Transport infrastructure in North West Durham is, to put it bluntly, lacking.
Places like Crook, Willington, Weardale, Dipton, Burnhope and Burnopfield have limited bus services, particularly at the weekends and in the evenings.
Richard visited the team at Mayflower Community Hospital in Billericay."Last week I visited Mayflower Community Hospital, meeting with the team running the prosthetic and wheelchair services.