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Rishi opens croquet club’s new pavilion

Rishi has opened a North Yorkshire croquet club’s new pavilion. He performed the opening honours at the Bedale and Dales Croquet Club and tried his hand at the sport which has a growing following. He said: “The club has excellent facilities.

D&S column: fairer funding for our schools

Almost six years have passed since I stood on the steps of 10 Downing Street as a newly-elected MP with a small group of schoolchildren from Wensleydale. The children, from Bainbridge Church of England Primary School, and their headteacher were handing to the Prime Minister a petition calling for a

Rishi announces new investment in North Yorkshire schools

Rishi has welcomed a range of Government funding announcements to improve schools in North Yorkshire. The multi-million pound investment in education will see one primary school completely rebuilt or comprehensively refurbished. Michael Syddall Church of England Primary School in Catterick Vi

MPs welcome progress on A19 safety campaign

Rishi and fellow North Yorkshire MP Kevin Hollinrake have welcomed further progress on making the A19 in North Yorkshire a safer road. Following completion of work to close gaps in the central reservation at Mount Grace Priory, near Northallerton, Highways England is pressing ahead with design work

D&S column: investing in our infrastructure

The events of the last year have underlined the importance of connections for every one of us. While virtual connections became more vital because of the restrictions which made face-to-face meetings difficult or impossible, physical connections – like our road and rail networks – will again be imp

Rishi sees small Swaledale business make big impact

Rishi has praised a small business in a remote area of the Yorkshire Dales for making a big impact during the pandemic.  He visited Spirit of Swaledale distillery in upper Swaledale to see how business founder Ian Purves had fared with his new

Rishi joins lessons in the great Dales outdoors

Rishi joined pupils to celebrate improvements to outdoor learning at Bainbridge Church of England Primary School. He took to the school’s new climbing frames, joined in activities in the Forest School and watched the school’s young cyclists demonstrate their prowess in the playground. He also took

D&S column: encouraging small businesses to rebuild

Staying in close touch with local businesses has been a priority for me over these last 15 months of the pandemic. It was vital that I knew how they were doing as they faced the challenges posed by the disruption caused by Covid-19. I wanted to know how the Government support measures were working

Rishi praises Richmond cricket coaching scheme

A partnership between Richmondshire Cricket Club and Richmond School and ML Sport Coaching which introduces more young people to the summer game has been praised by Rishi. Rishi joined the young people taking part in a holiday coaching camp at the school run as part of a collaboration which gives t

Rishi welcomes arrival of electric vehicle charging points in Northallerton

A Bedale company has shown Rishi how its innovative damage-resistant electric vehicle charger works.  EVS Energy says the Bedale Bendy Bollard - recently installed in Northallerton's Applegarth car park - is vehicle charger capable of withstanding the impact of a truck.  The new charging