Stephen Fenton

@ThatsTVYork This is priceless. A cross-party scrutiny review came up with recommendations in June 2024 which have been ignored. Talking about bus stop upgrades is all well and good, but what use is that to former Dial & Ride customers who can’t get to their nearest bus stop?!

"We recognise that there is a gap, a hole, where we need to find that community transport as well, but we need to get it right." That's TV spoke to City of York Council Executive Member for Transport Councillor Kate Ravilious about plans to replace Dial and Ride. #ThatsTVYork

Woodthorpe residents want to support local businesses. The new parking rules imposed on the car park behind the shops on Moorcroft Road have led to many residents being fined and vowing to avoid the shops in future. The landowner needs to stop the fines and re-think this whole scheme. …andwoodthorpeward.mycouncillor.org.uk/2025/11/27/sup…

Parking charges introduced at Woodthorpe shops …andwoodthorpeward.mycouncillor.org.uk/2025/10/08/par…

Five years of waiting: Pavement parking is a problem for everyone. Back in 2020, the Department for Transport opened a public consultation on pavement parking, and more than 15,000 people responded. Five years later, we're still waiting for a response, and nothing has changed.

The National Cycle Network is 30! 🎉 This week we're travelling up to the historic city of York for our route of the week 🚲 Running south from the city, the 14-mile route takes you along a mainly flat, traffic-free path through the countryside towards Selby.

Tonight Parliament failed disabled people. 🥀 Labour voted down my amendment to scrap unfair bus pass restrictions. 🌳 The Conservatives whipped their MPs to abstain. 🚌 This isn’t good enough. I won’t stop until disabled people get the fair, accessible transport they deserve.

🧵1/7 In the week where we mark 5 years since the unanswered English consultation on tackling #PavementParking opened, parliament debated it yesterday. MPs shared moving stories showing why we can't keep people waiting any longer. Here are some examples 👇

I'm boycotting the state banquet to send a message to both Donald Trump and Keir Starmer that they cannot close their eyes and wish away the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Donald Trump can stop this catastrophe in Gaza and get the hostages released.

Nigel Farage and the Reform Party’s Taliban Tax means sending hundreds of millions of taxpayers' money to an oppressive regime that British soldiers fought and died to defeat.

Nigel Farage wants to follow Putin and tear up our hard-won rights.

🗳️ Growing up in an ex-mining town, to a single parent mum, I never thought politics was for people like me. 🎙️I talked about my ‘working class candidates task force’, and more, with James Heale at The Spectator. 🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5x4HLr…

𝙔𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙍𝙪𝙜𝙗𝙮 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙜𝙪𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙚 ⚔️ York RLFC are proud to announce the launch of the York Rugby League Development Centre programme at York College! 👇Register your interest 🔗yorkrlfc.com/yorkcollege #RiseUp | #WeAreYork

The UK should be leading on this, not falling behind. Recognise the independent state of Palestine now and take the lead on securing a two-state solution and a lasting peace.

Yorkshire, starting on Friday 11 July, a temporary use ban (TUB), which is a restriction on the use of hosepipes, will come into effect. This will help our region’s reservoir levels recover and protect Yorkshire's water resources throughout the summer months, following one of the driest springs on record and the region being in drought. We've tried everything possible to avoid these restrictions, and despite our customers' help to save water where they can and our efforts to manage water resources, including adding an extra 100 people to our leakage team and upgrading our infrastructure to reduce leaks and bursts, the dry weather and warmer-than-usual temperatures have increased demand. We have supplied an additional 4.3 billion litres of water between April and June compared to a typical year - that's enough to supply Leeds for five weeks. This has left our reservoirs more depleted than expected and lower than average for this time of year. As a result, we’re kindly asking everyone to please put their hosepipes away for a bit. We understand you may have some questions about the restrictions. You can find detailed FAQs, including activities covered by the hosepipe restrictions and who would be exempt from it, on our website at yorkshirewater.com/hosepipes, or watch the video below to see how this might affect you. The restrictions will be in place until the region has seen significant rainfall to bring reservoirs and groundwater stocks back to where they need to be. This may last into the winter months, but rest assured, we will lift it as soon as we are able to. We’re really grateful to everyone who has been saving water where they can this year, and we kindly ask that you please continue to do so to help ensure there’s enough water for everyone in Yorkshire this summer and beyond. Thank you for your understanding. 💙

Let's be absolutely clear what the Government's 'concessions' to the Welfare Bill mean: If you currently have a condition like Parkinsons or MS then you will get support to wash and cook for yourself. But someone diagnosed next year gets nothing. This is just utterly appalling.

Even the PM's own backbenchers can see the damage these cuts will do - leaving some of the most vulnerable without support and putting unpaid carers in impossible situations. The Government needs to pull this Bill and go back to the drawing board.

The government needs to publish any legal advice received around involvement in the conflict with Iran. The last thing we need is for the UK to be dragged into another illegal war in the Middle East by the US.

Sales of illegal and dangerous ebikes must be stopped, say MPs and peers All-party group concerned about hazards caused by bikes, with focus on use by delivery drivers and risk of fire theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/…

NEW REPORT 🚨: Today, we release a new report "Unregulated and Unsafe: The Threat of Illegal E-Bikes", calling for urgent action from the Government to protect people from fire and safety risks from "fake e-bikes". The full report is available here: appgcw.org/resources/inqu…

The Liberal Democrats’ foreign affairs team have written to the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary, urging them to take the vital step of formally recognising a state of Palestine.