Many congratulations to our new Prime Minister elect Liz Truss and my condolences to Rishi Sunak. Both candidates worked incredibly hard to make their case to the country.
I would like to ensure constituents are aware of the upcoming Sutton Bank closure. Starting at 7am on Sunday 11th September and running for three weeks until 7pm on Sunday 2nd October, the work will allow for the most extensive maintenance upgrades to date.
I'm pleased North Yorkshire County Council is one of nine local authorities successful in securing funding from the Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund Pilot, launched in March this year. North Yorkshire County Council will receive £2,000,000 from the £10m fund.
New guidance will help make sure takeaway food businesses play their part in cleaning up high streets, the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has set out.
The Farming in Protected Landscapes programme (FiPL) is marking its one-year anniversary this month. The North York Moors National Park and the Howardian Hills have both benefited from funding since the scheme began.
Thirsk and Malton MP, Kevin Hollinrake, has expressed his relief in the wake of the news the planned asylum reception centre at Linton-on-Ouse will be scrapped.
On Yorkshire Day, I’m pleased the landmark devolution deal to York and North Yorkshire, including a new elected mayor, has been signed by Secretary of State, Greg Clark, at the National Railway Museum in York.