Newly planted trees across York have died and been removed in recent weeks, sparking anger among residents and campaigners who say the City of York Council has failed to make sure that they were properly cared for.
Efforts to bring a Post Office back to Haxby are taking a step forward, with Haxby Town Council being asked to meet the initial cost of hosting a temporary new counter service at Oaken Grove Community Centre.
Westfield Liberal Democrat councillor Andrew Waller is calling on the council’s Labour administration to take action to cut back hedges in communal areas which are blocking residents’ ability to get to and from their own homes.
The city council have decided to cancel the weekend evening bus service to Wheldrake, Thorganby and villages on the Holme on Spalding Moor, despite having confirmed on Monday that the service would go ahead.
A council motion brought by York Liberal Democrat councillors calling for action to support York’s small businesses amid rising financial pressures won backing at meeting of Full Council on 17 July.
At Full Council this week, Labour Council Leader Claire Douglas refused to rule out raising council tax above the legal threshold.
Hull Road Ward Lib Dems are calling on City of York Council to take immediate action to fix the burst water main on Tuke Avenue.
York Liberal Democrats have welcomed the Government’s decision to reinstate funding for Haxby Station, calling it a long-overdue victory for local residents and campaigners after a year of dither and delay by the Labour Government.
York’s Liberal Democrat councillors have criticised the council’s Labour administration for a ‘wasted year’ in which they have done nothing to restore a Dial & Ride community transport service for local residents.