Graham Stuart - Following our local MP's news

GRAHAM STUART MP has released his latest online newsletter covering the last two months of his activities in the Beverley and Holderness constituency. Included was this list of events that have taken place - or are taking place - in July. We've highlighted those of Holderness interest.

• Visit Ottringham Computer Club to see the great work they do to educate the public in the use of digital technology
• Meeting the RNLI Spurn Lifeboat crew to talk about the problem of brown-tail moth caterpillars (see article on Hedon Blog)
• Poetry reading at the Beverley Armed Forces Day celebrations
• Street surgery in Beverley on Saturday 9th July
• Participating in the television programme, BBC Rip-Off-Britain, highlighting the issues surrounding unregulated will-writing
• Attending the SSAFA Fun Day in Swinemoor
• Attending the Paté and Pimms party - a family afternoon fund raiser in Withernwick
• Hosting a trip to Westminster by constituents.

Graham is certainly one of the most communication-savvy MP's and can be followed through his website, on Facebook and on Twitter.

E-Mail: graham@grahamstuart.com

Or by 'snail mail' (it's slower! - Ed) you can write to him at:

Constituency Office: 9 Cross Street, Beverley, HU17 9AX

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MP states views on Hilston Wind Farm application

THE SMALL HAMLET of Hilston in Holderness is the proposed location of a Wind Farm to be constructed by European wind-energy developers EnergieKontor (UK) Ltd. The East Riding Council refused the planning application, but EnergieKontor have appealed to the Government. The same company is also behind an application to build a Wind Farm at Withernwick, which was successful after a similar appeal to the Government (see Withernwick Village Website).

Graham Stuart MP has published a letter (reproduced on Google Docs) to the Hilston Planning Inquiry and set out his views. The MP expresses his concern for the people who live in Holderness who appear to have no control over the environment in which they live. Whilst he states that he is not anti-wind farm and he believes that local people are more than willing to do their bit for the national interest, he derides the fact that companies resort to legal action to win their case.

"...it is so wrong that companies are barely consulting locally but spending fortunes on lawyers to drive through decisions on appeal. The key principle is that local people, not some government inspector, should decide what happens in their area." He continued "...I am against the apparent race by some developers to cash in on the large subsidies available for wind power generation to the detriment of those who are forced to live with the consequences. This rush needs to be kept in check and a balance struck."

The Planning Inquiry is continuing.

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