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Silvery mate for museum swan
A HAND-CARVED oak replica of the famous Silver Swan hopes to “coin it in” for the Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle. Furniture makers Anthony Nixon, of Barnard Castle, spent 200 hours making the wooden version which stands in the entrance hall. The
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Paedophile preacher facing life sentence
A PAEDOPHILE preacher could be jailed for life after pleading guilty to sexually abusing young boys. Keith Morton molested one of the children while he was working at a Methodist church in Darlington. The 43-year-old American was due to be sentenced
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Yarm needs three-hour parking, say businessmen
BUSINESS owners in Yarm are urging a council to introduce three-hour parking in the town centre in a bid to improve trade. Stockton Borough Council announced plans to change parking restrictions for the first time in 30 years last summer. But
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Schoolboy waits for West End verdict
AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy from Great Ayton is waiting to hear whether his audition for the part of Oliver in the West End production of the musical has been successful. Yazdan Qafouri, a pupil at Roseberry Community School, travelled to London last
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Widow upset at time spent waiting for police response
A DISABLED widow has spoken of her disappointment with police after waiting eight hours for a response to the theft of wheels from her mobility car. Olive Hedley, 77, who lives in Darlington, has complained to Durham Constabulary about the
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‘Grey vote’ holds the key
OLDER voters are being encouraged to have their say in the General Election and take advantage of the “grey vote”. With the over-55 electorate being identified as key to winning the election, they are set to become a pivotal part of the campaigns
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Bowes and Colburn set up another cup final clash
THE final of the Dales Cup will be a repeat of last month’s Medals Shield final after Bowes and Colburn Town both won their respective semi-finals on Saturday. Holders Bowes saw off the brave challenge of Spennithorne and Hamby to remain on
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Sunderland RCA 2 Northallerton Town 0
Sunderland RCA 2 Northallerton Town 0 AFTER the postponement of their three previous matches owing to waterlogged pitches, Northallerton Town returned to action when they travelled to leaders Sunderland RCA on Saturday. Manager Mark Fanning
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Hockey: North held after Chapman strike
NORTHALLERTON finished fifth in the second division of the Yorkshire League after a hard-fought draw away to third-placed Dewsbury Kirklees on Saturday. Northallerton started much the strong of the two teams, and took a deserved lead when player-of-thematch
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Businessman honoured
A BUSINESSMAN who has been involved in almost every aspect of public life in Richmond over the past 50 years is to be awarded the Freedom of the town. John Blenkiron, who founded John Blenkiron and Sons Funeral Directors in 1967, will receive
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Young players rise to occasion
NETBALL players have risen to the challenge after competing successfully on the national stage. The under-14 team from Barnard Castle School became the highest performing North-East squad in the contest staged in Brighton. A 12-strong squad
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Hopes high as teams prepare for new cricket season
Hopes high as teams prepare for new cricket season THE new Darlington Building Society NYSD season gets under way this weekend with expectations of another highly competitive campaign. Several teams feel they have their strongest squad for some
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Hildreth celebrates five of the best
BISHOP Auckland racer John Hildreth recorded no fewer than five wins out of six races when the third round of the Auto 66 Road Race Championships were held at Elvington Park, near York. Aboard his 1000cc Suzuki, Hildreth won all three Super One
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Hydroelectric enterprise offers shares in Dales project
THE enterprise behind the scheme to generate hydroelectric power from the River Bain in Wensleydale is behind another in Greater Manchester. It has launched two new community hydro share offers for both projects and Steve Welsh, managing director
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Bailiff takeover
THE acquisition of a Darlington company has created one of the largest firms of bailiffs in the North. National Enforcement Services has been bought by the JBW Group, a London-based debt management and enforcement company. NES was founded by
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Themed hotel completes first part of upgrade
A LUXURY North Yorkshire hotel has completed the first stage of a £250,000 refurbishment project. The Crab Manor Hotel at Asenby, near Thirsk, is famous for having its 14 rooms themed after some of the world’s greatest hotels and decorated with
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Handmade cheeses go on sale at Asda
AN INDEPENDENT cheese maker who uses traditional recipes and techniques has won a contract to supply a large supermarket chain. Laceys Cheese, which is based at The Station, Richmond, was founded two years ago by Simon Lacey, a chef with 20 years
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Merger of law firms offers clients greater benefits
TWO North Yorkshire law firms are merging. Kinread Solicitors, of High Skellgate, Ripon, is merging with Barber Titleys, of Harrogate. William Kinread, 49, joins Barber Titleys as a partner and member of the management team. Barber Titleys
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Severe winter ruins early organic crops
THE severe winter weather has left local vegetable producers with whole crops ruined. Peter Richardson of Riverford Organic at Home Farm, Newby Wiske, is one of the many affected. He said: “The prolonged cold weather at the start of the year
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Big Breakfast charity raises £4,462 to help support farming families
ORGANISERS of Yorkshire’s annual charity Farmhouse Big Breakfast have given £4,462 to the Arc-Addington Fund. The 2010 event was staged over three days in January at Scaife Hall Farm, Blubberhouses, hosted by on-farm accommodation providers Chris
