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The County Durham links of the famous bottom attacked by protestors this week
Rokeby Park, off the A66, was where the Rokeby Venus painting, featuring perhaps the most famous bottom in the world, hung for more than a century. It is such a famous bottom that this week, for the second time in 110 years, it was attacked by
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Why Bedale Osteopaths were named the best practice in the UK
Osteopaths who set up in a North Yorkshire market town 21 years ago have been named Practice of the Year by the industry. The Bedale practice was named as the country's best by the Institute of Osteopathy, which represents more than two thirds
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The absolute mayhem of this seaside town during Storm Babet
I was fortunate a few weekends ago to spend a couple of days in a friend’s flat on the Esplanade in Scarborough which overlooks the South Bay, just above Scarborough Spa. Unfortunately, it happened to coincide with the weekend that Storm Babet decided
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If houses could talk... See inside historic hall and family home, on sale for £1.6m
If houses could talk Ayton Firs Manor would, no doubt, have some wonderful stories to tell. Believed to have been built for local businessman Alfred Kitching – who was involved with Whessoe Foundry and the establishment of the Darlington and Stockton
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New world record for teenage North Yorkshire swimmer
A North Yorkshire swimmer achieved a new world record at the National Summer Games. Harvey Stonebank, 18, from Richmond was competing in the games in Sheffield when he achieved the feat in the 200IM, 17 to 24 age group seniors, mosaic down syndrome
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Letters: Please protect the rare stone plaque on historic Yarm Viaduct
Viaduct vegetation: NETWORK RAIL have moved onto the site of Yarm Viaduct to commence underpinning of the viaduct. I was alerted to the public meeting by the notice in the Darlington and Stockton Times and met representatives of Network Rail last
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Readers' pictures: Dramatic skies, poppies and rising rivers
This week’s readers’ pictures are a varied seasonal collection, from poppies, to rolling mist to fast-flowing rivers. To see your photos on these pages, email dst@nne.co.uk including your name and where the picture was taken, or submit them online
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Royal Navy Sailor of the Year accolade for North Yorkshire servicewoman
A servicewoman from Wensleydale has been awarded one of the Navy’s highest accolades after being named "Fleet Air Arm Sailor of the Year" for her work in supporting families through tragedy. Petty Officer Holly Sadler has been praised for her professionalism