Councillor slams Government’s ‘Guantanamo-on-Ouse’ plans
Lib Dem councillors have hit out at the plans to convert a former North Yorkshire RAF base into an asylum seeker processing centre.
22 Apr 2022
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Councillors condemn freeze of road maintenance budget, with 19 thousand potholes at risk of being unfilled
Liberal Democrat councillors have condemned the freeze to funds given to councils to carry out transport maintenance effectively representing a real-terms cut.
22 Apr 2022
£17 million boost for local bus services
City of York Council has been awarded £17.36 million over three years to support the development of key bus schemes and initiatives across the city.
19 Apr 2022
Plans unveiled to create new Multi Use Games Area in Westfield
Plans to seek planning permission for a new Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) in the Westfield area of the city have been unveiled.
19 Apr 2022
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Councillors welcome Network Rail compound change of plan
Dringhouses & Woodthorpe Lib Dem councillors have welcomed an announcement from Network Rail that they have abandoned plans to establish a temporary rail compound on land off Moor Lane in Dringhouses.
1 Apr 2022
Lib Dem Councillors brand Chancellor’s Spring statement as ‘failed opportunity’
Responding to the spring statement delivered by the Chancellor earlier today, councillors are highlighting the lack of meaningful support to address the cost of living crisis, which is turning into an emergency.
23 Mar 2022
Vote to remove Prince Andrew’s Honorary Freedom
City of York Councillors are set to vote on a motion presented at an Extraordinary Full Council meeting to remove Prince Andrew’s Honorary Freedom of the City of York.
21 Mar 2022
Julian Sturdy MP votes against plans to “name and shame” water companies killing animals with sewage
Earlier this week, the local Conservative MP for York Outer Julian Sturdy MP voted against a new law which would have forced water companies to report on the number of animals killed by sewage dumps.
21 Mar 2022
25% of children in York below reading standards
New figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed approximately 25% of 11 year old children in York have a reading age below 11. The research reveals almost 167,960 11 year olds across the country and 489 in York as being below the standard reading age.
21 Mar 2022