Backing Local Business

Backing Local Business

Local businesses keep Beverley and Holderness working. They provide jobs, train young people, support charities and keep our high streets alive.

When local businesses struggle, the whole community feels it. Prices rise, jobs disappear and town centres decline.

That is why backing local business is one of Graham’s priorities. Keeping costs down for employers helps keep prices down for families and protects local jobs.

Across Beverley and Holderness, Graham regularly meets local employers to hear directly about the pressures they face. From hospitality and farming to small shops and family firms, businesses are dealing with rising costs, business rates pressure and growing regulation.

Graham believes government should back the people who create jobs and keep communities thriving.

That means:

• Listening to local employers and taking their concerns to Westminster
• Pushing for fairer taxes and lower costs for small businesses
• Championing local firms that provide jobs and training
• Supporting hospitality, retail and rural businesses that are vital to the local economy

Local businesses are not just employers. They are part of the fabric of our towns and villages.

Backing them helps keep prices down, protects jobs and strengthens our communities.

Backing businesses to keep prices down and jobs local.

If you run a business in Beverley and Holderness, Graham wants to hear from you about the challenges you face and what government should do to support local employers.

News

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Graham is urging residents to back Beverley’s bid to become a UK Town of Culture, launching his own survey to gather views and show strong local support for the town’s application. Beverley is one of the finest historic market towns in the country, with a heritage that stretches back centuries.

Fivefold Rates Shock Hits Legendary Long Riston Petrol Station

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Young people in Beverley and Holderness are struggling to get their first proper job, and Graham is taking that fight straight to ministers.After warning in the House of Commons that entry level roles are being squeezed, Graham is launching his First Jobs survey and petition to press for practical c

£27,000 Rates Hike Hits Beverley Family Venue as Graham Demands Fairness

A Beverley soft play centre, Jack in the Box, used by hundreds of local families saw its business rates rise from £9,000 to £36,000, a £27,000 increase.  The increase comes at a time when families across Beverley and Holderness are already feeling the squeeze from rising food prices, energ

“Family venues deserve the same support as pubs”

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Hedon Cash Hub location confirmed after community campaign

The location of the new Hedon Cash Hub has now been confirmed following discussions between Cash Access UK, local partners and Graham. The Cash Hub will be located on the first floor of Hedon Library, in the centre of the high street.

Lloyds to remain open in Hedon until Cash Hub is ready

Lloyds has confirmed it will keep its Hedon branch open until the new Cash Hub is fully operational, following direct intervention by Graham. The commitment ensures there will be no gap in access to banking and cash services for residents and businesses while the Cash Hub is delivered, which is