Scarborough and Whitby are set to share an investment pot of nearly £40m Thursday, 4 March, 2021 Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the awards as part of his package of measures to help the country to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Scarborough Council had applied for £25 million for each of Scarborough and Whitby from the Towns Fund but instead the two towns will share a pot of £37.3 million. Scarborough is to get £20.2 million and Whitby £17.1 million. In Scarborough these included: *... Local News
NHS will begin administering the first 530,000 doses of the AstraZeneca / Oxford University vaccine 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators, and developed in the UK by Oxford University /... Local News
My five priorities for 2021 3rd January 2021 2020 has been an historically difficult year for us all. It’s hard to believe that it is only twelve months ago that we were allowing ourselves a brief period... Local News
Nuclear power must be central to our plan for a greener future 15th December 2020 The UK has taken a global lead in becoming the first major economy to commit to an ambitious net zero target. The Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan sets out the... Local News
COVID-19 VACCINE UPDATE 3rd December 2020 The Government has accepted the recommendation from the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to approve Pfizer/BioNTech’s... Local News
Spending Review shows Conservatives commitment to fight coronavirus, deliver on its promises and invest in our recovery 26th November 2020 Robert Goodwill MP has welcomed the Spending Review which provides billions of pounds in the fight against coronavirus, delivers on the Conservative’s promises... Local News
Local MP Robert Goodwill backs new law to create NHS Reservists 26th November 2020 Local MP Robert Goodwill s backing a law in Parliament to create a new system of volunteer reservists for the NHS, modelled on Armed Forces reservists and... Local News
Leeds Bradford to receive grant of up to £8 million to protect local jobs and bounce back after coronavirus 26th November 2020 Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that Leeds Bradford will receive a Government grant of up to £8 million, helping to protect jobs and the local... Local News
Covid Winter Plan 24th November 2020 Yesterday the Prime Minister addressed the nation to set out our Covid Winter Plan which will see England move back into a three-tiered, regional set of... Local News
Largest defence investment since the Cold War 23rd November 2020 Local MP Robert Goodwill has welcomed new defence funding which will help protect our country and bring tens of thousands of jobs to every corner of the Union... Local News
