Huntington & New Earswick Ward Committee has a budget of £32,000 from which grants can be given to not-for-profit community groups. The application process for 2016-17 ward funding is now open. Grants can be given to fund projects which will support Huntington & New Earswick and benefit residents. For an application pack visit www.york.gov.uk/WardFundingApplication helen.jarvis@york.gov.uk, Tel: […]

Huntington and New Earswick ward held a very successful meeting last week. About 20 local residents attended and heard a thorough and interesting presentation about the latest developments in the Community Stadium plans.  They were able to ask a lot of questions on a variety of topics, including traffic, capacity, the retail offer, the IMAX […]

Garden waste collections start again this week across York, with fortnightly green bin collections through until the end of October. To check the date of your collection please visit: www.york.gov.uk/refuselookup Under Cllr Andrew Waller, the Liberal Democrat Executive Member for the Environment, the Executive has reversed plans to charge for the first green bin per […]

Liberal Democrat councillors receive many reports of speeding traffic on our main roads in Huntington and New Earswick and have requested that Police Safety Camera vehicles are located on these roads in the same way that they are regularly located on Strensall Road. When we report this to the Police they ask that residents send […]

Following Lib Dem proposals to reverse the Labour funding cuts to local areas the following grants have been made from Ward Committee funds in Huntington and New Earswick: Community Action for Nature For youth work at St Andrew’s Church The Toolbox Project for youth mechanics Lighting for the public footpath around All Saints Church Money […]

The Liberal Democrats have announced that James Blanchard will be the party’s candidate in this May’s North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) election.   James joined the Lib Dems while studying at Leeds University and served as a councillor in Kirklees between 2011 and 2015. He currently lives in York and has worked for a […]

Full details can be found by quoting the application reference on the “planning portal” website. Click here. Ref No:      16/00496/FUL Location:   38 Chestnut Grove New Earswick York YO32 4BU Proposal:   Replacement windows and doors to 38 – 48 Chestnut Grove Applicant:  Mr Jamie Rotherham Contact      Mr Roger Hallett Consultation Expiry Date     13 April 2016 Case […]

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has  visited the Jorvik Viking Centre and local businesses to hear how they are recovering from the Boxing Day floods. Tim Farron MP was in York for the Lib Dem Spring Conference and was joined on the walkabout by the party’s leader in the city, Cllr Keith Aspden. Together they […]

Full details can be found by quoting the application reference on the “planning portal” website. Click here. Ref No:  16/00416/LBC Location: 13 Ivy Place New Earswick York YO32 4BS Proposal: Repair and refurbishment of porches and replacement of doors and frames to 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,18, 19 and 20 Ivy Place Applicant: Mr Robert […]

Full details can be found by quoting the application reference on the “planning portal” website. Click here. Ref No:      16/00441/TPO Location:   12 Nightingale Close Huntington York YO32 9GF Proposal:   Crown reduce Oak tree by 30% protected by Tree Preservation Order No.: 117/1998 Contact      Mr Bob Williams Consultation Expiry Date     21 March 2016 Case Officer:      Esther […]