Below are the latest planning applications received by the York Council for the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward. Full details can be found by clicking the application reference — National Trust Regional Office Goddards 27 Tadcaster Road Dringhouses York YO24 1GG Display of 1no. lectern interpretation sign Ref. No: 24/00732/ADV  —– Site To The Rear Of […]

The Conservatives are doomed to lose the election because voters will not forgive the behaviour of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, according to Britain’s top pollster. Professor Sir John Curtice said Mr Johnson’s No 10 lockdown parties and Ms Truss’s economic catastrophe have made it impossible for Rishi Sunak to cling on to power. The […]

Sandwell already has the lowest level of Green Belt in the Black Country, yet developers still want to encroach into the remaining Green Belt and green spaces we have left. It also has the lowest level of tree cover, with Dudley, Walsall, and Wolverhampton all having a better Tree Equity Score than Sandwell. And only […]

Yesterday, Conservative MPs, including Woking’s MP, have voted in favour of weakening the water regulator’s ability to take enforcement action on water companies. MPs voted on the Government’s new proposals to ensure any regulator imposing a fine or action on a company, must take into account the impact on economic growth. This new Statutory Instrument, […]

People’s lives are shaped by the communities they live in – if communities thrive, individuals will too. But local government has been left underfunded, underpowered, and unable to tackle many of the problems communities face today. One of these problems is housing. Many people struggle to buy or rent a good quality home and homelessness […]

The police consultative panel for Sutton South Ward met again on the evening of 24 April, at Devonshire Avenue school. There are open, public meetings held quarterly at which the police discuss the policing of the Ward with local residents. We were addressed by our Ward Constable, Constable Robyn Skivens, who went through the crime […]

63% of burglaries in Surrey went unattended by Surrey Police last year, despite a Government promise to attend all of them, an investigation by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.  Paul Kennedy, the Lib Dem challenger to Surrey’s Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner in next week’s elections on Thursday 2nd May, said it showed the Conservatives […]

People’s lives are shaped by the communities they live in – if communities thrive, individuals will too. But local government has been left underfunded, underpowered, and unable to tackle many of the problems communities face today. One of these problems is housing. Many people struggle to buy or rent a good quality home and homelessness […]

This year, Altaf is running for re-election to Headington Ward, and Roz for Quarry & Risinghurst ward. Click through to see Altaf’s and Roz’s leaflets for the 2024 City Council election.

I met with representatives of Garthdee Community Council, Robert Gordon University, and the City Council on Thursday 18th April to discuss the future of the Garthdee Controlled Parking Zone.