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
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
