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  • Ray 7:36 am on April 13, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
    Tags: Graham Stuart MP, NHS, Open Letter   

    Open letter on NHS reforms from Graham Stuart MP 

    THIS WAS sent to us as an open letter from Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness. Published here for purposes of debate:

    11 April 2012

    Dear Sir,

    Now is the time to celebrate the renewal of our National Health Service under the Conservatives. In East Yorkshire we know the realities. With a rapidly aging population and many elderly people in isolated locations the NHS has to be made more efficient and decisions brought closer to patients.

    That is why this Government has taken action and cut the number of people waiting over 18 weeks for treatment to the lowest level ever. Mixed sex wards have been reduced by 95%. 15,000 administrators have gone and more than 4,000 doctors have been taken on. Hospital infections are at their lowest ever level. More than £8 billion has been saved by cutting waste while every penny has been reinvested in patient care.

    But this isn’t enough. As well as real terms budget increases (which only the Conservatives have pledged) the NHS has to be reformed. That’s why we passed the Health and Social Care Act. Now doctors, not bureaucrats, will drive local health care, patients will have more information and control and public health will be enhanced. Two whole tiers of bureaucracy are being abolished, saving more than £4.5 billion in this Parliament, and ten years of lost productivity under Labour will be reversed.

    The NHS faces formidable challenges but, renewed by the GPs in our local Clinical Commissioning Groups, we can be confident that, under the Conservatives, the NHS will meet those challenges and provide a better service than ever.

    Yours sincerely,

    Graham Stuart MP

     

  • jamesb_80 8:58 pm on February 26, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    There is nothing better then getting out in the fresh air and having a run on a Sunday morning. I did that this morning. As I faced west with Hull and the Humber Bridge in the distance I begin to think what would my view be like in 10 years?

    As we head into spring we edge closer to some serious money being invested into Hull with the Greenport development. But what has this got to do with us here in Holderness?

    This week East Riding of Yorkshire council threw there weight behind the plans for the Greenport development and I am sure Hull City council will follow suit when the planning decision is made in early April. As I look towards the Humber in 10 years I am sure my view will be filled with activity and development, but will this development effect us further east towards the flat Holderness countryside. The fact that East Riding Council already have plans for developments closer to Holderness, in relation to the location of factories associated with renewable energy means my view will change considerably in the next 10 years. The boundary of industry will not stop at BP Chemicals. Lord Haskins, Chairman of the Humber LEP stated this week that he expects the investment within our area to pass 1 billion pounds within 3 years. This is investment beyond anything the area has seen ever!

    How do we feel about this in Hedon and the wider Holderness area? The decisions of planning consent are just around the corner for some of our councillors. These are not just decisions which effect the here and now. These are decisions which will effect our children and our grandchildren. This may seem a harsh thing to say but many who wish the area to remain as it is now will not be around to see the full benefit this investment will bring. That is the cold truth. We must embrace this investment whether it be 5 miles away in our neighbouring city or on our doorstep.

    If, in 10 years time I am doing that very same run, I hope to see a prosperous a vibrant area. I hope to follow that road to Paull and see, to the west, factories and offices providing jobs and hope for the local population and to the east the green arable countryside we are so fond of. These two extremes can live side by side. They must, for the good of our children.

     

  • jo 10:31 pm on November 24, 2011 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    In response to Darrens message about irresponsible dog owners, we in Paull have our fair share of unwanted dog mess. This is left by people’s dogs who don’t even live in the village, they come for a walk along the bank and through the woods and fail to pick up the dogs mess. On occasions the owner does manage to bag the mess then leaves the bag! These people would be the 1st to complain if their child became ill due to dog mess. It is simple CLEAN UP AFTER YOUR DOG……………………………….

     

  • jo 10:23 pm on November 24, 2011 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    Hedon will be crowded tomorrow. The turning on of the Christmas Lights. How Festive. I love the hustle and bustle, the build up to Christmas. Best time of the year.

