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MP sees Richmond’s festive post rush get underway

Rishi Sunak has visited Royal Mail’s Richmond Delivery Office to see the Christmas post operation move into top gear. Mr Sunak was shown around the office by Delivery Office Manager, Darren Kidman, and was introduced to the postmen and women who are working hard sorting and delivering mail in the R

D&S column: on the importance of pubs to our rural communities

Yorkshire’s tourism boss Sir Gary Verity made some very interesting points about the way the rural economy works last week in Westminster. Sir Gary was giving evidence to a group of MPs which is looking at how to get more visitors to the British countryside and out of the cities, particularly Londo

Government says it is to go-ahead with dualling of A66

Rishi Sunak MP has welcomed the Chancellor’s pledge to invest in Britain’s productivity - including upgrading the A66. Following the Autumn Statement, the Richmond MP singled out the measures to spend £1bn on improving broadband and mobile connectivity, £1.3bn on local transport improvements and in

Youth citizen congratulated by Rishi Sunak

A ten-year-old boy from North Yorkshire has received a national youth citizenship award for his bravery in dealing with facial disfigurement and helping others with the condition. Oliver Gatenby was presented with a British Citizen Youth Award for the work he has done to highlight work of the Birth

D&S column: keeping local buses on the move

LOCAL bus services are a lifeline for many people in the Richmond constituency and I regularly deal with questions about how to keep our most isolated communities connected to the wider world. Money to subsidise buses is, of course, tight but I am constantly heartened by community-based initiatives

Post office to re-open after campaign by villagers and Rishi Sunak

Appleton Wiske Post Office is to re-open again after a year of campaigning by villagers and their MP. The branch housed in the village shop closed in January when former postmaster and village shop owner Tony Lawson retired. Although a replacement postmistress came forward the Post Office did not

Paying respects at Northallerton's Remembrance Sunday commemoration

Rishi Sunak was among those paying their respects at Northallerton's Remembrance Sunday service and parade. There was one of the biggest turnouts in recent years for the service in a packed, standing-room only All Saints' Parish Church, the Act of Remembrance and then the parade down the