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Rishi Sunak secures agreement over children's home problems

Rishi Sunak MP has secured a series of assurances from the operators of a children’s home linked to anti-social behaviour in a North Yorkshire village. The Richmond MP met members of staff and managers responsible for the Fieldfare Children’s Home in Brompton, near Northallerton, following a series

D&S column: Richmond panto and Santa Run fun

AS we all wind down for the holiday I trust you, your families and friends are looking forward to a happy and relaxing Christmas. The build-up can be frantic and it was certainly so in Westminster with important business being dealt with in the House of Commons this week – not least the conclusion

Rishi Sunak presents French honour to Navy veteran

A 93-year-old veteran of the Second World War has been recognised for his part in helping to liberate France. Stanley Kitching, of Romanby, Northallerton, has finally received the Legion d'Honneur – France's highest honour for military service for his actions during the D-Day landings. It's been a

Rishi Sunak welcomes funding for rural Post Office network

Rishi Sunak MP has welcomed £370m of Government funding for Britain’s post office network. Of that funding boost, £160m has been earmarked to protect the rural post office network, particularly those community branches which serve as the “last shop in a village.” The Richmond MP said: “This money

Undersea Cables: the threat to our digital security

BBC Radio 4's World at One coverage of my Policy Exchange report on the security threat to undersea cables which are the vital links in the world's internet and telecommunications networks.

D&S column: seeing how Universal Credit is working

MUCH has been written and said about the introduction of the Government’s new welfare payment Universal Credit. It is the biggest shake-up of our benefits system in a generation and as with any major change it has provoked its fair share of controversy.

Rishi Sunak opens community housing in Hudswell

Three new homes for local people in a Dales community have been officially opened by Rishi Sunak MP. The homes bring to six the number of properties owned by the Hudswell Community Charity in an innovative scheme that sees them rented out to people from Hudswell and neighbouring Downholme, near Ric

Rishi Sunak and family join Santa Fun runners

SANTA Claus brought some Christmas cheer to a local hospice charity with a present of almost £500. Well, actually there was more than one Santa Claus who gifted the money to Herriot Hospice Homecare, in fact there were 35 including Richmond MP Rishi Sunak and his family! The charity recently stage