Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Andrew Jones has welcomed the largest infrastructure programme in water company history to tackle sewage pollution. The Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan will revolutionise how water companies tackle the number of discharges of untreated sewage.
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MP’s welcome for new PM.
Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Andrew Jones has congratulated new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, on her victory in the Conservative Party leadership race. Ms Truss gained 81,326 votes from the party membership against 60,399 for rival Rishi Sunak.
HRT Taskforce presents recommendations to support future supply.
Head of the HRT Taskforce Madelaine McTernan presents key recommendations for future management of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) supply.
Social housing rents consultation.
A consultation has been launched to invite views from social housing tenants and landlords on a proposed rent cap to understand how best to support households with the cost of living.
MP and Mayor ‘break ground’ at Disability Action Yorkshire’s £7.5 million supported housing scheme.
Work on a £7.5m charity housing development, which will give 36 disabled people in Harrogate their own front door, has begun.
Sign up for free security upgrades.
A scheme to improve the security of hundreds of homes and farms in Craven and Harrogate opens today, Tuesday 30 August.
MP’s call for people to join new national mission to beat dementia.
Local MP, Andrew Jones, is calling on people to join the national mission by volunteering to be part of clinical research aimed at tackling dementia.
MP to run advice clinic at Knaresborough market tomorrow.
Harrogate and Knaresborough MP, Andrew Jones, is holding a pop-up advice clinic at Knaresborough market next week (31 August) from 9am to 2pm. No appointment is needed.
August’s view from Westminster.
Andrew Jones writes a monthly column for the Advertiser series of newspapers. This is the August article.
Leader’s town council referendum call.
The Leader of Harrogate Borough Council has called for a referendum of Harrogate town residents before a new town council is established. Councillor Richard Cooper, who has led the soon-to-be-disbanded council since 2014, made the plea following publication of a ‘local governance review’ by North Yorkshire County Council which did not include the measure.
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