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
Administration to Rachel Maskell: Check your facts on housing claims 14th March 2018 Cllr Helen Douglas, Conservative Executive member for Housing and Safer Neighbourhoods has categorically rejected claims made by Rachel Maskell MP at Prime... Local News
York Outer MP welcomes Chancellor's announcement of higher economic growth 13th March 2018 The MP for York Outer, Mr Julian Sturdy, has welcomed today’s Spring Statement and echoed the Chancellor’s declaration that it is time to “stop talking Britain... Westminster News
Next weeks job fair expects 70 employers 13th March 2018 Funded and organised by the city of York Council in partnership with Job Centre Plus, York’s latest jobs fair will bring together employers, employment support... Local News
New campaign to help curb fly-tipping 13th March 2018 It’s a ‘#crime not to care’ is the council’s new anti-fly tipping initiative launched with local leaders of Keep Britain Tidy, to remind both residents and... Local News
York Central Access milestone to be considered on Thursday 13th March 2018 Plans for construction of the access road key to finally beginning the development of York Central- one of Europe’s largest brownfield sites- will be considered... Local News
New homeless scheme secures £2.4m grant 8th March 2018 York’s Conservative-led administration’s plans to redevelop James House on James Street as state-of-the-art temporary accommodation for homeless households has... Local News
£1.8m investment to improve older peoples’ accommodation in Acomb 8th March 2018 York’s Conservative-led administration is to invest £1.8m to update and improve the older peoples’ accommodation at Lincoln Court in Acomb, including creating... Local News
New rules for HMOs 8th March 2018 New national licensing conditions for houses of multiple occupancy (HMOs) will come into effect later this year which are designed to improve conditions for... Local News
York Outer MP meets with Yorkshire branch of Royal College of Nursing 1st March 2018 Last Friday, Julian Sturdy, the Member of Parliament for York Outer, met with the regional branch of the Royal College of Nursing to discuss matters affecting... Local News
Corbyn’s Pension Tax to cost savers £11,000 and force millions to delay retirement 18th November 2019 New analysis of Corbyn’s tax raid on pensions reveals that 10 million savers could lose an average of over £11,000 and be forced to delay retirement by almost... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy: Even More Chaos and Indecision 18th November 2019 As per usual, Labour are only offering more talk, more delay and more indecision on Brexit. National News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's CBI Conference speech 18th November 2019 Read the Prime Minister's speech from the CBI Conference here. National News
Boris Johnson: End the Brexit uncertainty so we can get on with business 17th November 2019 The Prime Minister has unveiled a package of measures designed to help business make the most of Brexit. National News
Conservatives announce range of measures to take back control of our borders 17th November 2019 Only by installing proper controls and ending the preferential treatment of EEA migrants will we be able to attract the brightest and the best from around the... National News
Vote Blue, Go Green 16th November 2019 A Conservative majority government would embark on an era of “true 21st century Conservativism” by tripling tree-planting rates and creating a new £500 million... National News