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D&S column: Wensleydale School students set the debating standard

ON my many visits to schools in the constituency, I often enjoy jokingly comparing our local pupils’ behaviour with that of my MP colleagues in some of the more tempestuous House of Commons debates. It was certainly the case that our students set an example at the recent Wensleydale School deb

Rishi Sunak's older people’s event attracts hundreds

A special event which aimed to help older people live well in later life has been acclaimed a success. The Older Persons’ Fair, organised by Rishi Sunak MP, was free and attracted more than 200 people to the Golden Lion Hotel in Northallerton.. Thirty-five local organisations offered advice, suppo

Rishi Sunak opens Richmond Golf Club’s new weather-proof swing studio

Richmond Golf Club has adopted the latest technology to make playing the game in the winter more attractive. The 125-year-old club has created a swing studio which uses high speed photography and computer simulation to allow play in the warm and dry. The Golf Studio was officially opened on an app

Make businesses display food hygiene ratings, says Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak MP has called on Government health chiefs to make sure pubs, cafes and restaurants display their food hygiene ratings. A current anomaly in the law means that while it is mandatory for hospitality businesses to publicaly display the ratings in Wales and Northern Ireland, it is not the l

D&S column: the honour of being show president at Kildale

Like the eight million people who visit the North York Moors National Park every year, I love the unique landscape of flat-topped heather-clad uplands and deep, often beautifully wooded, valleys. Magical places like Kildale, on the north-western edge of the park, where this year I was immensely pri

Rishi Sunak visits team looking after children's mental health

AS the parent of two young girls, the possibility that their happy childhoods might conceivably be blighted by mental health problems is a painful prospect. However unlikely I might think that is, as a society we are becoming increasingly aware that instances of children suffering varying degr

Living Well in Later Life

Helping older people get the best out of life is the aim of a special event in Northallerton organised by the town’s MP. Rishi Sunak’s Older Persons’ Fair will be held in the Golden Lion Hotel, in the High Street, on Wednesday, September 26. The fair will bring together around 30 local organisatio

Helping older people live well in later life

‘We’re all getting older’ is one of those statements-of-the-blindingly-obvious we tend to use in a whimsical moment. But, it is even truer than we might think.

Rishi Sunak urges Defence Secretary to unblock Garrison planning delay

Catterick Garrison’s MP Rishi Sunak has written to the Defence Secretary urging him to unblock delays in the planning for the expansion of Britain’s biggest army base. The base has been earmarked to be a “super-garrison” with a number of British Army units moving there as other Army bases around th

Rishi Sunak opens glass firm’s cutting edge showroom

AN innovative glass retailer has opened a new showroom in Northallerton. Rishi Sunak MP performed the opening honours for Northallerton Glass at its refurbished premises in Anchorage Lane. The enterprise was established more than 30 years ago as L&B Safety Glass but since 2012 it has traded un