D&S column: make your Christmas table a local one 15th December 2023 As the countdown to Christmas continues everyone will be making their festive plans. In the Sunak household we will be sticking to a longstanding guiding... Articles
D&S column: the important role played by the Gurkhas in Catterick Garrison 27th October 2023 I recently had the honour and the privilege to visit the Gurkha Temple at Catterick Garrison. As many of you will know, particularly those who live in the... Articles
D&S column: why I love show season 15th September 2023 It’s almost exactly eight years since this column first appeared in the Darlington & Stockton Times. That first column, written when I was a newly-elected... Articles
D&S column: supporting people to reach their full potential 14th July 2023 One of the privileges of being the MP for this area is seeing the tremendous support given to the people in our community who need help to achieve their full... Articles
D&S column: my open letter to British farmers 26th May 2023 As a proud Member of Parliament for one of the most rural constituencies in our country, I know how tough things have been for our farming communities, not... Articles
D&S column: encouraging update from local health chiefs 10th March 2023 I receive regular updates from North Yorkshire health chiefs about how our local services are performing. It’s something which started during the Covid-19... Articles
D&S column: making communities better places to live and work 10th February 2023 Encouraging people to come together to make their communities better places to live and work is an important part of my role as your local MP. In recent weeks I... Articles
D&S column: a great Richmond pantomime 23rd December 2022 I hope you have all completed your festive preparations and are looking forward to the Christmas break. It’s been a busy run in to the holiday for me with a... Articles
D&S column: 70 years of the North York Moors National Park 10th December 2022 Just one aspect of representing this wonderful part of North Yorkshire is that parts of my patch cover not one but two of the UK’s National Parks. With the... Articles