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Delighted crowds see ‘the perfect princess’
EXCITED crowds lined the streets to greet the Duchess Of Cambridge as she paid her first visit to Teesside on Wednesday. The future queen was greeted by hundreds of cheering people as she made her debut appearance in Stockton. Wearing a burgundy
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Backing for plan for potash mine
A PROPOSAL to build a huge mine under the North York Moors that would create up to 5,000 jobs has won backing from North Yorkshire County Council. The authority has announced it will support York Potash’s £1.5bn project to tap into the world’s
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Historic engines arrive at museum
A RARE historical chance to view locomotives normally based in North America is being offered to rail enthusiasts in the North. The two A4 class engines Dominion of Canada and Dwight D Eisenhower are on show at Locomotion: the National Railway
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Racing is ‘devastated’ at death of Jessica, 24
THE racing community in North Yorkshire is in mourning following the sudden death of an assistant trainer. Jessica Bethell, 24, assistant to her father James Bethell at the family-run yard at Coverham, near Middleham, died last Thursday morning
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Club donates £300 to air ambulance
A RUGBY club has donated money to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance and showed off its new first team shirts. Wensleydale Rugby Union Football Club held a social event before their first XV match against Stanley Rodillians and presented a cheque for
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Season ends with trophies being handed to the winners
A BOWLING club celebrated the end of the season with a meal and awarding of the club’s trophies. Leyburn Bowling Club who play in the JSW League finished the season in second place. At the annual presentation night held at The Friar's Head,
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Churches join forces to share work of clergy and services
A GROUNDBREAKING partnership between the Church of England and the Methodist Church has been established. The agreement between the Ripon and Leeds Anglican Diocese, which covers a large chunk of North Yorkshire, and the Leeds Methodist District
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Sam and Beth win top honour at civic awards
A COUPLE who battled back from tragedy to build an ecofriendly holiday venue have been hailed at an awards ceremony. Sam and Beth Hardwick, the owners of Bivouac, near Masham, were handed the Best Project and Sustainability accolades at Ripon Civic
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Ban for over-limit student who started six-vehicle collision
A STUDENT who was almost two and a half times over the drink-drive limit caused a six-vehicle smash as traffic was being diverted around a fatal accident on the A1, a court heard. One of the vehicles contained a traffic officer who had noted that
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Flooding is history repeating itself
FIFTY-year-old pictures show the Great North Road under three feet of water. The pictures, from 1960, show how the A1 at Catterick, has always been prone to flooding. Last week the Highways Agency, which maintains the road, launched an investigation
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WI: Jar law is putting jam makers in a sticky situation
THE popular perception of the WI as the preserve of “Jam and Jerusalem” could be under threat by an EC directive affecting jam jars. The time-honoured tradition of saving old jars for homemade produce for church fetes, raffles and country shows
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Bunny Bobby hops on to scales to reveal weightloss
AN OVERWEIGHT rabbit called Bobby has shed almost a third of her bodyweight after embarking on an animal fat camp. She was forced to cut down on the rabbit food after weighing in at an eye-watering 2.39kg which left her struggling to move around
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New bid for part-time firefighters
FIREFIGHTERS were out in Leyburn attempting to attract prospective recruits. As part of a countywide campaign to attract part-time staff, a team of experienced firefighters spent the day in Leyburn Market Place speaking to the public and answering
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£530,000 cost of incinerator advice
A NORTH Yorkshire council has paid nearly £530,000 for the advice of consultants over a proposed waste incinerator. Controversial plans to build Allerton Waste Recovery Park, next to the A1(M) between York and Harrogate, have not yet received planning
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21 years of support for disaster team
A TEAM of volunteers providing crucial roundthe-clock support for major incidents around North Yorkshire is celebrating its 21st birthday. The county was the first in the country to set up a Major Incident Response Team in the wake of the 1980s
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RAF staff help families with food donations
A FOOD bank has benefited from the generosity of RAF personnel who donated goods as part of their harvest festival celebrations. The congregation from RAF Leeming’s Station Church collected food for the Middlesbrough Food Bank in response to recent
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Tributes being paid to former senior detective
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former senior North Yorkshire detective. Ex-detective superintendent Harry Thomson, who died on Monday, October 1, aged 84, became renowned for always getting his man as he led investigations during his 30-year career
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Action over floods discussed in village
A DALES village seriously affected by recent flooding held a public meeting to discuss possible action. A meeting held in the Cross Keys public house attracted about 100 concerned residents of Bellerby, near Leyburn. Several houses suffered damage
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Pets will be blessed at service
A DALES clergyman invited those with pets to bring them to church for a special service and blessing. Pets were on their best behaviour last week when they were invited guests at a special service at St Mathew’s Church, Leyburn. It was the
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Cooking up a storm as radio journalist visits
ELWICK – This week’s meeting was a talk by Sarah who is a radio journalist for Real Radio. It was very interesting to find out what her job entailed and some of the famous people she has met, including Michael Bublé, and Kate Middleton this week
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Poll reveals major drop in wheat yield
THE wettest summer for 100 years has resulted in England producing its lowest wheat yields since the 1980s. The NFU 2012 harvest survey shows overall wheat yields fell by 14.1 per cent on the five-year average, down from 7.8 to 6.7 tonnes per hectare
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Construction firm wins European contracts
A TEESDALE company which designed and developed the revolutionary Roundhouse agricultural building has received its first orders from mainland Europe. Roundhouse Building Solutions Ltd (RBSL), a subsidiary of Barnard Castlebased S&A Fabrications
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First Northern cases of animal virus detected
THE first case of acute Schmallenberg virus (SBV) has been detected in North Yorkshire. The Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratory Agency yesterday confirmed it had also been found on premises in West Yorkshire and that both involve cattle.
