A year ago I reflected in this column about what a momentous, unparalleled year 2020 had been. In many ways 2021 has been just as eventful.
The situation is still challenging but right now, the most important action we can take is to ensure everyone eligible gets their booster vaccination.
Rishi has thanked the Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team for their work in keeping people safe in the great outdoors.
He met members of the team at their base near Great Ayton.
The MP said the team, made up entirely of volunteers, did an amazing job.
“All of us who venture up into the Moors for recre
Rishi has welcomed the ‘phenomenal success’ of a festive tourist attraction which has brought thousands of families to North Yorkshire.
Rishi visited the Wensleydale Railway’s Leeming Bar Station to see the Polar Express before it set off on one of its packed journeys up the heritage railway line.
Rishi has praised the work of a charity which supports Northallerton’s Friarage Hospital.
He said The Friends of the Friarage was “hugely impressive” organisation in the way it provided help to staff, patients and the hospital’s services.
Speaking at the charity’s annual general meeting held at Ro
Northallerton’s new multi-million pound secondary school campus has been opened by Rishi.
The redevelopment of the former Allertonshire School on two sites opposite each other in Brompton Road welcomed its first pupils in September.
The project involved a mix of demolition, new construction and re
Rishi has lent his support to a Government-funded programme which gives children the opportunity to experience life in the countryside.
The work of the £2.5million Generation Green project was put under the spotlight when Mr Sunak visited YHA Grinton Lodge in Swaledale.
Launched earlier this year
With the UK having hosted the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow earlier this month, I thought it was an opportune moment to remind readers of the tremendous efforts to tackle global warming already in progress in our area – with the Government’s support.
In the six years I have been
Rishi has praised the athleticism and commitment of a Richmondshire cheerleading group.
He was very impressed by the skills and enthusiasm of members of Lazer Cheer Academy based at Colburn.
Rishi watched and briefly joined a training session of one of their 13 competitive teams who enjoy the high
The support given to Armed Services Veterans by two organisations has been described as inspirational by Rishi.
In Remembrance Week, he saw the Armed Forces and Veterans Breakfast Club at Colburn and the Veterans Woodcraft workshop in Richmond in action.
The breakfast club provides a hearty full E
Rishi was joined by professional footballer Josh Coburn and two pupils in remission from cancer treatment to open Bedale CE Primary School’s new multi-use games area (MUGA).
The MP, Josh of Middlesbrough FC, and pupils Alfie Hutchinson and Bailey Cuthbert wielded the scissors to formally open the n
