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Christmas tree tagging to help raise hospice funds
Thousands of Christmas trees are currently being tagged pre-sale by Darlington Rotary to promote a fundraising campaign for a hospice. Croft Christmas Trees hopes to sell more than 4,000 trees this year and has allowed the volunteers to invite
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Council tax rates for second and empty homes in Darlington to increase
Council tax increases on empty and second homes in Darlington have been criticised by landlords - but were still voted through. Under current legislation, properties which have been empty for two or more years will be charged a 100 per cent council
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Christmas light switch-on warms up County Durham town on freezing night
A County Durham town's residents watched on in freezing temperatures as festive lights lit up a magical evening on Friday (December 1). Barnard Castle's town centre was illuminated as part of its Christmas Light switch on event this year. Residents
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Teesside International Airport loses £2.3m but is still well ahead of target
Teesside Airport is still losing money but is edging towards profitability for the first time in years, encouraging new financial reports show. The airport, which returned to public ownership on this day five years ago, made a loss of £2.26m in
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Auction mart's annual festive charity highlight nets £4,000
A resounding £4,000 was realised through the charity element of CCM Skipton Auction Mart’s 16th annual Christmas primestock show and sale day. It was in aid of the usual three main beneficiaries - Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice, in Oxenhope, Brooklands
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Pictures show damage as house boarded up after police car crashes through wall
Pictures show the damage left to a Darlington home after a police car crashed through the garden wall and into the front of the house. Durham Police say officers were going with blue lights to reports of a man threatening members of the public
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Proud day as Sir Brendan Foster presents school cross country medals
Cross country runners found themselves in esteemed company as a legend of sport descended on their school to present the medals. Olympian, European gold medal winner and founder of the Great North Run Sir Brendan Foster performed the honours at
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Freezing weather to continue as another yellow warning issued for North East
The North East will continue to be hit with inclement weather as another weather warning has been issued. The Met Office has imposed a yellow warning for rain from midday on Monday to 9am on Tuesday (November 4/5). Heavy rain is expected, the
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New play park with 24-hour CCTV monitoring planned after zero objections raised
Plans for a new children’s play area can go ahead after a council won approval from its own planning officers. Stockton Council asked for permission to install the play area on a part of open space at Hardwick Green Park, High Newham Road, Stockton
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Tory mayoral candidate 'prepared to use franchising' to improve bus services
The Conservative Party candidate to be the first Mayor of York and North Yorkshire is prepared to use franchising to improve local bus services. Bus franchising, which is used in London, Manchester and in numerous cities across Europe, means that
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Multi-million pound investment in outdoor education centres approved
Bewerley Park, visited by generations of schoolchildren, is to be given a new lease of life after North Yorkshire Council agreed to a £4.2 million investment in its two outdoor education centres. Earlier this week, the council's executive agreed
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New police chief to put more officers on the streets to respond to crime
Durham police’s new chief constable has pledged to get more officers on the streets to help respond to concerns about crime. Chief Constable Rachel Bacon said she would place a greater emphasis on neighbourhood policing as part of a renewed focus
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Residents celebrate as 'controversial' promenade development plans scrapped
An activist group made up of residents has celebrated victory after car parking plans for a North East town were dropped following a public consultation. A proposal to change the promenade on Marine Parade in Saltburn to make way for more car parking