D&S column: encouraging update from local health chiefs 10th March 2023 I receive regular updates from North Yorkshire health chiefs about how our local services are performing. It’s something which started during the Covid-19... Articles
D&S column: making communities better places to live and work 10th February 2023 Encouraging people to come together to make their communities better places to live and work is an important part of my role as your local MP. In recent weeks I... Articles
D&S column: a great Richmond pantomime 23rd December 2022 I hope you have all completed your festive preparations and are looking forward to the Christmas break. It’s been a busy run in to the holiday for me with a... Articles
D&S column: 70 years of the North York Moors National Park 10th December 2022 Just one aspect of representing this wonderful part of North Yorkshire is that parts of my patch cover not one but two of the UK’s National Parks. With the... Articles
D&S column: the good news about the Friarage keeps coming 30th September 2022 I make no apology for returning to the subject of the Friarage Hospital – I know it is your No 1 local priority and the good news about it keeps on coming. Last... Articles
Queen Elizabeth II - nobody set a finer example 16th September 2022 For those of us who set out to serve, nobody set a finer example than Queen Elizabeth II. So many tributes to our longest-serving monarch this week rightly... Articles
The Friarage: now a model for a small rural hospital 8th September 2022 Ever since I was first elected as your MP, the Friarage Hospital has always been my number one local priority. The roots of this commitment stem from the... Articles
D&S column: check out the attractions on your doorstep 1st July 2022 Whatever your plans are for summer holidays this year, I do hope they include spending time checking out the gems on our doorstep. I received a timely reminder... Articles
D&S column: a new health centre for Catterick Garrison 17th June 2022 Catterick Garrison is a remarkable community. Less than 100 years ago it simply did not exist. It was Lord Baden Powell who had the idea of using the moorland... Articles