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
Congratulations to Graduates and Award Winners 25th November 2016 Congratulations to Graduates and Award Winners At York's Sixth Annual Apprenticeship Graduation and Awards Ceremony On 24 November over 300 friends, family and... Local News
York Conservatives welcome Chancellor’s ‘sensible’ Autumn Statement 24th November 2016 City of York Council's Conservative group have welcomed Chancellor Philip Hammond’s pledge to commit £23 billion to a national productivity investment fund to... Westminster News
York Outer MP Responds to Autumn Statement as ‘Serious Plan for Whole-Country Growth’ 23rd November 2016 Julian Sturdy, Member of Parliament for York Outer, has responded to the Government’s Autumn Statement presented today by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip... Local News
Julian Sturdy MP encourages people in York Outer to ‘Stay Well This Winter’ 23rd November 2016 York Outer MP Julian Sturdy is today urging local people to get their flu jab and find out more about how they can stay well this winter. Mr Sturdy said, “Flu... Local News
Cllr Ian Gillies letter to the Press responding to the Autumn Statement 21st November 2016 The chancellor’s interviews prior to his Autumn Statement on Wednesday have highlighted his intention to allocate £1.3billion to address road congestion issues... Local News
York Conservatives respond to the publication of Humber Coast and Vale Sustainability and Transformation Plan 21st November 2016 Strensall ward Councillor and Chair of City of York Council’s Health Scrutiny Committee has made the following statement to coincide with the publication today... Local News
Next week’s Executive could further progress York Central access plans 17th November 2016 A proposal to join the West Yorkshire Transport Fund will go before the Executive at its Thursday 24 November meeting, which if approved would deliver over £72m... Local News
Councillor writes of dismay over lack of notice for ward closure 14th November 2016 Cllr. Paul Doughty, Conservative councillor for Strensall Ward and chair of the council’s Health Scrutiny Committee, has written today to the Chief Executive of... Local News
Concern over Safety as Road Sweepers Removed 10th November 2016 Haxby and Wigginton Councillor Tony Richardson has expressed concern over the safety and stability of York’s roadsweepers after a second crash in six months... Local News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 3 5th October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 3 (5th October), including Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, on the source of hope for society... National News
Rishi Sunak: Read the Chancellor’s Keynote Speech in full 5th October 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak on how the Conservative Party has supported the economy through coronavirus and how he will be supporting us to build back better. National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 2 4th October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 2 (4th October), including Home Secretary Priti Patel on fixing our broken asylum system; and Prime... National News
Priti Patel: Fixing our broken asylum system 4th October 2020 Home Secretary Priti Patel on fixing our broken asylum system, law and order, policing, and being firm but fair so that the system caters for those in greatest... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 1 3rd October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 1 (3rd October), including: better transport, "Generation Buy", new Conservative HQ in Leeds, and... National News
We have launched our Blue Wall Fund 3rd October 2020 We have launched a new "Blue Wall Fund" to deliver for people in the North who voted for change in the historic 2019 election victory. National News