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Rishi Sunak praises success of recreation park cafe

A community café is going from strength to strength only weeks after opening in Brompton, Northallerton. The part-time café which opened in the Weavers Pavilion is now serving villagers at least three days a week, Rishi Sunak MP heard during a recent visit. Mr Sunak had been invited by Barbara Sla

More work to improve safety of A19 in North Yorkshire

Safety campaigners and Rishi Sunak MP have welcomed continued work to improve safety on the A19 in North Yorkshire. More works are to take place to close dangerous central reservation gaps and make junctions safer on the busy dual carriageway between Teesside and the A1. At a briefing for the

The little-known charity with grants for you

You would think that a body that had made grants of £10m to local organisations in our area in recent years would be pretty well known. But I am fairly sure that most of you will never have heard of the Two Ridings Community Foundation. Until quite recently I hadn’t either. The York-based foundat

Rishi Sunak sees major progress at Exelby community pub venture

Progress at a new North Yorkshire community pub venture has been checked out by its first investor - Rishi Sunak. The Richmond MP was the first person to buy a share in the Exelby Green Dragon Community Pub venture near Bedale last year. Since then the almost derelict pub has been purchased from a

Cracking down on illegal traveller sites

With Appleby Horse Fair less than a month away, I know many communities in the constituency will be wondering what the annual trek of travelling folk to the event in Cumbria might mean for them. While the traditional horse-drawn bow-topped, gaily painted caravans are an attractive sight on the road

Improving council tax collection and helping those in debt

I do hope as many of you as possible exercised your democratic right yesterday in electing people to represent us on our local councils. Although matters at Westminster usually dominate the headlines, it is decisions taken by local councillors which often have the greater impact on our daily lives.

Rishi Sunak welcomes £2.5m investment at Northallerton Station

Rishi Sunak MP has welcomed a Government decision to spend around £2.5m to make Northallerton Station fully accessible. Northallerton is one of 73 railway stations around the country to benefit from the Government’s £300m Access for All Fund. Although the station platforms have access ramps, the s

D&S column: protecting our invaluable community bus services

A new community minibus has taken to the roads around Bedale and I recently had the privilege of sending it on its way. The launch of the new vehicle at the Dales Centre was a great opportunity to meet the wonderful team of volunteers behind the charity which since 1993 has been providing a valuabl

D&S column: ensuring the Troubled Families programme delivers

One of my responsibilities as the Minister for Local Government is looking after a Government programme to help families facing some of the most difficult problems. That could mean committing crime and anti-social behaviour, drug use, debt, truancy, unemployment, mental health problems and domestic