Liberal Democrat councillors in Huntington and New Earswick have welcomed the news that the total amount of Pupil Premium given to schools in the ward by the Coalition Government this year was £581,695. Local schools are using the money in a variety of ways. For instance, Huntington School had spent £142,200 of  pupil premium funding on: Additional […]

The Tour De France will hit the streets of York this weekend. On Sunday the cyclists will leave York Racecourse at 11am (the pre-race publicity caravan leaves at 9am) and ride down Bishopthorpe Road, over Skeldergate Bridge and through the city centre, taking in the Minster before cycling down Bootham to Clifton and onwards to the […]

In addition to the 2,000 houses proposed for Huntington last year, Labour’s Cabinet agreed that the following sites should be considered for the Local Plan. 118 houses for the Old School Field site at New Earswick 2,112 for the land at Earswick – land not for immediate development but developers could apply at any time […]

Public consultation papers on controversial development plans will include housing numbers after Liberal Democrat councillors forced a dramatic U-Turn tonight.   Labour run York Council’s ‘Draft Local Plan’ outlines proposals to build 22,000 houses on sites across York. Last month the Labour Cabinet approved a report for public consultation which earmarked further sites and recommended boundary […]

Carol Runciman has called for further scrutiny of a scheme that was set to provide free parking on some mornings in the city-centre.   The scheme, approved by the Labour Cabinet last month, would see free parking at some city-centre car parks between 8am and 11am on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. However, funding for the scheme is […]

Huntington and New Earswick Liberal Democrat councillors say that public consultation on controversial housing plans should be delayed until residents are given the full facts.   Last year Labour run York Council published its ‘Draft Local Plan’ which outlined proposals to build 22,000 houses on sites across York, including 16,000 in the Green Belt. Last week the […]

Liberal Democrat councillors in Huntington & New Earswick say the legacy of York staging this summer’s Tour De France could be threatened by the poor condition of local cycle paths.   The councillors have highlighted cycle paths on Huntington Road and North Moor Road which they say have deteriorated so much over the last 3 years […]

James Blanchard has been selected as the Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for York Outer ahead of next year’s General Election. James joined the Lib Dems while studying at Leeds University and is currently a councillor in Kirklees. He has worked for a number of major regional companies and organisations in senior communications and campaigning […]

Liberal Democrat councillors have opposed plans for a blanket 20mph roll-out in Huntington & New Earswick.  At a meeting tonight Labour’s Cabinet Member for Transport, Dave Merrett, approved spending £235,000 on the next stage of the controversial 20mph project despite public and political opposition. Labour’s plans will eventually see 20mph blanket limits across York.    York’s […]

After weeks of pressure Labour councillors have been forced to reopen Lendal Bridge at a behind-closed-doors meeting tonight.  Last Tuesday the Government’s Traffic Adjudicator found that York Council had “no power” to issue fines on Lendal Bridge or Coppergate. However, last Friday the council said it had received independent legal advice and was confident that […]