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Rishi Sunak welcomes move to prioritise social housing for veterans with PTSD

New measures which will help councils ensure that members of the Armed Forces and veterans suffering from mental ill health are given the right priority for social housing, have been welcomed by Richmond MP Rishi Sunak. Former service personnel suffering from PTSD or other mental illnesses will be

D&S column: how a school visit led to Government action

On one of my regular busy constituency Fridays a while ago I met a group of parents at the Dales School in Morton-on-Swale, near Northallerton. As many of you know this special school provides a first-class education for young people with complex learning needs.

D&S column: backing small business in North Yorkshire

I hope you, your families and friends had great Christmas and New Year celebrations. For my first column of 2019 I am returning to a subject dear to my heart – the small and medium-sized businesses which are the lifeblood of our local economy. Most people in the Richmond constituency run, or work

Why Changing Places are so important

Dales School parents explain what the Changing Places campaign is about in this video and one - Andrew Newton - talks about life with his daughter Aniela. “Aniela was born in 2007 and from birth it was known that she had suffered brain damage. “The first few years, although difficult in many ways,

D&S column: a locally-sourced festive table and the annual panto visit

AS you plan your Christmas table this year, I hope you will try to ensure that as much of your festive fare is locally-produced and sourced as possible.  We are lucky to have so much great food and drink produced on our doorstep and Christmas is the best time to showcase it for our families an