Rich Maw
@rich_maw
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Husband, Dad and a left-wing, Independent Councillor on North Yorkshire Council
Scarborough, England
Joined May 2010
At full council yesterday, I was called 'far left' by the #tories who I also heard shout 'terrorists' when I was commenting on the unacceptable Palestinian death toll. Meanwhile, they said #labour were "the voice of reason". #northyorkshirecouncil
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The way I see it the only people to benefit out of fracking in Burniston are the gas and oil companies' bosses and share holders. You can bet that your gas bill isn't gonna be any cheaper in Burniston as a result of these plans! #fracking #banfracking @FrackFreeScarb @FrackFreeEY
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I have just found out that the Secretary of State has deemed that the Burniston fracking application DOES NOT REQUIRE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT 🙄 #fracking #antifracking #burniston
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£384,000 to deliver £50,000 of Services to people in Scarborough. I'm sorry, but I couldn't vote for that.. #towncouncil #northyorkshirecouncil
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Scarborough's newest nature reserve! At Wheatcroft Water Works (off Cornelian). Working with @YorkshireWater and the council's Parks & Gardens we are planting gorse, blackthorn and fruit trees. Nature loves a wildlife corridor! #nature @growscarborough
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At full council, I'll ask, "Will the Exec member call on the government for the “proppant squeeze” loop-hole to be closed and does he recognise the term as fracking and completely at odds with the council's own climate emergency declaration?” #fracking #NorthYorkshire #burniston
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There are plenty of reasons why motorcycles may park for free in council operated car parks. In fact, most carparks offer a designated bay. Ticketless parking could mean bikes are charged in North Yorks. #northyorkshirecouncil #mag #bikes #parking @MAGUKCentral
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Congrats to all competitors, families and friends who braved the bad weather for this morning's Scarborough 10k. Big thanks to the organisers and to the Spa too 😍! #scarborough10k #scarborough #mccaines10k
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Today, two grant applications, two TV interviews, several phone calls, a raft of emails and some newsletter deliveries. Next, I'm off to the south bay beach to see if I can find some sea swimmers!!! 🌊🏊 #scarborough #northyorkshirecouncil
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Olivers Mount races bring thousands of visitors to Scarborough each year with an expected boon to the local economy circa £4m. It is simply unacceptable to lose 75 years of races because of a road closure! #oliversmount #races #roadracing
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I'm very happy to report that my application for continued financial support (via my locality budget) of dementia friendly screenings at The Stephen Joseph Theatre has been approved. #sjt #dementia-friendly #stephenjosephtheatre
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It's taken a full year to get this far, but we now have the funding to deliver a feasibility study. This is way better than a consultation as the study will look to discover a location, costs and scale of the project. #safeswimming #swimming #seaswimming
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Many of you may know that 2026 is a big year for Scarborough (when we celebrate the 400th anniversary of becoming the UK's first resort). Today, I met with council officers, historians, representatives from the Castle, Library, the Spa and Fair to discuss #scarborough400
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Weeks ago whilst delivering newsletters at Sea View a resident pointed out that the northbound bus shelter had a white perspex panel where a see-through panel ought to be. Today, I checked out the new panel which the bus company has now fit. See it, report it, fix it!
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I've been working with local residents' groups, GROW Scarborough and council officers to look at how we can get more out of our green spaces. Some wild flower beds, small orchards and such. Also, how to 'lift trees' #scarborough #communityorchard #cllrrichmaw
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'The process of injecting liquid at pressure into subterranean rocks etc. so as to extract oil or gas.' The industry can try to tell us that black is white, that up is down, that fracturing rocks to extract gas isn't fracking, but we see them. #burniston #fracking #europa
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