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Café to close this week after owner steps away from venue for family reasons
A business has announced that it will be closing down due to family reasons through an online post from the owners. The Stables Coffee House and Bistro in Kirklevington revealed on Tuesday (February 13) that it would be closing at the end of the
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Closure of County Durham school with just five pupils confirmed
A rural primary school with just five pupils will close later this year. Councillors have approved plans to close Rookhope Primary School in a bid to cut costs and improve educational provision in Weardale. The school serves the least populated
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National Park Authority defends ambition to quit listed building HQ
A publicly-funded body dedicated to conservation has defended pursuing a proposal to move from its grade II listed headquarters to a more cost-effective purpose-built centre. North York Moors National Park Authority chief executive Tom Hind rejected
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Antique painting and Elizabeth II silverware stolen while resident is away on holiday
A homeowner had several antique paintings and a piece of Elizabeth II silverware stolen while they were on holiday. Police are appealing for witnesses and information about the burglary, which happened on Frenchgate in Richmond. It happened
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Hollie, Jess and Amy start work helping the Little Ladybirds of Stockton fly
ONE of the North East’s top-rated nurseries is expanding with the appointment of three new members of staff. Little Ladybirds Day Nursery has announced that Hollie Trowsdale, Jess Willett, and Amy Oliver have all been recruited as Early Years Educators
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Donations stolen from Northallerton charity shop doorstep
A charity shop has appealed to people to drop off donations during opening hours or ring for them to be collected after the latest incident in which bags of goods and clothes were taken from the doorstep. The British Heart Foundation Shop in Northallerton
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LOCALiQ UK crowned Europe’s Rising Star of the Year at Microsoft Partner Awards
Newsquest Media Group’s digital marketing agency LOCALiQ UK has been named Europe’s Rising Star of the Year at the Microsoft Partner Awards. The Microsoft awards recognise digital marketing partners who go above and beyond to uncover hidden opportunities
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Farmers and land managers to be consulted on nature recovery strategy
Farmers and land managers are being encouraged to share their views on how nature can be encouraged alongside their business. North Yorkshire Council has been appointed by Defra to produce a Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) to help in addressing
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Woman in hospital after being hit by a bus in North East
A 36-year-old woman has been hospitalised after being hit by a bus in Stockton last night. The incident took place just before 5pm on February 13 outside Vets with Pets on Durham Road. The pedestrian was taken to James Cook Hospital by ambulance
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Judge rejects Darlington man's claim he collected child abuse images to help police
A pervert who claimed he was collecting child abuse images to help the police has narrowly avoided being immediately locked up. Adam Ian Dunn was caught with sickening videos of pictures of children as young as one being sexually abused. The
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Mike Fox: Kind and mischievous journalist and innkeeper at community pub
A well-known and popular North Yorkshire innkeeper has died, aged 73. Roy Templeton looks back at the life of mine host, Mike Fox. As the industrial correspondent for Scotland's biggest selling tabloid paper during the early 1980s, when Margaret
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Housing scheme overcomes objections amid praise for solar panels and cycle lane
Councillors have given the green light to 51 new homes in Guisborough while praising the developer for its environmental efforts. Developer Stonebridge Housing overcame a number of objections from local residents after having previously secured
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£4.2m investment in Yorkshire Dales station will help Three Peaks walkers
A £4.2m investment in Horton-in-Ribblesdale Station will mean Yorkshire Three Peaks walkers no longer having to cross the tracks at the end of the 24-mile challenge. A footbridge with lifts is being installed at the station on the Settle to Carlisle
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'A real people person' North East lollipop lady calls time on 21-year role
One of the North East’s longest serving lollipop ladies is retiring after more than two decades of keeping children safe. Elain Dunn, 66, who acted as a relief lollipop lady for “every school in Middlesbrough,” will retire from her role after 21
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Calls for pump solution for North Yorkshire floods after more traffic chaos
Calls have again been made for a permanent solution to road closures when flooding pumps are deployed after further traffic chaos in Malton and Norton. Church Street in Norton was again partially closed at the weekend as river levels rose, forcing
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Hundreds line the streets for popular pancake race
Hundreds gathered to cheer on the clergy, local businesses and school children in a pancake race around Ripon Cathedral. Runners race from in front of Ripon Cathedral along Kirkgate on the sound of the Lenten Bell, which signifies the beginning
