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More safety measures for A19 after MPs' campaign

Consultation on proposals for further safety improvements on one of the busiest roads in North Yorkshire will start in the spring. The proposals for the A19 – which include closures of some central reservation gaps – are the result of a campaign by MPs Kevin Hollinrake and Rishi Sunak to reduce dan

Rishi welcomes £250k grant for peatland restoration project

Rishi has welcomed the start of work on a peat restoration project in the North York Moors – with the help of a £247,000 Government grant. Survey work is underway on the state of the national park’s peatlands – a precious environmental resource because of peat’s unique ability to store carbon in th

D&S column: great news about Northallerton School

The news about Northallerton School and Sixth Form College’s Ofsted report is simply tremendous. The difficulties the school has faced in recent years are well documented and do not need to be dwelt upon here.

Rishi sees Government grant boost nature conservation

Rishi has seen how Government funding has boosted nature conservation at North Yorkshire’s most important wetland habitat. He visited Nosterfield Nature Reserve to join staff and volunteers working on a project to improve the habitat for plantlife and birds in former sand and gravel quarries. The

D&S column: better broadband for villages like Picton

The roll-out of high-quality broadband continues across North Yorkshire. Recently, I was in Picton, north of Northallerton, to see work completed on a connection which will see residents able to access speeds defined as ultrafast – for the technically-minded that’s more than 100mbs. It puts an end

Rishi welcomes new way of delivering rural broadband

Rishi has helped enable ultrafast broadband for the residents of Picton village. They can now access ultrafast broadband speeds thanks to a mixture of fibre and wireless connectivity. The hybrid solution is the blueprint for the roll-out of fast, reliable speeds to some of the most rural comm

Rishi welcomes improved staff arrangements at Northallerton Post Office

Rishi has received further assurances from The Post Office and WH Smith that the Northallerton post office branch will operate normally in the future. He organised the meeting at the branch attended by the chief executives of both organisations after repeated and unexpected closures of the branch o

D&S column; paying tribute to Her Majesty

This week details of how the nation will celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee were announced. While Her Majesty will pass this amazing 70-year milestone of service to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth next month, the main celebration will take place during a four-day bank holiday weekend in

Rishi joins nationwide green tribute to the Queen

Rishi has planted a tree at Richmond Castle as part of a nationwide initiative to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. He joined staff at the English Heritage attraction to plant a wild service tree (sorbus torminalis) in the shadow of the castle’s walls. It is one of more than 70 trees being plante