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
D&S column: a new health centre for Catterick Garrison 17th June 2022 Catterick Garrison is a remarkable community. Less than 100 years ago it simply did not exist. It was Lord Baden Powell who had the idea of using the moorland... Articles
Praise for Colburn library’s welcoming refurbishment 16th June 2022 Rishi has praised the thoughtful and creative approach taken in the updating project at a local community library. The Richmond (Yorks) MP conducted the formal... Local News
Rishi chairs Q&A with Farming Minister Victoria Prentis 9th June 2022 Farmers are voting with their application forms for new farm support schemes which take the place of the old EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payments... Farming
D&S column: the joy of the Jubilee weekend 3rd June 2022 AS you read this I hope you are enjoying a wonderful extended weekend to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. After the difficult times the country has faced... Articles
Rishi welcomes Ukrainian refugees 1st June 2022 Rishi has welcomed Ukrainian families who have fled the war in their country to find sanctuary in North Yorkshire. The Richmond (Yorks) MP hosted an event in... Local News
Rishi sees community garden take shape in Dales village 27th May 2022 A garden created to benefit a whole village is taking shape in the Yorkshire Dales. Bellerby Community Garden is being built in the village near Leyburn. Rishi... Local News
Rishi joins training session with young Bedale footballers 12th May 2022 Rishi has praised a junior football club which has tripled the number of young people playing the game. He said Bedale Junior Football Club had set a tremendous... Local News
D&S column: more support for our Service Veterans 6th May 2022 With two big military bases in our area, Armed Forces welfare and especially the Veterans who have served our Queen and Country will always be a priority for me... Articles
Rishi enjoys a good book with school reading ambassadors 5th May 2022 Rishi talked about his favourite children’s books with a class of bookworms at Alverton Community Primary School in Northallerton. The MP joined the school’s... Local News