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Only new entrants benefit from higher payments
HIGHER payments for certain works under the higher level stewardship (HLS) scheme have been announced – but only for new entrants who join after July 1 this year. John Turnbull, of Durham-based Youngs Chartered Surveyors, said it was “extremely
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Election candidates urged to commit to cull of TB badgers
GENERAL election candidates have been urged to commit to eradicating bovine TB. The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers says culling up to 40,000 cattle a year – at a cost of £90m to the taxpayer – is not working. David Cotton
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Walls contest
ENTRIES are invited for this year’s dry stone wall competition held by the Yorkshire branch of the Country Land and Business Association. Held in association with the Yorkshire Dry Stone Walling Guild, the competition is unique as it judges new
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Cuttings provide perfect perennials
BBC Gardeners’ World regular Carol Klein has been busy taking basal cuttings to increase her collection of perennials, including delphiniums, lupins and phlox. She said that the beauty about basal cuttings is that plants can be cloned exactly
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Foffano’s, 3-5 Bakehouse Hill, Darlington
A family-run Italian favourite. A WEAKNESS for Italian restaurants dates from days as a student when my elder sister enjoyed a dalliance with an restaurateur called Luigi. Luigi was typically Italian: dark, handsome (or so my sister thought),
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Warm end to March makes up for a bleak winter
OUR harsh winter carried on for another ten days or so into March. Although still very chilly, at least it was now pleasant with light winds, plenty of sunshine and hardly any rain or snow. At Carlton, near Stokesley, we had six completely
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Three books in one day for prolific writer Spence
A FORMER Second World War airman and prolific writer is to have three books published on the same day. Bill Spence, 86, who writes as Jessica Blair, has penned many novels from westerns and romances to historical fiction. His paperback version
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Who, and where, are you?
POETS Colette Bryce, Daljit Nagra and Jo Shapcott come together on Wednesday, April 21, at 7.45pm, at the Arc, Stockton, for a performance that asks, Who are you, where are you and where are you going? Tickets cost £8, or £6 concessions. For more
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Dover Prize art contest
THE Dover Prize biennial art competition takes place this month at Darlington Arts Centre. A selection of work from more than 560 entries from across the region will be displayed in the lounge gallery and glass corridor gallery until the end
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Bitter times for Chocolat author cured by spot of social networking
Joanne Harris talks to Hannah Stephenson about her “agent divorce”, a spell out of the limelight, and how the internet proved an unlikely cure for her writer’s block. BESTSELLING author Joanne Harris is no stranger to writer’s block, but it took
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Vacation Chamber Orchestra St Andrew’s Church, Aysgarth
THE programme, centred on Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, brought to mind the Young Musician of the Year contest, in which four soloists battle for honours. In this challenging music, it would be invidious to rank the four, but there were enough differences
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Bowing out symphonically
THE Richmondshire Subscription season ends with a concert by the Cleveland Chamber Orchestra, conducted by the leader of the Opera North Orchestra, David Greed, on Saturday, April 24, at the Zetland Centre, Richmond (7.30pm). It will trace
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Work by an American master of music
GUISBOROUGH Choral Society, under conductor Michael Summers, performs Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna on Saturday, April 24, at St Nicholas’ Church, Guisborough. The organist is Andrew Christer, and the performance will feature the Northern Spirit
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US detective Columbo makes it to the stage
THE summer season at Darlington Civic Theatre ranges from musicals to classic comedies and thrillers, along with a goodly smattering of shows for children. Classic British comedy sees the Kenneth Williams extravaganza Stop Messing About (May
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Contest shows designs do not need to be ‘safe’
IT is often thought that, to get planning permission in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, it is necessary to make the new building work look just like its surroundings – as though it has always been there. It is true that this “safe” approach
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Women artists share wall space
A FREE talk will be given at noon today at the Myles Meehan Gallery at Darlington Arts Centre in connection with the latest exhibition, Seeking the Immaterial. It features paintings by Elizabeth Talbot and Jenny Jennings, whose work is diverse
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Time and tithe waited for no man
A WALK around our local market produces interesting questions about the surrounding countryside and a recent one was: What is a tithe barn and are there any still in use? To answer the second question first, lots of tithe barns are still in
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Angling champ’s dream job with 60 miles of river to contend with
Mike Bridgen meets the first ever project officer aiming to improve the River Wear. CHAMPION angler Steve Hudson has landed his dream job. The 26 year-old Cornishman has been appointed the first ever project officer for the Wear Rivers Trust
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Purdah silences the council PR machine
VOTERS may not know it, but they are now in a “purdah” period until General Election day, May 6. That’s the unofficial word coined by civil servants and council officials for a period of relative silence from authorities. A Tees area council
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Vote for change
Sir, – In your editorial entitled “Election over” (D&S, Apr 9), you rightly highlight the unfairness of our electoral system. But I disagree on two points. First, the election is far from over. The right to vote in Britain has been hard won.
