RICHMOND MP Rishi Sunak is seeking assurances from health chiefs about proposals to change mental health services at the Friarage Hospital, Northallerton.

RICHMOND MP Rishi Sunak has welcomed the roll-out of schemes to cushion businesses from the worst impact of this year's rates revaluation.

Mr Sunak said that three separate reliefs announced in the Spring Budget were now up and running.

Those of you who watch the BBC Parliament channel – and I appreciate that might not be many of you - may have noticed that in recent weeks I have not always been sitting in my usual place in the House of Commons chamber.

You may remember a controversy about a TV advertising campaign for a brand of infant milk which featured baby boys dreaming about being an engineer and the baby girls wanting to be a ballerina.

HEALTH chiefs have stepped up their efforts to recruit doctors to staff under-threat A&E and critical care services at the Friarage Hospital, Northallerton.

For more than a century British soldiers based at Catterick Garrison have been setting off to serve with distinction around the world.

Richmond MP Rishi Sunak has visited one of the secondary schools in his constituency to hear about the progress being made by pupils.

In the last year, Risedale Sports and Community College has improved its attendance and absence record and reduced the number of exclusions.

WITH the summer school holidays underway, families are facing the annual challenge of finding interesting and fun things to do during the long break.

ARMY chiefs have changed their procedures to ensure details of forthcoming military court hearings are properly publicised.

HIGHWAYS chiefs have been criticised for not replacing two brown tourist destination signs for Richmond on the newly upgraded A1 motorway.

For many years the signs at Scotch Corner highlighted the proximity of the historic Georgian market town and the facilities on offer there.