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Recycling presents for Christmas in North Yorkshire
A final call has been made by the Reuse Santa campaign as organisers battle to top last year's achievement of distributing 3,000 toys to children across North Yorkshire. The plea has come from the county's Yorwaste recycling centres. People are
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Fixing Durham's Dark side - Young Reporter, Jack Lowe QE Sixth Form
At heart County Durham is a beautiful place to live with many interesting and unique qualities. However over the past year over 20,000 counts of anti-social behaviour have been recorded and over 35,000 counts of violence and sexual offences. With an
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Teesside selected as one of two locations to establish community forest
A North East region has been selected as one of the locations to establish a community forest. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that Tees Valley has been chosen as one of the areas following a competitive
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North Yorkshire farmers are being urged to keep roads mud-free
North Yorkshire Council members are urging farmers to try to keep mud off the roads this winter. A steady number of complaints have been sent to the council reporting muddy roads. The council is appealing to drivers of agricultural and construction
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Pantomime season returns to Darlington Hippodrome with star-studded cast
A top North East hotel welcomed the stars of a Darlington pantomime for a photocall as they prepare for this year's season. Pop and musical theatre star Gareth Gates taking the lead role in this year's Christmas family spectacular, Snow White and
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Your chance to question police chief about crime in County Durham and Darlington
Durham police’s new Chief Constable Rachel Bacon is due to start in the region next week - and you have the chance to get your questions and concerns answered. Mrs Bacon, who has almost three decades of policing experience in a variety of specialist
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'Gloves are almost all gone': Darlington school clothes exchange needs donations
Darlington Schools Clothes Scheme is calling for winter clothes donations amid unprecedented demand. The shop, in Queen's Street Arcade, is running low on winter coats, hats, scarves and gloves. Volunteers have seen a steady increase in demand
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New warm spaces opening up in North Yorkshire this winter
Yorkshire Coast YMCA are opening their doors in Scarborough this winter as a warm space. They will form part of the Warm Welcome Campaign which had 7,000 warm places open last winter. It is thought that in total the programme supported more
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Transformation of leisure centres in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire Council, now one of the biggest leisure providers in the UK, is considering a major transformation of existing centres to create sport and wellbeing hubs across the county. The authority has taken control of many different leisure
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Darlington council tax and leisure fees to rise as council warns of ongoing pressures
Darlington residents are set to be hit with another council tax hike, as the local authority warns of an urgent need to make multi-million pound savings. Council chiefs have unveiled new cutbacks aimed at saving £4m per year and £16m by 2027/28
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Northallerton shopkeepers pull down shutters on store after 42 years
A shop-keeping couple are pulling down the shutters on their business after 42 years. Dot and Steve Craven have taken just one family holiday since taking over the store in Northallerton in 1981, and only close on Christmas Days. The couple
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Snow and ice force road closures in North Yorkshire
Snow and ice have closed roads in North Yorkshire overnight. North Yorkshire Police say the A169 is currently closed at White Way Heads and Saltergate Moor near to RAF Fylingdales because of snow and ice. A police spokesman said: “The road
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Lions Club donates air fryers to hostel for young people
A charity which supports vulnerable and homeless young people in Richmondshire has received a welcome boost to its healthy eating initiative from The Lions Club, Teesdale District. The Galleries, operated by Foundation UK, is a hostel in Richmond
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Full fibre broadband connected in these three locations in £6.6m scheme
A new full fibre broadband network is now available to 885 homes and businesses in part of Teesdale through a rural connectivity scheme. The properties in Barnard Castle, Middleton-in-Teesdale and Winston are benefitting from the first phase of