I strongly welcome the news the UK has, against the backdrop of unprecedented circumstances, avoided recession with growth forecast to return. Today’s Budget for Growth focusses on the four pillars of Enterprise, Employment, Education and Everywhere.
The North York Moors National Park is set to benefit from a share of new additional funding of £4.4m announced by the government today, recognising the vital role it plays in protecting our precious wildlife and landscapes and the importance for tourism, the regional economy, and public access.
New LEVI capability funding been announced to help local authorities, including North Yorkshire, plan for new chargepoint infrastructure. Drivers will benefit from £56 million of support to continue the expansion of electric vehicle charging across the country.
Local MP, Kevin Hollinrake, paid a visit to meet aspiring homeowners have who have just moved in to the first ever Rentplus affordable rent to buy homes in North Yorkshire. He met with local councillors, officers and Rentplus team, and met one of the new tenants in the development, Jess.
I am delighted to hear that Saintoft Lodge in Newton-on-Rawcliffe has been listed. This historic property, situated near Pickering, was built in 1888 for Bradford industrialist and philanthropist Frederick Priestman.
This week I signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment, in doing so pledging my commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who were murdered during the Holocaust as well as paying tribute to the extraordinary Holocaust survivors who work tirelessly to educate young
