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D&S column: my recommendation for a free family day out - Foxglove Covert

WITH the summer school holidays underway, families are facing the annual challenge of finding interesting and fun things to do during the long break. This week I have a recommendation for a great day out which I suspect many people in North Yorkshire may not have heard of or know little about.

Rishi Sunak secures changes to ensure open military justice

ARMY chiefs have changed their procedures to ensure details of forthcoming military court hearings are properly publicised. Following the intervention of Richmond MP Rishi Sunak, Defence minister Mark Lancaster has introduced new arrangements to ensure the public and the media are informed about co

Rishi Sunak criticises highways chiefs for removing town’s tourism signs

HIGHWAYS chiefs have been criticised for not replacing two brown tourist destination signs for Richmond on the newly upgraded A1 motorway. For many years the signs at Scotch Corner highlighted the proximity of the historic Georgian market town and the facilities on offer there. With work on the ne

Rishi Sunak on the run with Brompton School to beat cancer

A whole school went on the run - accompanied by their MP - to continue a tradition of cancer charity fundraising. Brompton Community Primary School, near Northallerton, is the only primary school in the area to host a full Cancer Research UK Race for Life. This year's was the third annual eve

Rishi Sunak praises community fundraising for hospital’s new x-ray kit

A NEW-LOOK radiology unit at The Friary Community Hospital in Richmond has been officially opened – and has already benefited 81 patients in its first week. The Friends of The Friary Community Hospital donated £170,000 to fund new, state-of-the-art X-ray equipment at the community hospital, which p

Rishi Sunak praises school's dramatic progress

The dramatic turnaround in the fortunes of a North Yorkshire school rated as inadequate by inspectors has been praised by Richmond MP Rishi Sunak. Mr Sunak visited Richmond Church of England Primary School and Nursery School to talk to pupils, staff and governors about the progress made since an Of

Rishi Sunak helps launch NFU food and farming campaign

Rishi Sunak MP hosted the Westminster launch of an NFU campaign to shout about the value of the food and farming industry to Yorkshire – its people, economy and environment.  The campaign - "Pride and Provenance" - sees the industry come togeth