MP supports Yorkshire Water’s efforts to improve water quality Tuesday, 26 November, 2024 Kevin Hollinrake MP, Member of Parliament for Thirsk and Malton, visited Yorkshire Water’s Carthorpe wastewater treatment works to see a £3.3m project improving river health. The scheme uses electrocoagulation technology to reduce the amount of phosphorus entering Holme Beck through treated wastewater. This innovative approach is less carbon-intensive than traditional chemical treatments and... Local News
Large businesses must pay smaller suppliers on time 20th April 2020 I have written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, calling for tougher measures to ensure that large firms pay their suppliers on time. The letter... Westminster News
Please stay at home this weekend 18th April 2020 There is light at the end of the tunnel but, in the meantime, the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at... Local News
Looking after staff and residents in social care homes 15th April 2020 I know there has been a great deal of concern about the safety of those living and working in care homes following a number of deaths from coronavirus. I have... Westminster News
£750 million support for charities 9th April 2020 I have been contacted by a number of charities in Thirsk and Malton looking for financial help to continue their vital work during the coronavirus outbreak so I... Local News
Wishing the Prime Minister a speedy recovery 7th April 2020 I am sure you will want to join me in sending my best wishes to the Prime Minister at St Thomas’ Hospital in London. This is a very worrying time for his... Westminster News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 6th April 2020 It’s only April and yet 2020 has already been an extraordinary year. Whatever your age, whether you are in work, retired, self- employed, in education or in a... Westminster News
Temporary closure of Easingwold Post Office 4th April 2020 I am very disappointed that Easingwold Post Office has closed because of the coronavirus. I am pressing the Post Office to find alternative arrangements for the... Westminster News
Big improvements to business finance scheme 3rd April 2020 The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has delivered once again following the concerns we raised with him about the new Coronavirus Business Loans Interruption Scheme... Westminster News
Testing for coronavirus 3rd April 2020 The Secretary of State for Health, Matt Hancock, has unveiled a plan to dramatically ramp up Coronavirus testing so that by the end of this month 100,000 tests... Westminster News
