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Teesside mum’s desperate wait for a donor heart for her baby son
For mum Emma Wathey the greatest Christmas gift she could hope for is a new heart for her baby boy. At just a few weeks old, George is fighting for his life in paediatric intensive care at Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital and may not survive more than
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The well-known Bedale vet killed at the First World War Battle of Cambrai
“It was a magnificent sight to see more than 100 tanks go into action,” wrote Captain James Sherley, “the well known veterinary surgeon of Bedale”, back home to his wife, Jessie, 106 years ago. The Darlington & Stockton Times continued his “graphic
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Number of vulnerable children needing help in Darlington up 100%
The number of vulnerable children requiring help and support in Darlington has increased by over 100 per cent in the last two years. The growing demand in social care services alongside rising inflation and interest rates has forced Darlington
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Shop ordered to shut after selling counterfeit cigarettes to kids
A Norton store which reportedly sold counterfeit and illegal cigarettes to children has been shut down. The Norton Shop, on Norton Road, in Stockton, will be closed for three months after Stockton Council secured a closure order notice at Magistrates
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Bike stunts and cattle add beef and thrills to Great Yorkshire Show
A world cattle conference and an exciting stunt show will take centre stage for the first-time at the 165th Great Yorkshire Show, organisers have announced. The World Ayrshire Federation Annual Conference 2024 will see around 100 farmers from countries
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Winter vomiting bug shuts three wards at North East hospital in 'worst outbreak'
A winter vomiting bug has closed three wards at James Cook University Hospital in the worst norovirus outbreak for four to five years. A medical chief has spoken of the pressure on the Middlesbrough hospital’s NHS trust from the outbreak. Meanwhile
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Thomas and friends bare all for Dales farming-themed calendar
Cheeky farmers have bared all for a calendar inspired by the Calendar Girls - created in the same parish as the original, famous one. Tom Carlisle, a sheep and beef farmer from Coxons Farm, Cracoe, in Upper Wharfedale, persuaded his friends and
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Charabanc picture sheds light on a curious corner of Darlington
Back in April, Darlington MP Peter Gibson challenged us to explain a curious corner of his constituency that he had noticed one day out canvassing. He’d looked up above the shop on Barton Street, Albert Hill, and noticed two feature stones. One said
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Plan for 12 nuclear reactors in North East 'huge opportunity for region'
A company that designs nuclear reactors is proposing to develop a multi-billion pound plant at Hartlepool. X-energy has released a report outlining how its plans can accelerate the path to net zero and says it wants to develop a 12-reactor Teesside
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Closure of Northallerton and Richmond Barclays bank branches 'a disgrace'
The news that Barclays is to close its bank branches in Northallerton and Richmond was described as "an absolute disgrace" by one customer. There is rising concern and calls for a rethink over the plan, which follows the closure of Barclays banks
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Northallerton house transformed into winter wonderland
A family of Christmas mad fundraisers are switching into the festive season with a spectacular display of lights in their front garden, and have arranged for Santa to visit in the run up to the big day. Becci Gill and her parents Wilf and Marjory
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Plans to convert former animal rescue centre to joinery workshop
A planning application for a single-storey extension to a former animal rescue centre to create a joinery workshop has been submitted to North Yorkshire Council. The plans refer to the former animal rescue centre at the Firby Buildings, in Borough