York

Council leaders will be asked to consider the return of this summer’s very successful pop-up Rose Theatre and a new Viking Experience event on Castle car park, subject to planning permission and other relevant statutory approvals, at their Executive meeting on Thursday 25 October.

Julian Sturdy, Member of Parliament for York Outer, today urged the government to ensure greater focus on commercialising research to generate economic growth as part of its plans for raising UK spending on R and D (research and development).

The council and its local health partners have joined forces to work to secure the future of the Bootham Park site and have initiated a wide-ranging consultation exercise to capture as many viewpoints on potential public/private uses for the property as possible.

Julian Sturdy, the Member of Parliament for York Outer, has welcomed the news that construction has begun on York’s new mental health hospital.

Next Thursday’s Executive will decide whether to purchase 1.67 acre Duncombe Barracks site on Burton Stone Lane, which has been offered to the council by the Ministry of Defence for £2.55million.

Julian Sturdy, the Member of Parliament for York Outer, today used the first House of Commons debate on the Agriculture Bill to speak up for the interests of local communities and farmers in York and North Yorkshire.

Mr Julian Sturdy, the Member of Parliament for York Outer has welcomes the Secretary of State for Transport announcement that York’s outer ring road will be one of the first schemes to receive investment from the Major Road Network fund.