Labour Hand Library Role to Major Party Donor
Labour-run City of York Council has handed a key role in delivering their £600,000 cuts to library services to one of Labour’s biggest financial backers.
26 Sep 2025
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Revealed: York Labour’s Ring Road Scandal
The Liberal Democrats have today branded Labour’s handling of the York Outer Ring Road funding crisis as a scandal, after an FOI request revealed that no representations have been made to Government to cover the £100 million funding gap.
24 Sep 2025
EURIG THOMAS 1934 -2025
Eurig Thomas, who was one of the first councillors on the unitary City of York Council in 1996, has died, aged 90.
18 Sep 2025
August Footfall Figures Slump by 15%
York Liberal Democrats are renewing their call for the reintroduction of a cheaper 30-minute car parking option on Micklegate following the publication of new figures showing a 15% drop in footfall.
15 Sep 2025
Liberal Democrats Launch Petition for Safer Crossing on New Lane, Huntington
Liberal Democrats are calling on council leaders to make progress on stalled plans for a pedestrian crossing to be installed on New Lane in Huntington.
9 Sep 2025
Liberal Democrats Oppose Planning Committee Power Grab
The York Liberal Democrat Group have slammed plans by the Labour-run council to force through sweeping changes to the city’s planning committee structure, describing the move as an “end of democracy in planning.”
28 Aug 2025
City of York Council Faces £15m Black Hole Under Government’s ‘Fair Funding’ Plans
York’s Chief Finance Officer has issued a stark warning in her official response to the Government’s Fair Funding 2.0 consultation.
26 Aug 2025
‘You Couldn’t Make It Up!’ – Bus Shelters Removed Months Before Replacements Due
York’s Liberal Democrat councillors have demanded an explanation from the council’s Labour administration after bus shelters were removed across York with replacements not due to be fitted until October or November.
18 Aug 2025
York Liberal Democrats Demand Answers from Labour Over Outer Ring Road Funding Failure
The York Liberal Democrats are demanding urgent answers from City of York Council's Labour administration after the council admitted it has failed to secure the necessary Government funding to dual York’s Outer Ring Road.
15 Aug 2025