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In recent months I have spent a lot of time with local businesses, getting a full understanding of how they are coping with the impact of the pandemic. They...

For the last seven months we have rightly celebrated the amazing contributions of key workers who have helped to keep our communities going through the most...

In Northallerton last Saturday I had the opportunity to check out the impressive improvements that have been carried out in Zetland Street. The celebration of...

I recently met two Dales farmers who told me how new ways of working are helping them sustain their farms and improve the landscape. I was at West Witton in...

In my last column I wrote about the wonderful local organisations demonstrating real creativity to ensure that their events continued to be held despite Covid...

In a normal year, this weekend should be a high point of the agricultural show season – the annual events that showcase everything that’s best about our rural...

I’ve been delighted with the way our Eat Out to Help Out half-price discount scheme has been embraced so enthusiastically by pubs, cafes, restaurants – and...

Our Armed Forces work incredibly hard to keep our nation safe, and so it is only right that they have a place they feel proud to call home. So it was a real...

After the week in Westminster, it was invigorating to be out in the fresh air of the Yorkshire Dales last Friday. I was very encouraged to find a good number of...