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Rishi Sunak joins village tea party to help fight breast cancer

AN afternoon tea party raising money for Breast Cancer Care was supported by Rishi Sunak MP. The event held at East Rounton Village Hall, near Northallerton, raised £600 for the cause. Organiser Liz Hill thanked Mr Sunak for acting as quizmaster and announcing the raffle winners.

Bedale High School pupils quiz Rishi Sunak

Keen pupils at Bedale High School put their local MP on the spot. A Year 9 citizenship class had a wide range of questions for Rishi Sunak, the MP for Richmond. They included Brexit, immigration, the voting age, young people’s needs, why he entered politics, what he did before becoming an MP and w

Rishi Sunak helps secure A66 speed limit

Safety campaigners, Rishi Sunak and a Police Commissioner have secured a lowered speed limit on a dangerous stretch of the A66 in North Yorkshire. Highways England has agreed to introduce a 50 mph limit on the A66 at Ravensworth which has been the location of many serious accidents in recent years.

D&S column: helping the UK's troubled families and my visit to Great Ayton Fete

A small but very important part of my ministerial brief is overseeing the work of the Government’s Troubled Families programme. It’s multi-million-pound targeted intervention work with families facing multiple problems, including crime, anti-social behaviour, drug use, debt, truancy, unemployment,

Complete A1 junction works urges Rishi Sunak

Richmond MP Rishi Sunak has expressed his frustration about delays to the completion of works on the A1(M) upgrading scheme in North Yorkshire. More than two months after the final section of the three-lane motorway section opened near Catterick, works are still continuing on the approach roads and

Rish Sunak calls on Home Office to maximise benefit from phone masts roll-out

RICHMOND MP Rishi Sunak has called on the Government to make sure the taxpayer gets full value from a half billion pound investment in new telecommunications masts. The Home Office, working with the commercial network operator EE, is building 700 new masts around the UK to provide a new communicati

Hundreds join Rishi Sunak to celebrate Captain Cook milestone

A village turned out in force to help celebrate a special anniversary for its most famous son. Great Ayton Village Fête took as its theme the 250 years since Captain James Cook ventured on his first Pacific voyage. Hundreds of villagers gathered on the High and Low Greens and the High Street to wa

D&S column: the importance of tackling childhood obesity

AS the proud father of two young daughters I know only too well the challenges parents face keeping our children fit and healthy.  My two both inherited a sweet tooth from me and I’m not sure who was more excited last week when we saw Domino’s pizza was opening in Northallerton - rather handil

Rishi Sunak joins Osmotherley pupils on school’s morning mile

Richmond MP Rishi Sunak joined primary schoolchildren on their regular pre-school exercise run established to encourage a healthy lifestyle. Mr Sunak donned his running gear to head out into the North York Moors with pupils and staff from Osmotherley Primary School. The Morning Mile was establishe