: Young Person's Manifesto heads to Thirsk
|
 After 10 long years away, Jonathan returned to his old school in Thirsk this week as part of the Young Person's Manifesto. The initiative has been rolled out across the...
|
: Jonathan set to meet with gas project executives
|
 Jonathan Roberts, Labour’s candidate for the Thirsk and Malton constituency, has secured a meeting with the Chief Executive of Moorland Energy, the company proposing to build a new gas facility...
|
: Continuing support for the people of Dalton
|
 Since I first became a candidate two years ago, I have been committed to supporting the people of Dalton, Topcliffe and surrounding villages, fight off proposals to build a giant...
|
: Lady Lumley's Sixth-Formers have their say
|
 Jonathan Roberts, Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Thirsk & Malton, has kicked off his series of visits to schools in the area by meeting with 200 students at Lady Lumley’s,...
|
: Tory Council 'abandoned Easingwold' in snow
|
 Elderly residents of Easingwold felt abandoned by the Council this winter, as they were trapped inside their own homes for fear of the ice-laden paths outside. During the cold snap,...
|
Young Persons' Manifesto : Putting you in charge
|
 The younger years of our life are often the most political – even if we don’t realise it. The decisions young people make now will have a...
|
Jonathan's promises to local people
|
 Jonathan has written to all constituents who have contacted him in the past 2 years, pledging to uphold high standards of ethics during his campaign to be elected as Thirsk...
|
|
|
 You will have noticed some updates on the website as we start gearing up for the next election: An all new biography, a list of my main priorities, details of...
|
Success for Agency Workers
|
 Local Parliamentary Candidate Jonathan Roberts has expressed his delight at the news that agency workers will be given equal working rights to all other workers. Trade Unions...
|
Thirsk: Car parking update
|
 Thirsk business owners have written to the Hambleton District Council standards committee, in an attempt to prevent car parking charges hitting the town. Up to 40 businesses from the...
|
Climate Change lecture a massive success
|
 Environment Secretary Hilary Benn received a warm welcome in Thirsk last Friday, as he delivered the 10th Anniversary Joan Maynard Memorial Lecture. The event was...
|
Free bus travel "gives freedom" back to pensioners
|
 From today around 11 million people across England have the opportunity to travel wherever they want for free on local buses as the new bus pass comes into effect. Jonathan...
|
Nearly 24,000 elderly people in Ryedale, and 23000 in the Vale of York will benefit from the Budget
|
 Jonathan has expressed his delight that this years’ budget was specifically designed to support elderly people. From April this year, increases in the age-related tax allowances will take 600,000 pensioners...
|
Local Land Girls for national honour?
|
 Jonathan Roberts, Labour’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Thirsk & Malton, is encouraging Land Army veterans to come forward after the Government’s decision to formally
acknowledge their role in the Second...
|
Listening and Learning: Farming
|
 Jonathan has written to almost 200 farmers from across the constituency asking for detailed views on issues currently facing the agricultural sector. The consultation started in Pickering in January but...
|
Joan Maynard Memorial Lecture: Rt Hon. Hilary Benn MP
|
 Thirsk residents, and those from further afield, may remember Joan
Maynard with much affection. A tireless campaigner on rural issues,
Joan reached the very top of the Labour movement in the 70s...
|
Going the extra mile for sport relief
|
 Jonathan has joined Sir Steve Redgrave, Government Ministers and MPs to run the Westminster Mile for Sport Relief. The event, now an annual fixture, sees members of the political establishment...
|
|
