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
York Conservative led Council secure £224,000 funding boost for York Central 30th March 2017 The Conservative led City of York Council has been awarded almost a quarter of a million pounds from the Government to help speed up the redevelopment of the... Local News
New partnership to help the hard-to-reach access training and work 30th March 2017 The York Conservative led City of York Council has helped secured £7.4m of funding for the community and voluntary sector over the next three years which is... Local News
£250,000 to be invested in improving City of York Council Homes 27th March 2017 The York Conservative-led City of York Council has secured a government grant of £250,000 to improve council homes in The Groves. The investment project will... Local News
York Conservatives call for WWI Centenary Preparations 27th March 2017 York’s Conservative group will ask the Council Leader and Deputy Leader to put together a working group to prepare a commemorative programme for next year’s... Local News
Conservative Motion Seeks Effective Regulation of ‘Chuggers’ and ‘Gag Mag’ Sellers 22nd March 2017 York’s Conservative Group will put forward a motion at next week’s meeting of Full Council seeking a way forward to allow the city to regulate the aggressive... Local News
Major Schools Investment in Micklegate 17th March 2017 More of York’s children will get places at some of the county’s top performing schools thanks to new education investments. After consultation with parents... Local News
Plans for a New Library for Haxby & Wigginton 15th March 2017 The York Conservative-led Council has approved plans invest £500,000 towards funding a new library at Haxby Memorial Hall. The plans were approved at the... Local News
Extra Places at Scarcroft Primary School 13th March 2017 This week’s meeting of York’s Conservative-led Executive will decide on a proposal to create 15 new places each year at Scarcroft Primary School in order to... Local News
York Conservatives secure the future for the Guildhall 13th March 2017 On Thursday 16th March the Conservative-led council executive will be asked to approve the final business case for the development of the Guildhall complex. The... Local News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
Deal Done: We have taken back control with our UK-EU trade deal 30th December 2020 We have secured an excellent deal for the United Kingdom, which delivers on what the British people voted for both in the referendum and the last election. National News
The Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in Full 19th December 2020 The Prime Minister announces new measures to be taken in London, the South East and the East of England to tackle coronavirus, including new Tier 4 restrictions... National News
First Vaccinations in the UK Against Coronavirus Begin 8th December 2020 Today the first vaccinations in the UK against coronavirus begin. Thank you to our NHS, to all of the scientists who worked so hard to develop this vaccine. National News
