D&S column: what a turnaround for our Friarage Hospital Friday, 12 April, 2024 It is almost five years exactly since one of the biggest public meetings ever held in Northallerton took place in the old Grammar School. The school hall was packed to overflowing to discuss changes to the town’s Friarage Hospital. I had called the meeting after the hospital trust took the decision – at short notice – to downgrade the A&E department because it could not recruit the doctors to run... Articles
Rishi welcomes return of Coast to Coast walkers 1st September 2020 Rishi has welcomed the return of walkers to the celebrated Coast to Coast trail in North Yorkshire. The walk which runs for 190 miles across the North of... Local News
D&S column: the show must - and does - go on 28th August 2020 In a normal year, this weekend should be a high point of the agricultural show season – the annual events that showcase everything that’s best about our rural... Articles
Rishi opens Friarage eye unit with hospital legend 24th August 2020 A NEW eye unit that will treat up to 14,000 patients a year at the Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, has been opened by Rishi. The longstanding champion of the... Healthcare
Rishi sees how staycation boom has benefited holiday park 19th August 2020 Rishi has visited a 5* camping and caravan park which is benefitting from the boom in staycations. He heard how Cote Ghyll Holiday Park, near Osmotherley, has... Enterprise and Economy
D&S column: a great local response to Eat Out to Help Out 14th August 2020 I’ve been delighted with the way our Eat Out to Help Out half-price discount scheme has been embraced so enthusiastically by pubs, cafes, restaurants – and... Articles
Rishi delighted by take-up of Eat Out to Help Out scheme 13th August 2020 Rishi has welcomed the enthusiastic take-up of the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme in North Yorkshire. He toured hospitality businesses in Stokesley and... Local News
Rishi welcomes reopening of ‘stunning’ tourist venue 10th August 2020 Rishi has visited a major tourist attraction in his constituency to see how it is welcoming visitors back safely and planning for an exciting future. He called... Local News
Rishi visits technological frontline in the battle against Covid-19 3rd August 2020 Rishi has praised the efforts of a Stokesley firm engaged in the battle against the Coronavirus. IT-IS International makes DNA analysis machines which are used... Enterprise and Economy
D&S column: better homes for our Armed Forces families 31st July 2020 Our Armed Forces work incredibly hard to keep our nation safe, and so it is only right that they have a place they feel proud to call home. So it was a real... Articles