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.
Liberal Democrat councillor for Westfield ward, Andrew Waller, has called on Halifax to re-think plans to close their Acomb branch in January 2025.
At the Budget Council meeting last week, the Labour administration pushed through their budget which contained a 4.99% Council Tax increase and a £46.50 charge on green waste collection.
The planning application for the reopening of Haxby train station has been submitted to the City of York planning department and Haxby’s Councillors are encouraging residents to have their say on the application.
Labour-run City of York Council has approved a cut of £600,000 in the funding it provides to York Explore, the organisation contracted to run York’s libraries.