     

    • Ray 1:07 pm on November 27, 2011 Permalink

      Jo – There has been some controversy about the Christmas lights event this year. A large fairground ride was constructed in the Market Place which dominated the whole proceedings – and some people were not happy about that and the fact that the event was too busy! Those with prams, small children and wheelchairs found it difficult to get through crowds on St Augustine’s Gate.

      The arguments will be covered on the Hedon Blog and its Facebook Page.
      Fairground Ride

  • Darren 9:15 pm on November 21, 2011 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    There seems to be a growing number of dog owners in Hedon who think it is not their responsibility to pick up their dogs mess from the pavements. It seems particularly bad on the paths around Inmans estate and around the school. Not being a dog owner ourselves and having to scrape dog mess from our child’s buggy and bicycle is not a pleasant experience.

    It is socially unacceptable to leave dog mess on the paths and I cannot understand why people would want to leave their own town in that state. Just because it is late at night or early in the morning and there is not many people around this is not an excuse. It seems that it is not tied to any generation either, as I myself had to confront an elderly lady who thought she would leave the mess on the path.

    I will suggest if you don’t want to pick up the mess then you should not have a dog !!!!!!

     

  • Ray 10:12 am on November 11, 2011 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
    Tags: council, letter, thanks   

    Letter of Thanks 

    This is a letter sent to Councillor John Wilkinson, the Chair of the Environment & Regeneration, Overview and Scrutiny sub-Committee, East Riding Council after attending its meeting on Wednesday 2nd November. It’s a simple ‘thank you’ letter:

    Petition Response: Thank you to Environment & Regeneration OSC and officers

    Dear Councillor Wilkinson

    This is to offer my thanks – and those of the petition signatories – for the prompt consideration and response of the sub-committee and its officers to the Saltend Smells petition submitted in September 2011.

    The sub-committee has acted quickly to re-assure residents that action will be taken in the event of a re-occurrence of foul odours from the Waste Water Treatment Works at Saltend. You have pledged to act pro-actively to counter odour problems and even convinced Yorkshire Water to do likewise.

    There is a cynicism that ‘signing a petition’, making a complaint or ‘having your say’ is a little pointless because nothing ever changes – however on this occasion the council has clearly listened and pledged to make a difference.

    Hopefully, the incidents of offensive odours are now on the way to being sorted and we will have no need to return to you again on this matter.

    With kind regards and many thanks.

    Ray Duffill
    Petitioner

     
  • @Jan

    @Jan 11:30 pm on October 31, 2011 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    Is any body having trouble trying to cross the road near the phone box and the post box at the drain. on hull road, i find it a nightmere.

     

  • Ray 10:23 am on October 19, 2011 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    Boundary Changes 

    I’m doing an article for HU12 Online on the proposed boundary changes and the Public Hearings that are being held next week – will summarise views of those against proposals and of those in favour of moving South West Holderness into Hull East parliamentary constituency.

    Please give your views here or on Facebook or as a comment – especially if you think it is a view that has not been heard:

     
    • @Jan

      @Jan 8:58 am on October 29, 2011 Permalink

      IT IS TIME THE HOLDERNESS COUNCIL GOT ON BOARD, TO START THE FIGHT AHEAD OR WE WILL BE SLOTTED IN THE EAST HULL SECTION. HEDON WILL NO LONGER BE UNIQE IF THE CHANGES TAKE PLACE, I URGE IF IT BOTHERS YOU TO START GETTING IN TOUCH WITH YOUR COUNCILLOR NOW.

  • @Jan

    @Jan 11:39 pm on October 17, 2011 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    Winter is upon us now cold, wind , and rain,

     
  • @Jan

    @Jan 9:47 am on October 15, 2011 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    LAST DAY OF HULL FAIR. ITS AUCTION DAY DAY IN HEDON AT ST AUGUSTINE CHURCH 11.00.

     

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