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Milner revels in Eston Hills tester
MIDDLESBROUGH DMC held their Lazenby trial high on the Eston Hills on Sunday, and although glorious weather greeted the 83 competitors a heavy downpour midway certainly spiced things up. It did not deter Leavening’s young ‘chippy’ Adam Milner though
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Burrell leaves it late at Brands Hatch
BISHOP Auckland racer Barry Burrell saved the best until last when he was one of the stars of the final round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship held at Brands Hatch last weekend. Riding the Buildbase BMW, Burrell was consistently
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Quakers smash 50-goal barrier with Ash rout
Darlington opened up a nine-point lead at the top of the Northern League with a comprehensive 6-1 win over Ashington. Quakers took their goal tally for the season to 53, in October, after only 15 games. With second-placed Spennymoor Town in
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Town dumped out of Vase by Consett
Northallerton were ousted from the FA Vase after taking Consett to a replay in midweek. After drawing with the Norrthern League side last Saturday, a last-minute Matthew Slocombe goal sent Consett through. Consett took the lead through Steven
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Travaux almost spring a Hibs surprise
THE second round of the League Challenge Cup last Sunday did not produce too many shocks, although second division Travaux FC gave Broughton Hibs from Division One an almighty scare. Gavin Armstrong gave the Division Two side an early lead and
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Mowden Park aiming to get to seventh heaven
AFTER climbing into third place in National Two North, Darlington Mowden Park will be seeking their seventh successive win at home to Luctonians tomorrow. They proved they are not just a top-of-the-ground team last Saturday when they came through
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A chance to view building in situ
THE region’s livestock farmers have the opportunity to view a revolutionary cattle housing system at an open day at Bays Leap Farm, Heddon-on-theWall, Northumberland, on Wednesday. The Roundhouse concept was designed by Barnard Castle-based Simpson
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Schmallenberg test finds virus now in North Yorkshire sheep
SHEEP on a farm in North Yorkshire and another in Northumberland have now tested positive for Schmallenberg virus (SBV). It follows last week’s confirmation of the virus being detected among dairy cattle on a farm in North Yorkshire and another
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Sheep farmer honoured for the eighth time
YEARS good breeding and management paid off for sheep farmer Stuart Wood who has won one of the top awards in the country for the eighth time. Mr Wood, of Wethercote Farm, Bilsdale, near Osmotherley, was given the Moorland Association Rose Bowl
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Sheep-video man insists footage is genuine
A MAN who shot a video of a sheep with an upside down head which has been viewed by more than 233,000 people in a week has insisted it is genuine. The video on YouTube, shot by Allan McNamara, of Eston, Middlesbrough, shows the animal, called Terry
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Butcher is thanked for association work
A RETIRED Bedale butcher has been thanked for his contribution to his trade association. Bryan Cockburn, who used to run JB Cockburn and Sons in the town’s Market Place, was honoured at Monday’s trade dinner of the Northallerton and District Butchers
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Farmhouse now off at-risk list
A 17TH century farmhouse that was renovated with the help of English Heritage grants has been removed from the organisation’s at-risk register. Middridge Grange, a Grade II*-listed building in Heighington, near Darlington, was identified as a building
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Church donations
IN a sign of the hard economic times, traditional harvest gifts of fruit, vegetables and bread gave way to more practical offerings of tinned, dried and packet foods at Bainbridge Methodist Church's harvest festival celebrations. All the donations
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Record entries for annual village show
THE Spennithorne and Harmby Villages Show saw a record level of entries in its 29th year. Competition at Harmby Village Hall was fierce but friendly. With a queue forming before the doors opened to admit competitors, the entries were all in place
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Funding paves way for new village hall
A VILLAGE mentioned in the Domesday Book will see one of the most significant changes in its history after landing a £440,000 grant. Residents in Grewelthorpe, between Masham and Ripon, are celebrating winning funding from the Big Lottery Fund
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New blonde look for Punky squirrel
A SQUIRREL is driving tourists nuts with a new shocking hairstyle in a Weardale woodland. Punky, a red squirrel, is causing anarchy with the blonde mohawk-cut he recently developed at Killhope: The North of England Lead Mining Museum. The rebellious