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Rishi Sunak welcomes community housing cash for North Yorkshire

AFFORDABLE housing initiatives in Richmondshire have been boosted by almost half a million pounds grant from Government with more to come. The money – raised from higher rates of stamp duty on second homes – will be used to support local community housing projects aimed at first-time buyers. The g

Rishi Sunak seeks explanation for MoD’s treatment of bereaved mother

RICHMOND MP Rishi Sunak has written to the Ministry of Defence seeking an explanation for the way in which the mother of a military policeman who died in the Iraq war was treated. Rishi Sunak said the blunt response to his constituent’s inquiry about replacing a lost medal was very insensitive. Sa

Rishi Sunak backs Tesco Christmas food collections

Customers at a North Yorkshire supermarket have done their bit to make Christmas special for those in need. They donated 40 large boxes of festive foodstuffs to Catterick Tesco’s Neighbourhood Food Collection. Richmond MP Rishi Sunak called at the store in Richnondshire Walk to help with the packi

Young business graduate meets his MP

A young graduate who secured a coveted place on a national training scheme has met his MP. Tom McMahon, 25, from Richmond, attended a BT parliamentary reception at Westminster to meet Rishi Sunak, the MP for Richmond, and the chief executive of the BT Group, Gavin Patterson. Tom, whose mother Joan

Rishi Sunak joins Cub Scouts on anniversary night hike

MORE than 100 Cub Scouts were joined by their MP on a night hike to celebrate the centenary of the youth organisation. Rishi Sunak, MP for Richmond, took part in the celebration at Croft Circuit with cubs and leaders from the Northallerton and Leven Scout districts. The anniversary of the foundati

D&S column: the importance of integrating minorities - and a trip to the panto

SOMETHING we take for granted in the Richmond constituency is how well integrated our communities are compared to some other parts of the UK. What good integration leads to is a strong and supportive community spirit which is such a feature of North Yorkshire and I frequently refer to when writing

Rishi Sunak and family join Santa Run

Two Santa Runs organised by Herriot Hospice Homecare raised more than £2,500 for the charity. The two events, held in Northallerton and, for the first time, in Wensleydale, saw more than 200 runners tackle the 5k courses in Santa suits. The runners in Northallerton were joined by Richmond MP Rishi