Cllr Carol Runciman has consistently called for road improvements across the ward, following this she is pleased that that White Rose Avenue and Alder Way will be resurfaced. City of York Council has released the following information: City of York Council is due to resurface the carriageway on White Rose Avenue and Alder Way during the week commencing 23rd February 2015. The […]

Huntington & New Earswick Liberal Democrats have consistently called for road improvements across the ward, following this we are pleased to say that White Rose Avenue and Alder way will be resurfaced. City of York Council has released the following information: City of York Council is due to resurface the carriageway on White Rose Avenue and Alder […]

Liberal Democrat councillors have criticised a decision to delay an inquiry into the ‘Grand Departy’ concert until after May. Cllr Ian Cuthbertson, Lib Dem Spokesperson for Leisure, Culture and Tourism, had submitted a request for a review into the “planning, promotion and delivery” of City of York Council organised events for last year’s Tour De […]

Liberal Democrat calls for a review into the future of Yearsley Pool have been backed by a cross-party council committee. Councillors on the Corporate & Scrutiny Management Committee unanimously supported the proposal for an ad-hoc scrutiny review into the pool. The inquiry will investigate ways to reduce the subsidy given to Yearsley Swimming Pool while securing its […]

Liberal Democrats have welcomed the news that the Government is to invest £12million to tackle potholes in York. The Department for Transport has announced a total of £6billion of funding nationally to improve local roads between 2015 and 2021. The investment amounts to £976million a year, enough to fix around 18 million potholes across the […]

Proposals for nearly 15,000 houses in York were passed this week with support from leading Conservative Cllr Joe Watt. At a special meeting of the Local Plan Working Group (LPWG), Liberal Democrats urged council officers to look again at the options for housing demand in York. However, Labour’s proposals for 926 houses a year were passed with […]

Liberal Democrat councillors are warning that new plans will do little to tackle congestion around Monks Cross.   Yesterday, Labour run City of York Council announced proposals to introduce a range of measures on Jockey Lane leading to Monks Cross. These include a pedestrian crossing point, road surface improvements and a new off-road cycle path.  However, […]

Liberal Democrat and other opposition councillors have joined together to call for action to safeguard the future of Yearsley Pool.    In September Labour run City of York Council said it would cut the £250,000 annual subsidy given to Yearsley from 2016. Lib Dem calls for the future of the pool to be safeguarded over […]

Liberal Democrat councillors have welcomed the news that New Earswick Bowls Club is to be classed as an ‘asset of community value’. The decision was confirmed today by City of York Council’s Cabinet Member for Finance & Performance. New Earswick & District Indoor Bowls Club currently leases its venue on Huntington Road from the Joseph […]

Local Liberal Democrats have criticised the limited public consultationon plans to reinstate chicanes on Huntington Road. The plans, which were announced today and are due to be decided on next week, would reinstate chicanes on Huntington Road, near the former Sessions printers. The chicanes were removed during the development of new homes in the area.  […]