A bombshell report, released by experts at the LGA, has found serious holes in Labour's 24/25 budget process, finding that it lacked collaboration and focused too heavily on short term savings targets and not enough on investing to save programmes.
York’s Liberal Democrats this week are launching a plea to the City of York Council to take urgent action to tackle York’s pothole crisis, after Labour Council rejects Lib Dem Highways budget amendment.
Following Liberal Democrat Councillors calling in Labour’s ban on chocolate advertising in York, Labour Council bosses have discovered that the decision they have taken to bypass the Council’s Procurement Processes is not implementable.
Huntington and New Earswick Liberal Democrats are calling for a pedestrian and cycle crossing on Jockey Lane, Huntington to be repainted as a matter of urgency.
York Liberal Democrats have launched an appeal to Labour Council bosses to reverse their cut to the number of food and fuel vouchers available to qualifying families ahead of a Council Finance Decision Session on the Household Support Fund.
York’s Liberal Democrat councillors have criticised the decision by the Labour administration to slash the opening hours of the Hazel Court and Towthorpe Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Liberal Democrat councillors have expressed concerns that free summer holiday activities for children could be at risk as a result of changes in ward funding arrangements made by the council’s Labour administration.
York’s Liberal Democrat councillors have secured a commitment from the council to work with York Explore to retain the number of staffed libraries and library services, despite the Labour forcing through a £600k cut to the city’s library service.
York’s Liberal Democrat councillors have welcomed the decision by the Council’s Planning Committee to approve the dualling of the A1237 York Outer Ring Road from Hopgrove to the A19.