EASTER week got off to a lovely start in the company of lots of very cute rabbits at Richmond Town Hall.
The Bunny Burrows small animal charity had kindly invited me to open its Hot Cross Bunny event last Sunday morning and it was great to meet the charity’s founder and mainstay, Gwen Butler, and h
THE salmon fishing season has got underway on the River Ure as stocks of the highly-prized migratory fish and hopes of associated growth in the tourism industry continue to grow.
The first cast of the season was performed by Richmond MP Rishi Sunak who heard about the work to m
RICHMOND MP Rishi Sunak spoke about his life in Westminster and how he entered politics at the spring meeting of the North Riding Yorkshire Countrywomen's Association.
The MP addressed YCA members and guests from across North Yorkshire at the event held at the Forum in Northallerton.
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LAST month my village pub closed and as many other people living in country areas have experienced in recent years a little bit of our family life went with it.
The Haynes Arms in Kirby Sigston is just down the road from our home and on many a Sunday we would call in for a traditional lunch, to cat
Rishi Sunak has given his backing to moves to curb the growing problem of dog theft.
The Richmond MP attended the very first Dog Theft Awareness Day in Parliament and gave his support to a campaign to raise awareness of the issue and introduce tougher legislation.
He cited re
IT was just after 2.40 last Wednesday afternoon when the division bells rang at Westminster.
The bells summon MPs to vote and wherever they are on what’s known as the Parliamentary estate they have exactly eight minutes to pass through the lobbies beside the House of Commo
A MOVE to make one of the most famous long distance paths in the UK safer has taken a step forward.
Alf Wainwright's renowned Coast to Coast Walk across the North of England passes through the village of Danby Wiske, near Northallerton, to Lovesome Hill using busy public roads.
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I am interviewed by the BBC's Richard Moss on the significance of the triggering of Article 50 to start the countdown for Britain to leave the EU.
Also interviewed is my parliamentary colleague Helen Goodman, the Labour MP for Bishop Auckland.
I WAS hugely encouraged by my question and answer session last week at Leyburn with Agriculture Minister George Eustice.
Wensleydale RUFC’s refurbished clubhouse was packed with 100 farmers and others with a stake in this most important industry from auction mart directors to feed s
A NEW community brewery has been launched in Northallerton with the backing of local MP Rishi Sunak.
The Richmond MP performed the opening honours for the Northallerton Brewery which has been established in the premises of the former Walls Brewery.
The new enterprise is community-owned with 2
