Category Ward matters

North Yorkshire Council Tax

Yesterday the Executive at North Yorkshire Council met and discussed the budget for the next financial year. This was a more or less ‘a choreographyed play’ played out in the public domain with each member having a part to play…

Community grants from a local fund

The Eastern Green Link 2 project brings a cable full of electricity from up in Scotland to a Convertor Station at the side of Drax Power Station. It is a huge project costing in the billions. To this end and…

Work at Long Drax on the river bank

The Environment Agency are doing the much needed repairs on the river bank at Main Rd Long Drax. When the banks were raised (rather than bother dredging lol) they tried to soften the appearance with the introduction of trees and…

loaves of bread!!

I recently attanded a consultation meeting on a proposed solar farm covering 2,500 acres of farmland for the Selby Area. I spoke with a couple of residents about the loss of wheat production and another lady joined the conversation who…

Energy supply

Below is the response by someone, with knowledge, to the current situation with regards energy supply/security in this country. A, The UK was reliant on fossil fuels for the last 100 years + and outside of two global crises in 1973…

Drax Power Station news

We had our regular parish liason meeting with the power station and I thought it an idea to update you on their situation and some basic facts. Firstly they have received further support from the current government, albeit at a…

Things a cllr has to do!!

Just to give folk an idea of the sorts of things I am dealing with at the moment. It never ends!! Just thought I would update you on issues I am currently wrestling with. Drax—all sorted. The wooden post lamp…