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Stokesley author reveals fascinating church history
A STOKESLEY man has produced a booklet dedicated to the history of a village church. Tony Hodgson has unearthed details from many sources to provide a wealth of information about St Andrew's Church at Ingleby Greenhow. The author has delved into the
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Building society boxes back hospice appeal
DARLINGTON Building Society has started an initiative to help St Teresa's Hospice raise £500,000 for an extension to its home in Woodland Road, Darlington. The society is backing the hospice's appeal to raise £500,000 to pay for an annexe, which is under
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Action-man vicar joins Marines
A VICAR is to realise a dream which has been on hold for the last 16 years and join the Royal Marines. The Rev Mark Allsop already enjoys a reputation as an action-man vicar in his rural parish. He rides a motorcycle, has done a free-fall parachute
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Shopping mall is just the place to put dogs on to a scent
SNIFFER dogs in training were put through their paces in Darlington's Cornmill shopping centre this week. Six dogs from the North-East police dog training school gained experience in being among the public. They spent the day searching for drugs carried
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Dig out memories for Home Grown display
OFFICIALS at the World of James Herriot are asking local people to unearth their memories for a Second World War exhibition. The museum is preparing to launch its Home Grown exhibition around a dig for victory theme. The museum's garden, in Kirkgate
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Teenage wrestler Tom wins junior title
TOM Denham may have only been introduced to wrestling three years ago, but already the talented Darlington teenager is on his way to the top. The 16-year-old, a pupil at Darlington Education Village, Haughton, and a member of the Tees Active Academy,
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Plans for new church win approval
A NEW £1.4m church is to be built in Guisborough after parishioners won a year-long fight for planning permission. The new St Paulinus RC Church will replace a 71-year-old, 100-seat building, constructed from breeze blocks, which is too small for the
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TV gardener at Newby Hall
SARAH Raven, of BBC-TV's Gardener's World, heads to Newby Hall to run her popular courses this month. She is to run the Cutting Garden on April 22 and Year Round Vegetables on April 23 at the hall, near Ripon. The star runs her own gardening school