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
Get Britain out of neutral: Conservatives launch new billboard 6th December 2019 The Conservative Party launched a new billboard today, Get Britain out of neutral. The poster was launched at sites in London, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham... National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to let criminals avoid prison 5th December 2019 Labour’s policy to scrap prison sentences of under six months would lead to a surge of offenders on our streets, risking public safety. National News
The first 100 days of a Conservative majority government and the choice before the British people 4th December 2019 Our Conservative plan for getting Brexit done so that we can unleash Britain's potential is in stark contrast to the gridlock, dither, delay and uncertainty of... National News
Exposed: Labour plot with RMT behind rail strike chaos 3rd December 2019 Rail union leaders and the Labour Party have boasted that they are "working together" to "bring down" the government at this month's election through a campaign... National News
Brexit is a once in a generation opportunity to strengthen our border security 1st December 2019 Brexit provides a once in a generation opportunity to strengthen the security of the UK border. National News
Boris Johnson sets out the details of the Khan case 1st December 2019 The terrible Khan case has highlighted a complicated area of law. There have been many inaccuracies reported about this case over the last 24 hours. Here are... National News
