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Paying tribute to Covid-19 support groups

I was pleased to pay tribute to the volunteer groups in North Yorkshire who have provided help to the vulnerable and isolated during the Covid 19 pandemic. Meeting members of the Leyburn and Dales Support for Covid-19 group, I said what the groups had done over the last four months h

Backing North Yorkshire’s re-opening tourism industry

I very much welcome the re-opening of the tourism sector in North Yorkshire this weekend. Following the Prime Minister’s announcement about changes to lockdown measures, up to 790 tourism-related businesses in the Richmond (Yorks) constituency will benefit from the move to gradually relax restricti

D&S column: Your High Street needs you - shop local

It felt so good to be out and about in Northallerton High Street and the market places in Richmond and Bedale at the weekend to see our town centres gradually come back to life. It was reassuring to see people shopping with confidence because of the measures that shops had taken to ensure customers

Rishi Sunak says thank-you to Friarage medical teams

Rishi Sunak MP has visited the Friarage Hospital to thank doctors, nurses and support staff for their “outstanding” work during the coronavirus pandemic. The MP for Richmond said he wanted to show his appreciation in person for their dedication and commitment over the last four months. Keeping to

D&S column: Adversity has brought out the best in us

OVER the last three months, our attention has been quite rightly focused on the dedication of our front-line workers engaged in the battle with Covid-19. Like all of you I have been in awe of the contributions made by health and care workers and the support networks that have sprung up across the U

D&S column: a big step forward for safety on the A66

This week has seen a major step forward in the process of improving a road of vital importance to our area and the whole of the North of England. In announcing the preferred route for the upgrading of the remaining single carriageway sections of the A66, the Department of Transport has brought forw

Rishi Sunak welcomes more funds for Dales 2019 flood victims

Rishi Sunak has welcomed up to £250,000 of additional Government funding to further assist Yorkshire Dales communities hit by last summer’s flash flooding. The money will match-fund the sums raised locally to assist individuals and businesses on the road to recovery after the flooding in Swaledale,

D&S column: a Yorkshire veteran's memories on VE Day

It was wonderful to hear of the many ways people managed to mark VE Day despite the restrictions caused by Covid-19. From socially-distanced afternoon tea parties and colourful displays of bunting to poignant, very personal memorials to those who gave their all at a time of another great national e