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
Supporting onshore wind energy 5th April 2019 I have added my signature to a cross-party letter to the Prime Minister asking her to undo the blocks the government has placed on onshore wind energy. I am... Local News
New service launched this week to support universal credit claimants 5th April 2019 I very much welcome the Citizens Advice’s new Universal Support service called ‘Help to Claim’ which was rolled out across the constituency this week. Help to... Local News
More facilities for the disabled is good news indeed 5th April 2019 I am delighted that Paralympic World Champion Hannah Cockroft MBE DL and European Champion Nathan Maguire (pictured) have opened a new changing facility for... Local News
York Trust displays unfair bias against Scarborough Hospital 4th April 2019 I have this week written to the Chair of York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to demand explanations as to why residents living in my area and in the... Local News
Helping to secure improvements at Thirsk and Malton stations 3rd April 2019 I have been campaigning hard to help secure improved access and parking at two train stations in my constituency. I have raised these issues with TransPennine... Local News
MPs call for rural roaming to tackle mobile blackspots 29th March 2019 Today I have secured the support of a cross-party group of 75 MPs to ask the Government to make a requirement that network operators enable roaming between... Local News
Thirsk company shortlisted to become Logistics Hub for Heathrow Airport 29th March 2019 It is great news that Severfield UK LTD, based at the Dalton Airfield Industrial Estate, is one of 18 sites progressing to the final tender stage of the... Local News
Transport Secretary takes up delays to Hopgrove dual carriageway with Highways England 27th March 2019 Last night I met the Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling MP, to discuss the dualling of the A64 between Hopgrove Roundabout and Barton Hill and to... Local News
Seeking urgent meeting with Transport Secretary over cost threats to dualling of A64 carriageway 25th March 2019 I am extremely concerned that plans to dual the carriageway between Hopgrove Roundabout and Barton Hill could be shelved. After pressing for an update on the... Local News
