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 Sunak joins walkers to raise awareness of dementia 11th October 2017 Campaigners put their best foot forward to raise awareness of the impact of dementia and raise money while doing so. Fifty-seven people – including Richmond MP... Local News
Rishi Sunak MP leads storytime at Bedale Community Library 6th October 2017 Toddlers enjoyed a storytime session with their MP at Bedale Community Library. Rishi Sunak, MP for Richmond, kept a longstanding promise to read to youngsters... Local News
D&S column: keeping emergency care services at the Friarage 6th October 2017 I make no apology for returning to a subject which has already featured many times in this column: the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton. Just two weeks ago I... Articles
Rishi Sunak urges constituents to take part in Friarage discussions 4th October 2017 Richmond MP Rishi Sunak has urged his constituents to join a conversation about the future of emergency care services at the Friarage Hospital, Northallerton... Healthcare
Rishi Sunak welcomes start of work on £10m Friarage cancer centre 4th October 2017 Rishi Sunak joined a celebration to mark the start of building work on the £10m Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre at the Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, as... Healthcare
D&S column: just two cheers for part-opening of upgraded A1 1st October 2017 I confess that I could only give two cheers to last week’s announcement that part of the upgraded A1 between Leeming and Barton was to finally open. On the face... Articles
Rishi Sunak seeks more assurances about planned mental health service changes 27th September 2017 Health chiefs have provided details of the new community health services that would replace wards at the Friarage Hospital, if a proposed re-organisation goes... Healthcare
Rishi Sunak sees progress at Stokesley community library 22nd September 2017 THE new volunteer-run library in Stokesley is going from strength-to-strength, local MP Rishi Sunak heard. The Globe transferred from local authority to... Local News
D&S column: why the Friarage is a special hospital 22nd September 2017 I am constantly coming across the sterling work of community groups raising money for a huge range of excellent local causes. It is, always difficult to single... Articles