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I was absolutely delighted to make the announcement last week of a comprehensive package of aid for the flood-hit communities in the Yorkshire Dales. The...

The story of Rowena Hutchinson sums up the tragedy of last week’s flash-flooding in the Dales. At 3pm on Tuesday, Rowena had a home and a business. At 4pm she...

The torrential rainfall and flash-flooding that we saw in Swaledale and Wensleydale on Tuesday afternoon and evening this week was pretty much unprecedented...

One of my most important jobs as your MP is to keep in contact with all the organisations that provide the huge range of public services across the constituency...

On the way back from one of my regular surgeries in Leyburn recently I called into RAF Leeming to have a chat with the new station commander Group Captain...

I had a green constituency day in Richmond recently prompted by a letter from a group of pupils at St Francis Xavier School. The school’s Eco Team had written...

Many of us will have experienced the frustration of searching for a town centre parking space, finding one but then struggling for the right change to feed the...

I know we are now well into the cricket season – and of course it is raining as I write this! – but football fans in Northallerton are currently on tenterhooks...

It’s been a busy couple of weeks in my role as Minister for Local Government. I’ve been working on initiatives to help people with council tax, ensuring the...