Helping Dales farmers with the agricultural transition Friday, 8 March, 2024 Rishi has seen how Government funding is helping Yorkshire Dales farmers make the switch to the new system of agricultural support. He visited a typical Dales hill farm in Upper Swaledale to see how a grants programme is helping one farming family look after the land in a more environmentally friendly way and also develop a new income stream. Adam Hunter’s family have been the custodians of Crow... Farming
D&S column: great news about Northallerton School 11th February 2022 The news about Northallerton School and Sixth Form College’s Ofsted report is simply tremendous. The difficulties the school has faced in recent years are well... Articles
Rishi sees Government grant boost nature conservation 3rd February 2022 Rishi has seen how Government funding has boosted nature conservation at North Yorkshire’s most important wetland habitat. He visited Nosterfield Nature Reserve... Local News
D&S column: better broadband for villages like Picton 28th January 2022 The roll-out of high-quality broadband continues across North Yorkshire. Recently, I was in Picton, north of Northallerton, to see work completed on a... Articles
Rishi welcomes new way of delivering rural broadband 27th January 2022 Rishi has helped enable ultrafast broadband for the residents of Picton village. They can now access ultrafast broadband speeds thanks to a mixture of fibre and... Local News
Rishi welcomes improved staff arrangements at Northallerton Post Office 21st January 2022 Rishi has received further assurances from The Post Office and WH Smith that the Northallerton post office branch will operate normally in the future. He... Local News
D&S column; paying tribute to Her Majesty 14th January 2022 This week details of how the nation will celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee were announced. While Her Majesty will pass this amazing 70-year milestone of... Articles
WH Smith and Post Office chiefs to meet Rishi about poor Northallerton counter service 7th January 2022 WH Smith has apologised to its customers and the wider community for the inconsistent service provided at Northallerton Post Office. It follows Rishi contacting... Local News
Rishi joins nationwide green tribute to the Queen 29th December 2021 Rishi has planted a tree at Richmond Castle as part of a nationwide initiative to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. He joined staff at the English Heritage... Local News
D&S column: a great Georgian Theatre Royal panto 24th December 2021 A year ago I reflected in this column about what a momentous, unparalleled year 2020 had been. In many ways 2021 has been just as eventful. The situation is... Articles