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Future can be bright
THE dust has settled on a momentous season for Darlington Football Club. Disastrous might be the best word to describe the events of the last five months – administration, followed by relegation and swiftly after that liquidation. And there could be worse
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Take this scenic route and head for the hills
Hawnby is a village of two halves, top and bottom. We parked at the bottom, in the village hall car park, paid money into the honesty box and, passing the chance of tea-shop titbits, climbed the steep road to the top where, warmed up and ready
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History in the making at parish church
History will be made at 6.30pm next Wednesday, May 23, when a Catholic mass will be celebrated in the ancient small parish church of the Holy Trinity at Stonegrave, near Hovingham, North Yorkshire. It is thought to be the first occasion this has
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Why have the sheep got splodges on their backs?
Some years ago, a man from my Wharfedale village went on a bus trip to London, his first time in the capital. He somehow got separated from his party and was wandering around the busy city, lost and alone. To his relief, he spotted a policeman in the
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Birthday joy for Thirsk sisters who prove good things do come in threes
When Aileen Smith meets people in the North Yorkshire town where she has lived and worked for 60 years, few call her by her name. Maureen Worley and Kathleen Reynard have become accustomed to the same socially awkward situation when shopping
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All the beauty of the Highlands close to home
If the idea of long walks, beautiful countryside and no mobile phone coverage sets your heart racing, next time you’re heading for the Highlands, pull up at the Scottish Borders instead. Often bypassed for more popular destinations such as
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Rather a gull month in birthwatching calendar
There was little doubt about April’s bird of the month, a ring-billed gull which dropped in briefly at Scorton Quarry. This rare American bird looks rather like a small herring gull but with a prominent dark band across its beak. This species had never
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Arne's top tips for year-round garden interest
Visitors to this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show will no doubt see spring flowers in bloom long after their natural flowering period, while late summer perennials and other flowering plants will be brought forward in artificial conditions to ensure they
