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
Only the Conservatives will protect standards in our schools 28th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will give Ofsted greater powers and more money to improve discipline in classrooms and bolster school standards, under new... National News
Ed Miliband falsely claiming to back Brexit to his leave voting constituents 28th November 2019 On the day it emerged that Labour are relaunching their general election campaign strategy to focus on leave voting areas, it can be revealed that their former... National News
Conservatives to launch new plan to tackle addiction 28th November 2019 A Conservative majority Government will launch a new initiative to drive down drug related deaths and tackle addiction head on, Health Secretary Matt Hancock... National News
To unleash our full potential, we need women more than ever 28th November 2019 On the 100th anniversary of the first female MP taking her seat in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has celebrated the contribution of female... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News