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Rishi thanked for support of Georgian Theatre during pandemic

Richmond’s Georgian Theatre Royal celebrated the official opening of its new auditorium which has undergone a major development programme during lockdown. Rishi was among those there to see the curtains go back along with philanthropist Hamish Ogston, whose generous donation of £375,000 through the

Rishi welcomes return of dementia service to Richmond

New day services supporting people with dementia and their carers have opened in Richmond. Rishi officially opened the new services at Garget Walker House. Charity Dementia Forward has been commissioned by North Yorkshire County Council and clinical commissioning groups covering the county to

D&S column: Kickstarting young people's careers

Almost a year ago I was very proud to launch the Kickstart scheme – a Government programme to help young people most at risk from the economic impact of the pandemic. It’s an important element of the biggest package of support for youth employment in decades and designed to help businesses provide

Rishi starts the work on new Northallerton Gateway development

Rishi has started the work on a new gateway development in Northallerton, which will provide significant growth opportunities for the county town. Rishi joined developer and local entrepreneur Simon Bailes and Matthew Wharton, from contractor Wharton Construction, to mark the start of works on the

Rishi welcomes firm back to Northallerton High Street

An established name in the North Yorkshire property business has returned to Northallerton with Rishi's support. James Winn Estate Agents celebrated the opening of their new branch in the High Street with the MP. Following a chance meeting with a James Winn employee, Rishi offered to visit th

Rishi praises young people making a difference

Rishi has praised the passion and commitment of a group of North Yorkshire school students who gave up part of the summer holiday for the benefit of the community. He joined two groups of students at Richmond School and Sixth Form College taking part in a National Citizen Service (NCS) program

Rishi hears Dales farmers’ views on industry prospects

Rishi met local farmers at Leyburn Auction Mart to discuss prospects for the industry. He talked to a group in the mart canteeen and viewed the day’s sales with NFU representatives Richard Lambert and Stephen Dixon. Mr Lambert and Mr Dixon, respectively chair and vice-chair of the Leyburn and

D&S column: a step closer to National Trail status for C2C

MY campaign to have the famous Coast to Coast Walk made a National Trail has passed a significant milestone. Natural England – the Government’s advisor on the natural environment – has started work on formal proposal for designation.

Major milestone reached in Rishi's Coast to Coast Walk campaign

Rishi has welcomed the start of work on making the world-famous Coast to Coast Walk a National Trail - a major milestone in his campaign to ensure the route is officially recognised. Work is now underway on preparing a proposal for National Trail designation to maintain and upgrade the long-distanc