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Keir Mather, Member of Parliament for Selby and Kippax, has secured a huge investment to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping in the county. Leeds City Council will receive a £1,237,445 top-up and North Yorkshire Council has been allocated £446,899 for the Rough Sleeping Prevention & Recovery Grant. This funding is part of a larger £84 million nationwide cash boost to support families this winter and builds on the Government's record £1 billion investment this year to tackl

Few issues are of greater significance to local people across the Selby area than road safety. Making our roads safe is all the more important as we mourn former Riccall Councillor, John Duggan, who tragically lost his life in a collision on the A19 last month. In 2023 and 2024, 83 people lost their lives on roads across North Yorkshire, and many of these fatalities will have been preventable. I want to use my column this month to explain why this is so important to me, and t

York Hospital has announced that is stands to benefit from a £2.4m investment to improve cancer care for patients in the local area. The York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support to develop a purpose-built cancer support centre. Opening in early 2026, the centre will create a warm, welcoming environment for patients, and is set to be designed with input from clinicians and patients alike. The Selby area has

With British summer in full swing, last month didn’t just see fantastic sporting achievements on a local level – the Lionesses united the...

Keir Mather, Member of Parliament for Selby, first elected as the area’s MP in July 2023 in a historic by-election, has reached two years...

This month, I want to use my column to speak a bit about our brilliant local sports clubs and their contribution to our community. We all...

The Home Secretary has confirmed that a national public inquiry will finally take place on events surrounding clashes between police and...

Speaking after the completion of a merger between Vodafone and Three, Keir Mather MP says that he will hold the operators' feet to the...

Selby MP Keir Mather has this month confirmed that the Government expects construction of the Selby SEND School to begin in a ‘matter of...

The House of Commons had a short recess last month, giving MPs the chance to spend an uninterrupted week at home in their constituencies....

Labour MP, Keir Mather, has met with leaders at North Yorkshire Council to raise concerns on behalf of his Selby constituents. On a trip...

Keir Mather, Member of Parliament for Selby and Kippax, has held a week of focus on ‘Crime and Policing’ - a series of events and...

A few weeks ago, I was visiting St Mary the Less Church in Allerton Bywater. Whilst flicking through a local history book, I was struck...

This week, the Labour government has announced a record £2.65 billion investment for over 1000 flood defences. The Selby area will be...

The Government has launched a new initiative to fix Britain's broken roads. This week, the Transport Secretary has unveiled £4.8bn...