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
Joint Administration seeks extra funding for York's roads 22nd March 2018 In a recent letter to the Department for Transport (DfT), Cllr Ian Gillies has called on the Government to provide more funding to speed up the series of... Local News
£70m Government housing fund for York a step closer 22nd March 2018 City of York Council has moved a step closer to securing nearly £70m government-funding to assist in providing infrastructure support which will speed up the... Local News
York Outer MP welcomes progress on infrastructure fund bid for York Central and Cliftongate sites 22nd March 2018 Julian has warmly welcomed the announcement from the Secretary of State for Housing, the Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, that the City of York Council’s application to... Local News
York Outer MP to host Haxby Local Plan drop-in meeting 22nd March 2018 Julian will be holding a public local plan drop-in event on Saturday 24th March at Haxby Memorial Hall, from 10am-12noon to discuss the latest Local Plan... Local News
Lights out in York for Earth hour 22nd March 2018 This Saturday evening, landmarks across York and worldwide will take part in the annual Earth Hour initiative to raise awareness of climate change. Joining... Local News
York's buoyant business confidence was noticeable, says Julian Sturdy MP 21st March 2018 Last week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his first Spring Statement. This is the Government’s opportunity to respond to forecasts from the... Local News
Conservative Motion seeks answers on fly-tipping 21st March 2018 The Conservative motion for this Thursday’s Full Council meeting seeks to build on the city’s recently launched #crime not to care campaign against fly tipping... Local News
First Look at Castle Gateway Masterplan 19th March 2018 Residents have had their first look at how the Castle Gateway area of the city might be developed following an innovative multi-forum consultation which has... Local News
Scarcroft School wins Youth Council's first 'Minding Minds' award 15th March 2018 York Youth Council created its ‘Minding Mind’ award to support and recognise schools which are committed to improving their pupils’ mental health and wellbeing... Local News
Brexit, actually 9th December 2019 Boris Johnson's funny election advert parodies Love Actually but makes an important point: this election is too close to call. National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to make our streets less safe 9th December 2019 Labour’s opposition to stop and search would increase crime on our streets, putting frontline officers and communities at risk. National News
Sport investment will get us ready for the World Cup bid 7th December 2019 A Conservative Majority Government will put a £550 million investment in grassroots football at the centre of its plans to back a UK and Ireland World Cup 2030... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to rig a second EU referendum 6th December 2019 The Prime Minister has written a letter urging Jeremy Corbyn to reconsider his Brexit policy and his plans to fiddle Labour’s second Brexit referendum. National News
Corbyn’s new high street tax will clobber local shops 6th December 2019 Labour’s plans for a new ‘land value tax’ will clobber high streets and town centres. National News
Boris Johnson wins the BBC Leaders’ Debate 6th December 2019 Tonight, Jeremy Corbyn once again demonstrated an abject failure of leadership. His repeated unwillingness to set out a clear position on Brexit means he has no... National News
