I consider it one of my most important duties as a constituency MP to talk to schoolchildren about the importance and relevance of politics.

Three dog lovers whose pets provide a therapy service in hospitals, schools and care homes were welcomed to Westminster by their MP Rishi Sunak.

It is many people’s dream to run their own pub.

But we know it is by no means easy. The number of pubs that have closed in the last 30 years is testament to changing lifestyles and tastes.

A community café is going from strength to strength only weeks after opening in Brompton, Northallerton.

The part-time café which opened in the Weavers Pavilion is now serving villagers at least three days a week, Rishi Sunak MP heard during a recent visit.

Safety campaigners and Rishi Sunak MP have welcomed continued work to improve safety on the A19 in North Yorkshire.

More works are to take place to close dangerous central reservation gaps and make junctions safer on the busy dual carriageway between Teesside and the A1.

You would think that a body that had made grants of £10m to local organisations in our area in recent years would be pretty well known.

But I am fairly sure that most of you will never have heard of the Two Ridings Community Foundation.

Until quite recently I hadn’t either.

Progress at a new North Yorkshire community pub venture has been checked out by its first investor - Rishi Sunak.

The Richmond MP was the first person to buy a share in the Exelby Green Dragon Community Pub venture near Bedale last year.

With Appleby Horse Fair less than a month away, I know many communities in the constituency will be wondering what the annual trek of travelling folk to the event in Cumbria might mean for them.

I do hope as many of you as possible exercised your democratic right yesterday in electing people to represent us on our local councils.

Rishi Sunak MP has welcomed a Government decision to spend around £2.5m to make Northallerton Station fully accessible.

Northallerton is one of 73 railway stations around the country to benefit from the Government’s £300m Access for All Fund.