to be decided 23rd August 2018 The York Central development will potentially take another step forward next week when the council’s Conservative-led Executive will consider moving forward on... Local News
Home Office awares £1.1m to support vulnerable children in York and North Yorkshire 22nd August 2018 The Home Office has announced it has allocated more than £1.1 million to fund a new project to help young people in York and North Yorkshire to confront... Local News
More support for care leavers 22nd August 2018 Due to Conservative government legislation, care leavers can now access the support of local authority care leaving teams until they are 25 years old, and York... Local News
Lowfield site to deliver largest affordable development in a generation 21st August 2018 The Conservative-led administration’s commitment to sensible growth has taken another significant step forward with planning permission having been granted for... Local News
Congragulations to York's A Level students 16th August 2018 Today’s A level results day has shown York students achieving excellent results in the face of significant changes to the exam structure, with York schools as... Local News
Government acts on York Outer MP's call to lower bowel cancer screening age 14th August 2018 Julian Sturdy, Member of Parliament for York Outer, has welcomed the government’s decision to lower the screening age for the NHS bowel cancer programme from 60... Speeches in ParliamentWestminster News
Wash your hands, cover your face, make space: the next steps in our plan for lockdown measures 31st July 2020 National News
Police Forces Bolstered Across England and Wales 30th July 2020 We have announced that over 4,300 police officers have joined the police since we launched our major recruitment drive in September 2019. National News
One Year On: Delivering on the people's priorities 24th July 2020 A year ago today the Prime Minister stood on the steps of 10 Downing Street for the first time, and set out his vision for how we would unite and level up... National News
A pay rise for public sector workers 21st July 2020 We’ve announced that almost 900,000 public sector workers, including doctors, teachers and police officers, will see above-inflation pay rises. National News
Meet our new MPs: Jo Gideon, Stoke-on-Trent Central 16th July 2020 Our new MPs represent the future of our Party. Read here to meet Jo Gideon, our new MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central. National News
Matt Hancock answers your questions 13th July 2020 Your questions answered by Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. National News