Rishi welcomes another community pub venture Friday, 26 April, 2024 Rishi has welcomed the creation of another community pub in North Yorkshire. The Old Horn, at Spennithorne, near Leyburn, will reopen shortly following the successful purchase by a community group. The Old Horn Community Pub Society bought the building last year with money raised through a share offer and almost £200,000 of match funding from the Government’s Community Ownership Fund. Rishi... Local News
Rishi attends Bedale Point to Point 15th April 2024 Rishi attended the Bedale Point to Point meeting with his family. He met many of the thousands of visitors to the annual event at Hornby Castle, near Bedale. He... Local News
D&S column: what a turnaround for our Friarage Hospital 12th 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... Articles
Rishi praises Men’s Shed project for tackling social isolation 29th March 2024 Rishi has praised a project which provides companionship for men who may be facing social isolation. During a visit to Northallerton Men’s Shed, he commended... Local News
Rishi sees good progress on the Friarage's £35m surgical hub 18th March 2024 The Friarage Hospital’s new surgical hub is starting to take shape with the first bricks now firmly in place. Rishi had the honour of laying - and signing - one... Healthcare
Rishi presents Friarage staff with national cancer care award 17th March 2024 Rishi has presented staff at the Friarage Hospital with the Myeloma UK Award for their commitment to patients living with incurable blood cancer. The MP praised... Healthcare
Rishi welcomes decision to approve development order for A66 upgrade 10th March 2024 Rishi has welcomed the Secretary of State for Transport’s decision to approve the development consent order for the upgrading of the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine... Local News
Helping Dales farmers with the agricultural transition 8th 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... Farming
D&S column: making communities stronger 29th February 2024 When I was Chancellor of the Exchequer I was proud to launch a fund to help communities buy assets that were at risk of being lost. These could be pubs, village... Articles
Rishi commends scheme that brings people together 23rd February 2024 Rishi has commended a café in the Yorkshire Dales for helping to combat loneliness. The Copper Kettle in Reeth has joined the nationwide Chatty Café scheme – an... Local News