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School journalists put their questions to Rishi

School journalists put Rishi on the spot with questions about his life in Westminster and why he became an MP. Rishi was invited to Crakehall Church of England Primary School, near Bedale, by the school’s Kidz News team. The team produces a fortnightly newsletter in their own time and secured

D&S column: the first tentative steps back to normality

Like many of you, I’ve enjoyed taking our first tentative steps back to normality in the last couple of weeks. That has included a trip to the pub during a busy day around the local area last Friday. I called at the Black Bull at Middleham to enjoy a quick lunch in the sunshine and met new owners

Rishi takes to the track to back school's fitness drive

Rishi took to the track to help a Richmond primary school boost its activity levels. The MP joined pupils, staff and the Mayor of Richmond to formally declare open a new all-weather running surface at the town’s Methodist Primary School. The track circles the school’s playing field and provides op

Rishi welcomes Northallerton country store's market development

A business that served the North Yorkshire farming community throughout the pandemic is now finding new markets across the UK. Sam Turner and Sons, Northallerton, never closed at any point during the past year to ensure its agricultural customers could continue to feed the nation. During a visit t

Seeing how Government funding improved Stokesley School

Rishi saw how more than £1.2m in Government grant funding is helping to improve sports and sixth form facilities at Stokesley School and Sixth Form College. The school received the money last year to re-roof and refurbish the sports hall and changing rooms. The money will also help fund improvemen

Rishi praises Stokesley manufacturer's positive approach

An expanding Stokesley business has full order books and is looking to expand as the economic recovery from the pandemic gathers momentum. Sterling GP, which manufactures heavy duty truck bodywork at its base on the Stokesley Business Park, explained to Rishi how it was set to grow during his recen

Rishi helps garden centre gear up for bumper year

Rishi called at a local garden centre gearing up for a bumper Easter. He dropped in at Strikes Garden Centre in Stokesley to hear how the business has fared during the pandemic and is preparing for what it hopes will be a record-breaking year. While there, Rishi helped manager Caroline Scaife

Outstanding school's caring ethos praised by Rishi

Rishi has praised the caring Christian ethos of an outstanding infants school in Great Ayton. He also congratulated Marwood Church of England Infant School for the work it had done during the pandemic to encourage its pupils’ learning and maintain its strong links with the local community. During

D&S column: the weight of Parliamentary history

In the course of my working day in No 11 Downing Street many documents arrive on my desk for study and signature. The majority of them are about the nation’s monetary and fiscal policy, the fine details of the UK’s finances and for the last year the Government’s response to Covid 19. But recently,

Rishi opens Army veteran's new dog food business

AN Army veteran has tapped into the growing interest in natural, unprocessed raw dog food to launch a new business. Russ Darlington has set up Wagging Tail in Northallerton after a 40-year career in the military services. The business, which started trading in January, was recently officially open