Julian Sturdy, Member of Parliament for York Outer, yesterday asked the Health Secretary to help ensure people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) can access the life-changing new drug Spinraza on the NHS, including 3 year-old York resident Matilda Jamieson, who has Type 3 SMA.

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.

Early in the New Year councillors will have to set a budget for the next financial year (2019/20) and as part of this process the council is asking residents, businesses and community groups for their views as to what it could look like.

New Office of National Statistic (ONS) figures show that York now has the highest number of jobs the city has even seen.

The City of York Council Conservative Group has welcomed the Government’s announcement that it is removing the Housing Revenue Account borrowing cap, meaning that there will be more central government funding available for council house building.