In my role as Local Government Minister, I recently launched a £1m Pocket Parks programme designed to help create new green spaces or refurbish existing ones.
The initiative will primarily - but not exclusively – be attractive to urban areas where green space can often be a
The Christmas season is now well and truly upon us and our local High Streets and Market Places are looking good after the big-switch on events and festive markets last weekend.
After a year when the health of our High Streets has never been far from the news, it is a good time to recognise ho
Rishi Sunak has viewed progress on an ambitious plan to convert Richmond's Old Grammar School to a community asset for the whole town.
The Richmond MP was shown round the historic building which has lain empty for seven years.
Ian Hepworth, chair of the Richmondshire Building Preservation Tru
In my job as Minister for Local Government I talk to lots of people making important decisions about our everyday lives.
In many cases, those decisions – such as where housing development takes place, how a school is run or how often the bins are emptied – have a greater impact on our da
The Parking (Code of Practice) Bill, which cracks down on rogue private parking operators, reaches an important stage in its Parliamentary journey. As Minister responsible for its passage into law it is welcome to have support from all sides of the house for the Bill's Third Reading.
Rishi Sunak has urged his constituents to shop locally this Christmas as he marked Small Business Saturday with visits to two independent retail businesses in Bedale.
Mr Sunak, MP for Richmond, called into Cockburn’s Butchers and the Red House vintage shop, both in the Market Place.
Mr Sunak, Mini
Rishi Sunak took part in Parliament Week at Richmond School and Sixth Form College - and contributed to a debate about lowering the voting age.
A student referendum held during the week delivered a surprising result - the students voted against lowering the voting age from 18 to 16.
During th
The re-launched café at Richmond Station has got off to a flying start.
In its first full month of trading, The Station Café Bar did more than twice the amount of business it expected to.
One of the benefits of living in North Yorkshire is its low crime rate compared to other parts of the country.
Quickly looking up the crime statistics for my patch, I was surprised to see that in the vast area looked after by the North Yorkshire Police teams covering the Dales, Richmond, Catterick
Rishi Sunak chose Richmond to be the home for five trees given to him to mark Her Majesty The Queen’s service to the Commonwealth.
Mr Sunak was one of more than 500 other MPs given trees to plant as part of the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy, a network of forest conservation initiatives to mark the Qu
