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Rishi thanks Leyburn vaccination centre heroes

Rishi has praised the commitment and dedication of the team helping to deliver the successful coronavirus vaccination programme in North Yorkshire. He called at the Tennants Auction Centre in Leyburn – one of two primary care network vaccinations hubs in his constituency – to talk to the NHS staff

Rishi welcomes Bedale business expansion

A BUSINESS described as “one of Bedale’s best-kept secrets” has expanded its base in the North Yorkshire town. KNW Training established itself in a single office there in 2006 but has now expanded to takeover the whole of Archway House, North End. Rishi opened its extended offices and met man

D&S column: the welcome return of pupils to school

It’s been wonderful to see children return to school in the last two weeks. Like many parents, I know how much my daughters have missed their classmates and their teachers. There’s no substitute for lessons in the classroom for the best learning experience and the invaluable social interaction tha

Rishi opens new Northallerton town centre business

A family business which spent 25 years trading from out-of-town locations has invested in Northallerton town centre. Aquatic Finatic, a pet supplies business based a couple of miles south of the town, has opened a new store in the recently refurbished Zetland Street with Rishi's suport. Pet Finati

D&S column: a Budget to help small businesses grow

In last week’s Budget, the three-part plan to protect and then grow our economy had the important role played by small and medium-sized business very much at its heart. This last dreadful year I have seen the heroic efforts made by such businesses to adapt to the enormous challenge posed by the cor

D&S column: Budget 2021 sets path for recovery

Preparations for this week’s Budget – my second – were very different to a year ago.  Last February I had been appointed to the role of Chancellor with just 26 days before the big event and the enormity of the challenge posed to the country by the Covid-19 pandemic was just becoming apparent.&

Budget 2021

Rishi's Budget Statement in full on March 3, 2021, supporting those hardest hit by the pandemic, with extensions to furlough, self-employed support, business grants, loans and VAT cuts.

Rishi helps villagers to protect landscape in A66 road upgrade

Rishi is assisting villagers in their fight to protect the landscape of a little-known Yorkshire dale during the upgrade of a major road. He wrote to highways chiefs after being contacted by East Layton residents concerned about the visual impact of the £1bn dualling of the A66 Trans-Pennine road o

D&S column: Kickstart scheme takes off in North Yorkshire

Right from the start of the pandemic I was acutely aware that our young people faced some of the greatest difficulties because of the economic crisis.  That’s why I announced the Kickstart scheme – a £2bn programme to create hundreds of thousands of fully-funded job placements for those aged 1

D&S column: great progress on vaccinations in North Yorkshire

Since the start of coronavirus vaccinations in North Yorkshire I have remained in contact with the local teams responsible for what is the biggest programme of its type in the history of the NHS. In just five weeks the progress made has been truly impressive.