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D&S column: what's at stake at the Friarage Hospital

THE Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, has occupied much of my time in recent days as staffing challenges facing the hospital in critical care and anaesthetics became clear. I had urgently organised a meeting of doctors, nurses and GPs at the Friarage last week.

A good post-Brexit deal for British farmers

RICHMOND MP Rishi Sunak said he remained confident that the UK would secure a brighter future for British farming when the country left the EU. Speaking at a meeting on the future of agriculture organised by the Leyburn branch of the NFU, Mr Sunak said that despite the outcome of the General Electi

Friarage A&E crisis raised in Parliament by Rishi Sunak

A recruitment crisis which threatens the A&E department at the Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, has been raised in the House of Commons by Richmond MP Rishi Sunak. Health minister Philip Dunne agreed to meet Mr Sunak to discuss the shortage of doctors after the MP urged him to press the hospit

Friarage Hospital: fighting for emergency care services

I raise the crisis in recruitment of doctors for the A&E department at the Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, with Health Ministers. Minister Philip Dunne agreed to meet me to discuss the hospital's challenges.

D&S column: looking after our Armed Forces veterans

WITH the British Army’s biggest UK base and RAF Leeming at the heart of the Richmond constituency, the health and wellbeing of servicemen and women, past and present, is never far from the top of my agenda. So it has been very gratifying to see two projects aimed at improving the lot of veterans –

Rishi Sunak encourages more girls to take up careers in science and engineering

MAKING a weight-bearing chair out of sheets of newspaper was the challenge for a group of North Yorkshire schoolgirls. Teams from four schools were set the task at the launch of a conference designed to get more girls interested in careers in engineering and science. The teams – from Richmond, St

D&S column; a sun-kissed weekend in the constituency

A weekend of wall-to-wall sunshine was just what was needed for two great events in the North Yorkshire summer calendar. On Saturday, the Dales Festival of Food and Drink at Leyburn was packed with visitors from near and far. It was the festival’s second year back in the town centre and I think th

Rishi Sunak hails innovative tea service launched by heritage railway

Rishi Sunak has welcomed the launch of a high-class hospitality service on the Wensleydale Railway. The heritage railway, which runs trains between Northallerton and Redmire in Wensleydale, is now serving afternoon tea in a luxury period dining car. Speaking at the launch of the service at Bedale

Rishi Sunak pledges to fight for businesses hit by delayed roadworks

RICHMOND MP Rishi Sunak has met the owners of businesses facing difficulties as a result of a road improvement scheme which has been delayed for almost a year. Work to improve the junction at the White Shops, Catterick Garrison, started in September 2016 and was originally scheduled to be completed