Local MP Celebrates British Pub Week – With A Pint

October 25, 2011

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, is taking part in British Pub Week and encouraging people to go out and support their local pub. British Pub Week is running from 28 October – 6 November and was created to offer people the chance to celebrate local hospitality by visiting their local pub and engaging with their community. Graham said: “The local pub is a great British institution and part…

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MP Fights For Justice For Local Residents

October 19, 2011

Last Friday Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, chaired a meeting organised by local residents of Lakeminster Park to hear their concerns about the threat of eviction from their holiday homes and the losses they had suffered as a result of alleged mis-selling by the developer. Many residents of Lakeminster Park claim to have been told by the developer that they would be able to live in the homes…

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Graham Stuart To Hold Beverley Street Surgery On Saturday

October 18, 2011

On Saturday 22nd October Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, will be holding a Street Surgery in Beverley, weather permitting. The outdoor surgery will take place between 10:00am and midday, outside Wilkinson’s, Toll Gavel. No appointment is necessary.  All residents are invited to come and speak with Graham about any issues or concerns they may have, or just stop by to say hello.

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MP Works To Ensure Children Can Continue To Enjoy School Outings

October 7, 2011

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has taken a stance against teachers being threatened with legal action – simply for driving minibuses with a standard driver’s license. Graham said: “This is health and safety legislation gone mad. Hard-working teachers should not be afraid of being fined or receiving points on their driver’s license for taking children to geography field-trips or sports-matches.” Around half of all local authorities nationwide currently…

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HU17.net Magazine Issue 63

October 3, 2011

HU17.net Magazine Issue 63 is available from Molescroft News on Woodhall Way and features BBC presenter Peter Levy on the front cover. This week’s edition features pictures from the following events and sport that has featured on the HU17.net web site this week; Welcome to Franja Hair Dressing ROJO Opens in Beverley Beverley Food Festival 2011 Pony Racing @ Beverley Racecourse Graham Stuart Visits Bartoline & Hodgson Sealants Dane Bowers…

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MP Visits Bartoline & Hodgson Sealants

September 30, 2011

Local MP Graham Stuart has met with manufacturers in his constituency. Graham Stuart first visited Bartoline, a leading solvent manufacturer in the UK which suffered a major fire in their Beverley factory in 2003. Bartoline has been nominated by Graham Stuart for the ‘Made in Britain’ campaign, set up to celebrate the best of British manufacturing. Graham went on to visit Hodgson Sealants Limited and was met by Charles Hodgson…

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‘Charity Cyclothon’ Raised Over £1,500

September 21, 2011

Military volunteers from the Defence School of Transport gave up their spare time to compete in a 12 hour Cyclothon against staff from the Tesco Store, Beverley on Saturday 17 September 2011. The event was supported and visited by, Mayor of Beverley, Peter Astell, Vice Chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Councillor Chad Chadwick and his Lady, Councillor Margaret Chadwick, Councillor David Elvidge, Councillor Kerri Harold, Councillor Dominic Peacock,…

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East Yorkshire MP to Help Raise Funds For Armed Forces Charities

September 16, 2011

Tomorrow Graham Stuart will participate in a Cyclothon for charity to help benefit the armed forces. Graham will be competing on a team representing the Defence School of Transport, a residential driver training school, as they battle against the Tesco store in Beverley. The Defence School of Transport team will be participating on behalf of four service related charities including the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, the RAF Benevolent…

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MP & Councillors Meet Members of The Community

September 10, 2011

On the afternoon of Friday 9th September Councillors David Elvidge, Kerri Harold and Dominic Peacock were joined by Graham Stuart MP on the Swinemoor Estate. Vicky Bolton from the Beverley Local Action Team also attended with a representative from EastRiding of Yorkshire Council Housing and Tenant participation. This event generated a great deal of interest and by design or luck also enabled us to engage with the school run from…

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MP Joins Councillors in Street Surgery on Beverley’s Swinemoor Estate

