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
Brexit, actually 9th December 2019 Boris Johnson's funny election advert parodies Love Actually but makes an important point: this election is too close to call. National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to make our streets less safe 9th December 2019 Labour’s opposition to stop and search would increase crime on our streets, putting frontline officers and communities at risk. National News
Sport investment will get us ready for the World Cup bid 7th December 2019 A Conservative Majority Government will put a £550 million investment in grassroots football at the centre of its plans to back a UK and Ireland World Cup 2030... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to rig a second EU referendum 6th December 2019 The Prime Minister has written a letter urging Jeremy Corbyn to reconsider his Brexit policy and his plans to fiddle Labour’s second Brexit referendum. National News
Corbyn’s new high street tax will clobber local shops 6th December 2019 Labour’s plans for a new ‘land value tax’ will clobber high streets and town centres. National News
Boris Johnson wins the BBC Leaders’ Debate 6th December 2019 Tonight, Jeremy Corbyn once again demonstrated an abject failure of leadership. His repeated unwillingness to set out a clear position on Brexit means he has no... National News