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Oval madness
Sir, – The proposal to spend £110m on the Oval project to build a shopping and leisure centre in Darlington is foolishness in the extreme. There are empty shops in the Cornmill centre and the town centre already and to expect this project to
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Why bother?
Sir, – Arriving home last Friday lunchtime from a shopping trip, I picked a piece of card up off my footpath. This was in the form of a tick box survey from the Conservative Party. I have got a front door with a letterbox. If these people can
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Bus stunt
Sir, – The Labour candidate for Richmond really has no idea of where she is campaigning to represent. For 18 years, our constituency received no support from the Tory governments, because we were a dead cert. For the last 13 years, this constituency
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Some questions
Sir, – We are already being bombarded with information, not all credible, by numerous would-be parliamentarians. Some questions for a prospective candidates for this area might include: ● Would you be willing to oppose your party whip in the
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It’s not over
Sir, – I was astounded to see the D&S Times’ leader column announce the election as being over scarcely before it had begun. It is presumptuous – to say the least – to declare the result as a foregone conclusion weeks ahead of a single vote
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So generous
Sir, – I would like, through your newspaper, to thank all those patients who so generously recognised my retirement from the Masham and Kirkby Malzeard practice at the end of last month. I have been overwhelmed by all the kind letters, cards
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A little harsh
Sir, – Thank you for your summary of the annual report for Stokesley and Seamer parish churches, but your Spectator’s Notes were a little harsh with the raw statistics for our “occasional offices” (baptisms, weddings, funerals). For a country
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Pub poser
Sir, – Why is district councillor Jim Fryer so dead set on destroying our heritage in Brompton on Swale (D&S, Apr 9)? Why is he so keen on turning the King William into a private home, a pub that has served the village for centuries? The reason
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Time to give up
Sir, – It is very disappointing to learn that the Bells may appeal against the unanimous decision of Hambleton Council to refuse planning permission for the Thornton Gate scheme. The view shared by nearly 150 people who wrote to the council
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Minutes call
Sir, – Recently, in an attempt to expand local democracy, I have tried to persuade Kirkby Malzeard Parish Council to change their protocol regarding the issuing of meeting minutes. At present, minutes are only issued at the start of the following
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April 16, 2010
From this newspaper 100 years ago. The Swaledale Tournament of Song will shortly be held at Thirsk for the first time in its history. The tournament is hitherto alternated between Richmond and Northallerton. From this newspaper 50 years ago. –
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Races location
Sir, – Can readers help me, through the D&S, discover the site of the Zetland Hunt’s point to point races during the 1960s?. I remember being taken to various National Hunt point to points during that period but the whereabouts of this site
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Simply wrong
Sir, – There should be no criticism of the police for impounding the sex object from Simply Dutch at Leeming Bar. It is a pity that the proprietor has chosen to publicly market obscenity. Decent people know better and the laws of the land were
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Still open
Sir, – I would like to make a correction following your front page story last week about Exelby Services’ planned new truck stop at Leeming Bar. Please can I stress that our current facilities at Londonderry have not closed and will remain fully
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A clear ‘No’
Sir, – I feel that I must write in reply to your rather unbalanced article re the proposed developments at Bagby Airfield. These proposed developments have already been the subject of much discussion in this newspaper, and so I will not reiterate
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Tawdry times
EVERY General Election has its buzzwords. Prominent this time is efficiency, the pledge by rival parties to stop the haemorrhaging of public funds. As ideologies draw ever closer, the edge each claims over the others is better management of the
