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
Get Britain out of neutral: Conservatives launch new billboard 6th December 2019 The Conservative Party launched a new billboard today, Get Britain out of neutral. The poster was launched at sites in London, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham... National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to let criminals avoid prison 5th December 2019 Labour’s policy to scrap prison sentences of under six months would lead to a surge of offenders on our streets, risking public safety. National News
The first 100 days of a Conservative majority government and the choice before the British people 4th December 2019 Our Conservative plan for getting Brexit done so that we can unleash Britain's potential is in stark contrast to the gridlock, dither, delay and uncertainty of... National News
Exposed: Labour plot with RMT behind rail strike chaos 3rd December 2019 Rail union leaders and the Labour Party have boasted that they are "working together" to "bring down" the government at this month's election through a campaign... National News
Brexit is a once in a generation opportunity to strengthen our border security 1st December 2019 Brexit provides a once in a generation opportunity to strengthen the security of the UK border. National News
Boris Johnson sets out the details of the Khan case 1st December 2019 The terrible Khan case has highlighted a complicated area of law. There have been many inaccuracies reported about this case over the last 24 hours. Here are... National News
