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 Outer MP signs Book of Commitment ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day 27th January 2017 On Wednesday Julian Sturdy, Member of Parliament for York Outer, signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment at the House of Commons. In doing... Local News
£2.76m funding for 65 new affordable homes secured 9th January 2017 Over £2.76 million funding towards securing 65 new homes in York has been successfully bid for by City of York Council. The 65 homes will be a mix of properties... Local News
Council Executive to Consider Replacing 43km of Dropped Gritting Routes 21st December 2016 The ruling Executive will use its first public meeting of the new year to consider reinstating all of the council’s primary winter gritting routes, which had... Local News
York Outer MP Shows Support in Parliament for Cystic Fibrosis Sufferers 20th December 2016 Julian Sturdy, Member of Parliament for York Outer, recently spoke in a Westminster Hall Debate on Cystic Fibrosis and the implications of the Accelerated... Speeches in Parliament
York Outer MP Welcomes School Funding Progress 15th December 2016 York Outer MP Julian Sturdy described yesterday’s education funding announcement as “a victory for York’s schools”. The Secretary of State for Education made a... Westminster News
Leader David Carr Visits Local Postmen and Women to See the Christmas Rush Firsthand 12th December 2016 Cllr. David Carr visited the York Central Delivery office to see for himself the operation of delivering the Christmas post and to pass on his season’s... Local News
Councillor backs Villagers call for speed reduction 12th December 2016 Strensall ward Conservative Councillor Paul Doughty is giving his full support to a call from local residents to lower the current (third of a mile) 60mph... Local News
Residents to help shape Poppleton Neighbourhood Plan 7th December 2016 Residents of both Upper and Nether Poppleton have the chance to help shape the proposed Neighbourhood Plan for both villages during a consultation period which... Local News
Empty Homes Brought Back into Use through New Partnership 1st December 2016 A new partnership designed to bring houses empty for six months or more back into use is encouraging local property owners to get in touch for free information... Local News
The Government's Coronavirus support package for the self-employed 27th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme – helping many of our country’s self-employed workers. National News
Your NHS needs you – how to become an NHS Volunteer Responder 25th March 2020 The NHS has issued a call for volunteers to support the 1.5 million extremely vulnerable people in our society. Here’s how to take part. National News
Support packages for businesses affected by Coronavirus 24th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a number of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support businesses in this time of national need. National News
Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives 23rd March 2020 Boris Johnson's speech to the nation to send us into lockdown: getting everyone to stay at home to protect the NHS to save lives. National News
How we’re helping people affected by Coronavirus 20th March 2020 We’re providing a coordinated, comprehensive response to coronavirus so every person in this country has the support they need in the coming months. National News
How we are supporting small businesses during COVID-19 19th March 2020 We’re providing a £330 billion package of loans and guarantees to keep businesses afloat in critical times. National News
