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Only Bishopthorpe GP practice at risk of closure
Councillors have expressed serious concern over the impact of a possible closure of the only GP practice in Bishopthorpe.
27 Jan 2023
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Heslington to be left with no bank branches as Natwest announces closure
Councillor Keith Aspden has expressed his concerns at plans to close a Natwest bank branch in Heslington, the only remaining in person banking service in the village.
27 Jan 2023
Councillors react to 'Levelling Up' bid announcement
Levelling up is at this point nothing else than an election slogan used to gaslight the North and local leaders,
19 Jan 2023
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Government cuts one third of York's road maintenance budget
Councillors have hit out at new research which shows York’s allocation of national road repair funding has been slashed by almost a third by the Conservative Government.
18 Jan 2023
A&E wait times through the roof with 1,234 patients at York NHS trust waiting over 12 hours
New figures have revealed the extent of the NHS crisis in York and the region.
12 Jan 2023
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Council steps in to save number 12 bus – for now
Councillors have welcomed the news that a short term contract is set to be awarded to a new operator to run the number 12 service until the end of March.
11 Jan 2023
More than a thousand patients left waiting over an hour in ambulances outside York trust's A&Es
Councillors have hit out at new figures published by the NHS today (6th Jan), which reveal that 1081 patients had to wait for over an hour in ambulances before being admitted to York and Scarborough hospitals in December.
6 Jan 2023
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New footpath welcomed by residents in York village
Local residents have welcomed the completion of a new footpath along Sandy Lane from The Village to Barr Lane in Stockton on the Forest, following years of having to endure an inadequate and unsafe path by the main road.
6 Jan 2023
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Petition to save number 12 bus tops 1,000
Over 1,000 residents have signed a petition launched in December following an announcement by First that they plan to axe the number 12 bus service from 22nd January.
5 Jan 2023