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
You said, we listened: More frontline street cleaning services for York 19th July 2018 Cleaner streets being at the top of most residents’ list of frontline priorities, York’s Conservative-led council has invested a significant portion of last... Local News
Work on new grassroots football pitches to begin soon 18th July 2018 Planning permission approval for the development of eight new football pitches and a clubhouse on grazing land near Askham Bar means that work can begin on... Local News
York Outer MP presses ministers on improving technical education 18th July 2018 Julian Sturdy, Member of Parliament for York Outer, today pressed Ministers in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to deliver on plans... Speeches in ParliamentWestminster News
New licensing schemes in view for HMO's 18th July 2018 City of York Council is preparing a new inspection programme with a revised licensing fee schedule to support new laws regarding the regulation of houses of... Local News
Conservative Motion: Keep first green bin free 13th July 2018 The CYC Conservative Group motion for next Thursday’s full council meeting promises to prioritise keeping residents’ first collection of garden waste free of... Local News
'Operation Eyeball' to fight fly tipping 13th July 2018 York’s Conservative-led administration continues its relentless campaign against fly tipping with the creation of a new combined York/North Yorkshire task force... Local News
Council house allocation refresh 13th July 2018 A new policy to determine how council housing is allocated will be reviewed at next week’s decision session of Conservative Cllr. Helen Douglas, Executive... Local News
York Outer MP raises local planning powers over fracking at Prime Minister's Questions 12th July 2018 Julian Sturdy, Member of Parliament for York Outer, today used Prime Minister’s Questions to raise local concerns about proposed changes to planning rules on... Speeches in ParliamentWestminster News
York Outer MP raises Claudia's Law in Parliament 10th July 2018 During a parliamentary question session today the Member of Parliament for York Outer, Mr Julian Sturdy, raised concerns with the delay in implementing... Speeches in ParliamentWestminster 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