September 9, 2011

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, will be attending the street surgery organised by ward councillors at 2.30pm on today, Friday September 9th. The local ward councillors, David Elvidge, Dominic Peacock and Kerri Harold will be answering questions from residents of the Swinemoor Estate between 2.30 and 5.00pm, alongside their local MP. The surgery will take place outside “Swinemoor Chat” on Sammam Road. All residents are welcome to come…

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MP Praises Beverley and Holderness’s Finest Examples Of Manufacturing Excellence

September 2, 2011

Graham Stuart MP has nominated Bartoline Limited of Beverley as an example of manufacturing excellence in his constituency for Made in Britain, a project set up to celebrate the best of British manufacturing. Made in Britain has been set up by the Associate Parliamentary Manufacturing Group, and each MP was asked to nominate a company or a product that is manufactured in their constituency today. Bartoline Limited, a privately owned…

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MP Urges Yorkshrie Ambulance To Reconsider Changes

September 1, 2011

“Lives at risk” says MP, as he urges Yorkshire Ambulance Service to reconsider changes to first aid training. Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, is concerned that changes to local first aid training may put lives at risk, especially in rural areas. Yorkshire Ambulance Service has reduced Community First Responders training from monthly two-hour sessions to bi-monthly training sessions. Community First Responders are unpaid volunteers who are trained to…

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Parliament Unites To Challenge Outbreak Of Lawlessness

August 12, 2011

Graham Stuart returned to London Thursday to join with his fellow MPs in denouncing the violence of this week’s riots, ensure more effective maintenance of law and order in future and examine the underlying causes for so many engaging in such outrages. Parliament was recalled from its summer recess for the first time since 2002 to have an emergency debate on the violence in London and cities throughout England. The…

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MP Says Fairer Parking Rules in High Streets is a “No-Brainer”

August 9, 2011

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has welcomed new measures to provide more car parking spaces in town centres, reversing the anti-car red tape imposed by the previous Labour Government. This week the Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles MP, announced that the centrally-imposed limits on town centre parking spaces will be removed, helping to provide a big boost to struggling high streets and small shops. Graham said: “I am delighted…

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MP Congratulates East Riding’s Schools For Impressive Key Stage 2 Results

August 5, 2011

East Riding’s Year 6 pupils should be proud of their outstanding results in the recent Key Stage 2 examinations, says Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness. East Riding’s results, which were released this week, put the Local Authority in the top 20% in the UK with 78% of students achieving level 4 and above in both English and Mathematics. This is a 5% improvement since 2009. “I am very…

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MP Encourages Schools To Apply For New school Facilities Funding

July 29, 2011

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness is encouraging schools throughout East Yorkshire to apply for the Government’s newly announced school building scheme. The new programme will be privately financed and open to schools, academies and local authorities that can demonstrate the greatest need. Graham said; “I am pleased that the Government is providing funding for school facilities and making sure it goes to those areas with buildings in the…

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MP & Councillors Visit Swinemoor

July 25, 2011

On Friday 22nd July I (David Elvidge) joined Graham Stuart MP and my colleague, fellow Cllr Kerri Harold to meet with residents on the Swinemoor Estate in Beverley to discuss issues that affect their everyday lives and that of their friends and neighbours. We walked to the all weather pitch and the residents seemed glad to be reassured that very soon the all weather pitch would become the responsibility of…

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HU17.net Magazine Issue 53

July 25, 2011

HU17.net Magazine issue 53, featuring pictures from the following events around Beverley: The Fox & Hound Molescroft Residents Pack Out Pavillion: North Beverley Action Group Graham Stuart Visits Swinemoor De Lacy Spa Scoop Award Saturday Night in Lucias Wine Bar & Grill Saturday Night @ Kubana Jamie Babb & Helena Carter’s Wedding Reception @ Hodgsons Race Night @ The Woolpack Inn Beverley Six Form Disco @ The Beverley Arms Hotel…

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