Posted by: Jason's Staff | January 13, 2012

School Sportshall Athletics

Jason was delighted to present the trophy at the Sportshall athletics day at the Sports Barn on Leeds Road. The inter-school competition is run by the Pennine School Sports Partnership.

School Sportshall Athletics

Lindley Juniors (pictured) won the Junior School trophy, while Honley High School went on to win the Senior School trophy.

Posted by: Jason's Staff | January 12, 2012

Empty Homes Campaign Update

Jason caught up with ‘Restoration Man’ George Clarke and the team from Channel 4′s Great British Property Scandal to keep up the momentum on their Empty Homes campaign.

Empty Homes Update

Facts and Figures:

  • The two George Clarke programmes (broadcast Mon Dec 5th and 6th at 9pm) achieved high audiences of 2m and 1.9m respectively, showing that people who watched the first programme thoroughly engaged with the campaign.
  • The online campaign reached 100,000 signatures within a week and the online petition now has 112,048 signatures.
  • There are currently 8,454 Facebook fans and 6,531 followers on Twitter.
  • There is a reporting tool and app allowing people to report empties in their local area to the council – 6,124 empty properties have been reported so far and over 20 of these houses have already been brought back into use (or are about to be) since they were reported. They’ve also received several hundred emails and letters offering help, support, volunteer services and ideas.

Jason only last week met Fresh Horizons, a Huddersfield based Social Enterprise, who are working to bring Empty Homes back into use in our area.

For more information about this growing national campaign, please visit the Empty Homes website.

Posted by: Jason's Staff | January 10, 2012

Yorkshire on Track for High Speed Rail

Jason has welcomed news that the first stage of the high-speed HS2 rail network that will link London, Birmingham and Leeds has been given the go-ahead by the Government. Jason says:

“This is a once in a generation opportunity to tear down the North/South divide to bring more jobs and more growth to Yorkshire. HS2 will free up capacity on already-busy existing local rail lines.”

Yorkshire on Track for High Speed Rail

UPDATE after Ministerial Statement:
In March HS2 Ltd will advise the Secretary of State on the route and station options to Manchester and Leeds, and in autumn 2012 the Government will start an engagement programme on a preferred route to discuss local views.

Posted by: Jason's Staff | January 5, 2012

Combating Metal Thefts

Jason has raised the issue of metal thefts with the Prime Minister during PMQs in Parliament. You can watch his question on Youtube, here.

He visited J B Schofield and Sons in Linthwaite to hear the views of a local scrap metal merchant. It is his view that the criminals must be punished, not reputable businesses.

Combating Metal Thefts

Posted by: Jason McCartney | December 23, 2011

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

My team and I would like wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for all your very kind letters and emails of support, the many cards and even a Christmas cake for my constituency team.

I’m spending Christmas with family and friends in the Holme Valley and will be cheering on Huddersfield Town against Chesterfield on Boxing Day.

If you need to contact me urgently, I will be keeping an eye on emails at jason.mccartney.mp@parliament.uk. Or you can leave a message on the office phone using 01484 688378.

Posted by: Jason's Staff | December 16, 2011

Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice

Jason was delighted to visit the new Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice on the outskirts of Huddersfield. He joined the Chief Executive Peter Branson to tour Russell House.

Forget Me Not Children's Hospice

The charity is now a year into delivering a Hospice at Home service, working with over 30 families and they are now on the cusp of realizing the dream of opening our very own children’s hospice. Jason and Peter are pictured with the wall of celebrations in the new hospice.

Posted by: Jason's Staff | December 16, 2011

Honley Does Christmas

Jason was proud to compere a fantastic night with Honley’s Musical Community at Honley High School.

The festive fun included performances from the Honley Ladies Choir, Honley Male Voice Choir, St Mary’s Hand Chime Ringers, a solo tuba, the High School ukulele and guitar groups and the Honley Saxophone Choir.

Honley Does Christmas

Congratulations to Musical Director Emily Reaves, accompanist John Oldfield, Head of Music at Honley HS Leigh Baker, and everyone else who made it such a special evening.

Posted by: Jason's Staff | December 12, 2011

Christmas Card

Jason’s Christmas card this year was designed by 10 year old Joe Wilson from the Federation of Clough Head and Wellhouse Junior and Infants Schools.

Christmas Card

Pupils from Clough Head and Wellhouse designed, coloured and painted their entries to be this year’s card. The cards are being produced and sent out at no cost to the tax payer.

Posted by: Jason's Staff | December 9, 2011

Birchencliffe Business Forum

Jason joined Tim Kirkhope MEP for an excellent business forum at Briar Court Hotel, Birchencliffe, Huddersfield. There was big agreement that we need trade with the EU but not more bureaucracy and more integration.

Birchencliffe Business Forum

Jason is pictured with Tim Kirkhope MEP and Stephen Newman, Senior Partner at Baxter Caulfield Solicitors in Huddersfield.

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