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.
Liberal Democrat Councillors in York have raised serious concerns after being told that there is currently no capacity within the City of York Council to administer the central pot of ward funding money.
Official figures have revealed a 30,000 person drop in City Centre footfall from May 2024 to May 2025 and a 15% drop in usage of City of York Council car parks, following the Labour council’s controversial hike in parking charges.
The York Liberal Democrats are calling on Cllr Jenny Kent, Labour’s Executive Member for Environment and Climate Emergency, to explain the sharp rise in fly-tipping incidents across the city and her failure to provide answers promised to Full Council.