A19 Road Closure – Trees and vegetation have been cleared to provide access for repairs to the embankment which carries the road across the flood plain. .

Selby and Ainsty Local Support

If you need help during this difficult time, please get in touch and I will put you in touch with any local groups who are offering support where you live.

The stretch of the A1 from the end of the Motorway section at Darrington going towards the Doncaster by-pass is to be upgraded to modern motorway standard. The road is one of the most congested in the region and is the source of many hold ups and accidents. 

I am pleased to confirm that Selby District Council have put in place the full range of Government funded compensation schemes and some additional local schemes to help those affected by flooding.

Details of the compensation schemes can be found here

Firstly, I would like to send my best wishes to everyone affected by the flooding of the recent week and those who are threatened by the weather to come. I have visited several communities affected and I know there is a lot of work going on to help prepare for potential flooding.

This week Selby and Ainsty MP, Nigel Adams signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment, in doing so pledging his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who were murdered during the Holocaust as well as paying tribute to the extraordinary Holocaust survivors who work tirelessly to educate young people.

The chief of the Amaury Sports Organisation who own the rights to and organise the Tour de France held talks with Selby’s MP, Nigel Adams in Parliament this week to discuss plans for the ‘Tour de Yorkshire’.

Selby and Ainsty MP Nigel Adams won a significant victory in the House of Commons this week after MP's narrowly passed his bill calling for the abolition of subsidies for onshore wind farms on to the next stage of parliamentary scrutiny.

This week Nigel Adams met with Dan Rogerson, Minister responsible for flood prevention for action on South Milford flooding.

Nigel Adams joined up with Donna Air to support Care2Save,a newly-launched shopping site that will help raise funds for charities across the Selby and Ainsty constituency when people shop online.