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Plea to public in bid to combat outbreak of ash tree disease
THE Country Landowners’ Association (CLA) is urging the public to ensure they buy ash trees from reputable UK suppliers in a bid to combat a new outbreak of a highly destructive tree disease in the region. Chalara dieback of ash is a serious ash
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Farmer wins trust’s conservation trophy
A FARMER from North Yorkshire has won the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust’s Yorkshire Grey Partridge trophy. Tim Coleman, who farms at Church Farm, Speeton, was singled out by the trust as a shining example of a commercial arable farmer who
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Businesswoman’s lifetime work to be honoured
NORTH Yorkshire cheese maker Judy Bell has been shortlisted for a Lifetime Achievement Award. She is on a high-profile short list of five finalists in the Red Ribbon Awards 2012, organised by Family Business Place, which also includes Lord Harris
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Shop tops successful first year with award nomination
A RURAL business could cap a memorable first year’s trading by claiming a clutch of awards. Cross Lanes Organic Farm, near Barnard Castle, has already bagged a star in the Guild of Fine Food’s Great Taste Awards and received recognition in the
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Brewery’s new premises consolidates operation
A NORTH Yorkshire brewery has invested in a new transport and distribution centre to consolidate its operations. The Black Sheep Brewery in Masham has taken over the former Danby’s Foods factory on Fearby Road, to expand its facilities and operate
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Solicitors expands by buying Dales practice
COLES Solicitors, which has its headquarters in Northallerton and offices in York and Thirsk, has expanded west into the Pennines after buying a practice in Settle. Coles managing director and principal solicitor Peter Gibson has acquired the business
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Plea to customers to buy British-reared pork
CATERING butchers the Yorkshire Dales Meat Company is urging customers to buy British in the face of a predicted worldwide pork and bacon shortage. Figures released by Britain’s National Pig Association show that the washout British summer and
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Talented Connie relishes challenging cake designs
CONSTANCE Grindrod is a cake decorator extraordinaire. Aged only 18, she is fast gaining a reputation for her amazing cake designs and sculptures. She will spend hours creating features in the finest detail and finds out everything she can
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Nozzle delivers right on target
THE new VPTech nozzle assembly, introduced by Hypro, is designed to provide the ideal spray configuration for preand post-emergence autumn sprays. It delivers a flat fan spray containing a mixed droplet spectrum, which is ideal for the greatest
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Askham Bryan hosts top quality cross country event
BLUE skies, sunshine and excellent riding were the hallmarks of the third British Event Horse Trials held at Askham Bryan College near York. The event, held on Sunday of last week, attracted top riders from across the country who thoroughly enjoyed
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Middleham rocked by tragic loss
THE close-knit racing community of Middleham was left stunned last Thursday with the sudden death of James Bethell’s daughter and assistant trainer Jessica, at the age of 24. Bethell, whose passion, and love, for her dad’s horses and the sport
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Local lad Chilton retains his title in trial at Whitby
A TOTAL of 160 trials riders from all parts of the country converged on the Flask Inn, Whitby, at the weekend for the East Yorks Centre twoday trial. Winner for the second year running was Whitby rider Andy Chilton on the Beta. After a relatively
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Roberts goal earns Northallerton seconds their first point
Northallerton Ladies’ new second team secured their first point of the season with a strong performance against Leeds University sixths on Saturday. The young Northallerton side put the students under pressure in the early stages, and worked hard
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Bean championship hopes dented after engine problems in Wales
Northallerton rallycross driver Johny Bean was in action at Pembrey, in Wales, last weekend where he was looking to defend his narrow lead going into the penultimate round of the Suzuki Swift Championship. The opening heat saw the snigwig.co.uk
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MATCH REPORT: Northallerton Town 1 Whickham 0
A SECOND half goal from leading scorer Adam Emson was just enough to give Northallerton Town another important three points against a battling Whickham side at the RGPS last Saturday. Manager Mark Fanning made three changes from the side that had
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MATCH REPORT: Sportsmans FC 5 Tithe Bar 2
DIVISION One champions Sportsmans FC moved into the quarter finals of the Frank Bainbridge Cup at Bluestone last Sunday, as a four-goal blast in 11 first half minutes proved too much for Tithe Bar. Sportsmans came into the match unbeaten this season
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Late fightback by Henleys earns place in the next round
THERE were mixed fortunes for the league’s clubs in the North Riding Challenge Cup last Sunday, with three going through and three going out. Henleys staged a remarkable late comeback to beat Ironopolis FC from Middlesbrough, 4-2. Trailing 2-0
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Ground move on agenda for Park
Darlington Mowden Park are pressing ahead with their plan to move to the town’s former football stadium, despite a couple of hitches. The ambitious scheme still hinges on agreeing a price for 20 acres of council-owned farmland adjacent to the arena