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One of my responsibilities as the Minister for Local Government is looking after a Government programme to help families facing some of the most difficult...

Working as your MP, I have had some wonderful, eye-opening and sometimes downright strange experiences over the years. From being given a good soaking in the...

When I set up the public meeting about the changes at the Friarage in Northallerton, my key aims were for people to really understand what is happening at our...

Just after 10am last Friday in the House of Commons, the Speaker announced that Royal Assent had been given to the Parking (Code of Conduct) Bill. A small...

Regular readers will know it is very rare for me to write about the same topic two weeks in a row. But the Friarage remains our most important local issue and...

Like you, my family rely on the Friarage. From fixing broken bones to treating allergic reactions, the doctors and nurses at the hospital have been there for us...

Gale-force winds, horizontal, driving rain and low cloud – Fleet Moss was a pretty uncomfortable place to be on a recent Friday morning. Fleet Moss is on the...

VILLAGE halls are tremendous community assets – in many of our smaller settlements they are often the only place where everyone can come together. We have some...

LIKE me I am sure many of you will be sceptical about some of the surveys that are published, seemingly daily, about frankly rather odd subjects. But one that...