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This is my first column of this year, so I’d like to take the chance to wish everyone a happy new year. December feels like a lifetime ago, but it’s not too late to give a special shoutout to Gethin from Athelstan Primary in Sherburn, who won my Christmas card competition and whose design appeared on the front of my card. It was a real joy to host Gethin and his family down in Westminster, where I gave them a tour of Parliament and introduced them to the Speaker of the House

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

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

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

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...

March began on a positive note, with promising progress on a key local issue I have been campaigning for since the election: road safety....

Last month, we reached the third anniversary of Russia’s illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Three years ago, the then UK...

Keir Mather MP: What ‘growth’ means for us Last month, the Chancellor unveiled the next steps forward in the Government’s plan for...

I’d like to begin by wishing Selby Times readers a very happy new year. We begin 2025 during a period of adverse weather, and it is...