York

Conservative Candidate for York Central Announces Plans for Trade Fair and to Tackle Homelessness

This is the beginning of an exciting time for York’s transport network.

Transport Secretary hails “biggest programme of modernisation” for Northern Railways in decades

Ed Young, the Conservative Candidate for York Central, has today called for York to be considered as a future home for the broadcaster, Channel 4.

Ed Young backs York bid to become new home of Channel 4

The Conservative run City of York Council has exceeded the target of 1,036 set by the Department for Education for participation in the pilot and has now registered close to 2,000 children for free additional hours.

2,000 York children get free childcare places

Conservative Cllr Stuart Rawlings, the City of York Council’s Executive Member for Education, Children & Young People, approved a plan at last Tuesday’s Executive Decision Session that will see 20 schools share in the £2.35 million budget to invest in infrastructure repairs and improvements such as roof repairs, kitchen ventilation, and better heating systems.

York Conservative-led Council to invest £2.35 million in repairs at 20 York Schools

More of York’s children will get places at some of the county’s top performing schools thanks to new education investments. After consultation with parents across the city, the Conservative-led York Council has approved plans to create places per year at Scarcroft Primary School, while there will also be major investment in playing provision at Millthorpe Secondary School.

Major Schools Investment in Micklegate

More than £20 million will be spent on roads, paths and cycleways as well as a new initiative funded by the government to make use of pioneering pothole detecting cameras to help identify and repair problems more quickly.