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D&S column: a magical world for very special people

From the outside, the small, boxy unit on a Northallerton industrial estate looks nothing special. Apart from some discreet signage, there’s little to suggest what lies beyond the doorway. Yet step inside and you enter a world of multi-coloured lighting, soft and bouncy surfaces, ball pools, cushi

Rishi Sunak urges constituents to get free flu jab

RICHMOND MP Rishi Sunak has urged eligible constituents to ensure they have a flu jab this winter. With winter looming, the free vaccinations are available at community pharmacies to those who qualify – the over 65s, pregnant women, and people with certain health conditions such as asthma and diabe

Rishi Sunak put on the spot by pupils at Kirkby Fleetham School

Rishi Sunak took questions from pupils at Kirkby Fleetham Church of England Primary School. The children gathered round the Richmond MP to ask him about his life as their MP. Questions ranged from why he became an MP to why is Brexit important? Mr Sunak said: "I was very impressed with the qualit

Community litter blitz squad backed by Rishi Sunak

More than 30 community volunteers supported by their MP Rishi Sunak collected more than 25 bags of rubbish in a litter-picking blitz of Brompton, near Northallerton. The volunteers came together under the umbrella of the Wombles of Hambleton, a community group established earlier this year by Clair

D&S column: great turnout for my first Older Persons' Fair

I was delighted with the response to my Older Persons’ Fair held last Wednesday in Northallerton. Shortly after opening at 10am the Golden Lion’s Yorkshire Suite was packed with people browsing the stalls and talking to the representatives from the large range of organisations who had kindly agreed

Rishi Sunak hails village hall refurbishment

A five-year quest to modernise a North Yorkshire village hall and make it fit for modern use has been completed. Rishi Sunak joined the villagers of Kirkby Fleetham, near Northallerton, to celebrate the completion of improvement works to their hall. The most recent and final part of the upgrade in

Rishi Sunak praises the drive of inspirational constituent

Rishi Sunak has praised the inspirational example of a constituent battling a life-limiting disease. The Richmond MP joined Cath Muir and her supporters at the start of a sponsored walk to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association It is almost four-and-a-half years since Cath, of Epple