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Rishi Sunak opens East Harlsey’s improved play park

A new extended play area has been opened by Rishi Sunak MP in the village of East Harlsey, near Northallerton. The Richmond MP cut the ribbon to declare the play park open at a social evening attended by more than 60 villagers. Mr Sunak praised the villagers and the village hall committee for rais

D&S column: making sure facilities match Catterick Garrison's future growth

BACK in 2016 it was announced that Catterick Garrison – already the biggest British Army base in the world – was to become a “super-garrison” with even more Army units based there. When this phase of its expansion is complete in 2032, the Garrison will be the third largest settlement in North Yorks

Rishi Sunak visits community centre for the old and vulnerable

A Bedale community centre which provides companionship for older and vulnerable people is going from strength to strength following a successful re-launch.  The Dales Centre provides a place for people to meet and have lunch together two days a week.  Richmond MP

D&S column: engineering excellence in North Yorkshire

BEFORE entering Parliament I was lucky enough to spend time studying in California’s Silicon Valley and then running an investment business.  Home to some of the world's most advanced and valuable companies, it is an incredible place to work. Taking a ten-minute drive through the Bay area of

MPs welcome progress on A19 safety study

A study of dangerous crossing points on the A19 in North Yorkshire will be completed by June this year, highways chiefs have said. The study was commissioned in December 2017 after an inquest into the death of a pensioner who died when a van crossed from one carriageway to another through a gap and

Rishi Sunak's Pub Survey: the results

MORE than 40 pr cent of pub tenants in Rishi Sunak's Pubs Survey are unhappy with the arrangement whereby they have to buy beer and other services from the landlord. Dissatisfaction with the traditional ‘tie’ between tenants and pub companies -  a PubCo - was the main finding of a survey

Friarage doctors training boost welcomed by Rishi Sunak

An increase in the number of doctor training places which will mean more young medics working at Northallerton’s Friarage Hospital has been welcomed by Richmond MP Rishi Sunak. Hull York Medical School has been allocated an additional 75 doctor training places as part of an extra 1,500 places acros

Rishi Sunak hails tech company's continuing success in rural North Yorkshire

One of the most technologically advanced companies is continuing to grow in the heart of the North Yorkshire countryside. Labman Automation is breaking new ground in robotic engineering from its purpose-built headquarters and manufacturing base at Seamer, near Stokesley. Rishi Sunak, the MP for Ri