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
Funding to trial 5G technology will boost connectivity 28th February 2020 I very much welcome the news that North Yorkshire will receive £4.5 million to trial new 5G mobile technology. The Mobile Access North Yorkshire (MANY) project... Local News
Cash for access to Thirsk and Malton stations 27th February 2020 The news that both Thirsk and Malton stations have been awarded a total of £1,115,000 for long awaited improvements is really excellent. Thirsk station is to... Local News
Ryedale the centre of campaign to lower duties for small British vineyards 26th February 2020 Momentum is building around my campaign to lower duties for small British vineyards, including those in Ryedale, to help them start-up and grow. Meetings I've... Local News
Putting the case for changes to small rural hospital funding 24th February 2020 Health Ministers will review the way small rural hospitals are funded following a meeting with myself and my colleagues Rishi Sunak MP (Richmond) and Robert... Local News
Work to stop flooding in Sherburn starts in March 21st February 2020 I am delighted that, after a long campaign to find a solution, work to stop the flooding problems which regularly occur in Sherburn village near Malton will... Local News
Calling on the Chancellor to cut beer duty 13th February 2020 Today I have signed a letter to the Chancellor urging him to cut beer duty in the March budget in support of the British Beer and Pub industry. I have hundreds... Local News
New six-week health check for new mums after working with local campaigner 11th February 2020 A universal thorough 6-8 week post-natal check for new mothers is to form part of an updated contract for GPs, following a campaign I ran with a Malton mother... Local News
Campaigning for 'advance fares' tickets for all Northern routes 6th February 2020 Today I have written to the Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps MP, urging him to introduce a system of 'advance fares' between all northern rail stations over a... Local News
Only HS2 in full and also Northern Powerhouse Rail will truly ‘level-up’ our nation 31st January 2020 Quite rightly, the Prime Minister has made a clear and historic commitment to ‘level up’ the country, not least by addressing the historic under-investment in... Local News
