Conservatives criticise expansion of haulage company Celkom Tuesday, 14 January, 2025 Chris Steward, Leader of York’s Conservative Group and Ward councillor for Copmanthorpe, has reacted with disappointment to haulage company Celkom celebrating the launch of its new 50,000 square foot warehouse at Brocket Industrial Estate, Acaster Malbis. The company says this will enable even more vehicles to come and go from the site, in what residents believe is an accident waiting to happen... Local News
New and improved safety plan prioritises the protection of York’s most vulnerable 29th September 2017 At Thursday’s Executive Meeting the Conservative-led administration renewed York’s community safety plan, which places increased emphasis on early intervention... Local News
Older persons’ accommodation programme on target 29th September 2017 Members of CYC’s Conservative-led administration reviewed the progress made towards delivering over 900 new units of accommodation with care for older people at... Local News
Julian Welcomes School Funding Announcement 18th September 2017 Julian has welcomed the Department for Education’s recent announcement on school funding and described the commitment as “a victory for York’s schools”. The... Local News
Bus service restored to Naburn 14th September 2017 Residents of Naburn have had weekday bus services restored this week after they were withdrawn following the announcement by Utopia Coaches that it would stop... Local News
Extra Funding for Citizens’ Advice drop-in sessions 11th September 2017 £12,000 of extra funding will be made available to Citizen’s Advice York (CAY) so it can run reinstate two half day advice surgeries each week for six months to... Local News
Pop-up Shakespeare Theatre approved 11th September 2017 York’s Castle car park will host Europe’s first pop-up Shakespeare Theatre next year after plans were approved by the council’s Conservative-led Executive. The... Local News
Guildhall contractor appointed 11th September 2017 York’s Conservative-led council has appointed the well-respected contractor Interserve to carry out the transformation of the historic Guildhall into an... Local News
York leads the way on government childcare initiatives 4th September 2017 As the Executive Member for Education, Children and Young People on the City of York Council I was delighted when York was chosen as one of only eight councils... Local News
Electric double-decker to be trialled in York 15th August 2017 Representatives from the Conservative-led City of York Council, First York and local bus manufacturer Optare have welcome the arrival of the first “Metrodecker... Local News
Rishi Sunak’s first speech as Prime Minister 25th October 2022 Rishi Sunak’s first speech as Prime Minister. Read what he said here. National News
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Our global plan for transport 4th October 2022 Anne-Marie Trevelyan outlined our global plan for transport to Get Britain Moving. National News
