York Liberal Democrats welcome July Election
Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidates for York Outer and York Central, Andrew Hollyer and Alan Page, have welcomed the news of a 4th July election.
22 May 2024
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Councillors seek clarity on path diversion
Liberal Democrat councillors have called on City of York Council bosses to reveal details of a diversion route to be created whilst a well-used path connecting two York villages is temporarily out of action.
22 May 2024
Labour Councillor sacked for speaking out on Salvation Army
Labour Councillor Danny Myers appears to have been sacked from his role as Chair of the Council’s Housing, Health & Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee after speaking out against the way the Labour Executive decided to end the Salvation Army contract.
20 May 2024
York Lib Dems revolt over Council’s top team changes
Liberal Democrat Councillors have condemned Labour’s plans to increase the size of the council’s Executive - at a cost of over £20,000 to taxpayers - whilst they slash library funding, impose a green bin tax, and raise Council Tax by the maximum.
17 May 2024
Local Government Association experts condemns York Labour’s 'financially illiterate' budget
A bombshell report, released by experts at the LGA, has found serious holes in Labour's 24/25 budget process, finding that it lacked collaboration and focused too heavily on short term savings targets and not enough on investing to save programmes.
15 May 2024
Liberal Democrats call for Ward Highways Funding
Liberal Democrat councillors have called on Labour council bosses to reverse their decision to scrap Ward Highways funding which can be used for much-needed improvements to local roads, footpaths and cycle paths.
15 May 2024
Liberal Democrats launch potholes plea
York’s Liberal Democrats this week are launching a plea to the City of York Council to take urgent action to tackle York’s pothole crisis, after Labour Council rejects Lib Dem Highways budget amendment.
9 May 2024
Council forced to abandon potentially unlawful tendering process
Following Liberal Democrat Councillors calling in Labour’s ban on chocolate advertising in York, Labour Council bosses have discovered that the decision they have taken to bypass the Council’s Procurement Processes is not implementable.
9 May 2024
Lib Dems demand action on Jockey Lane Pedestrian Crossing
Huntington and New Earswick Liberal Democrats are calling for a pedestrian and cycle crossing on Jockey Lane, Huntington to be repainted as a matter of urgency.
29 Apr 2024