Cllr Doughty, Leader of Conservative Group, Proposes Conservative Amendment to 2020/2021 Council Budget Friday, 26 February, 2021 At last night's full council meeting, Cllr Paul Doughty, Strensall ward councillor and Conservative Group Leader, proposed our amendment to the Lib Dem - Green Party 2021/22 City of York Council budget. Alas, it was not adopted but Cllr Doughty raised excellent points on the need to return to a focus on key services rather than wasteful spending and how cutting bureaucracy could help limit the... Local News
York Conservative Group Submit Council Budget Amendment 23rd February 2021 York's Conservative Group has today submitted its amendment to the 2021/22 Lib Dem / Green City of York Council budget. The Lib Dem budget is once again done at... Local News
Remembering George Barton, City of York Councillor for Wheldrake Ward 2011-2015 10th February 2021 City of York Conservative Association is sad to learn of the death of George Barton at the end of January. He represented the Wheldrake Ward from 2011 to 2015... Local News
Coronavirus - One Year On, thoughts from Cllr Paul Doughty 30th January 2021 Looking back to this time last year, I doubt many would have expected what was to come. Coronavirus has touched all our lives and its impact will be with many... Local News
York Conservatives slam LibDem Council Leadership ‘Taking residents for fools’ over Council tax ‘Consultation’ 14th January 2021 York Conservatives have expressed deep concern that the LibDem-led Council have already concluded that council tax will be raised by the maximum possible eye... Local News
York Conservatives call for ‘Free After 3’ parking break for city 13th December 2020 After an incredibly tough year for business in York, the city’s Conservative Group is urging people to shop in the city’s businesses in the run up to Christmas... Local News
York Conservatives Slam Irresponsible Comments from Green Party on 5G Health Concerns 26th November 2020 York Conservatives have reacted to the irresponsible comments from Green Party Councillors against the installation of a new 5G mast in York, which has the... Local News
York Conservatives Slam Faulty Waste Services Calendar as Another Example of Wasteful Council Spending 23rd November 2020 York Conservative Group Leader Paul Doughty has slammed the Lib Dem-led Council administration in York for it’s apparent huge error with the published and mail... Local News
York Conservatives Fight Against Further Turmoil For Motorists 14th November 2020 This week at planning committee, York's Conservative Councillors took a stand for motorists by opposing plans to limit traffic through Leeman Road tunnel to a... Local News
Julian Sturdy MP lobbies Boris Johnson on Mass Testing for York 11th November 2020 Today, at Prime Minister’s Questions, Julian pressed Boris Johnson on the importance of York returning to the lowest tier 1 level (medium alert) of restrictions... Westminster News
Meet 3 of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates 28th February 2021 Meet three of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates: Festus Akinbusoye, Peter McCall and David Sidwick. National News
The Four Steps of the Lockdown Roadmap Explained 23rd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the four-step roadmap that will guide us out of lockdown. Here’s what that roadmap means for you. National News
Boris Johnson on the Roadmap to Easing Lockdown: Speech in Full 22nd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect... National News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
