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Award-winning pianist in first Darlington concert
An award-winning pianist performs in Darlington this week for the first time. Darlington Piano Society’s recital on Sunday, February 18, sees a Darlington debut for the London-based Romanian/Nigerian pianist, Rebeca Omordia. Rebeca promotes
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Headline acts for North Yorkshire music festival announced
The 2024 line-up of leading fixtures to mark the 30th anniversary of a renowned music festival, has been announced. The Northern Aldborough Festival will see headline acts including Sir Tony Robinson, Leeds Piano Competition winner Alim Beisembayev
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Work starts on new £4.2m section of hospital as timeframe given for completion
Building work has started on a new £4.2m section at a North East hospital, as developers give a timeframe for when it should be completed. The construction of a new robotic and emergency maternity surgical theatre has begun at the University Hospital
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Open evening date amid urgent search for new county show volunteers
Organisers of the North Yorkshire County Show are hosting an open event to encourage people to join the team, amid fears that if more volunteers do not come forward, the event may not take place this year. The show has been running for about 180
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What we thought of dining in comfort at this value-for-money North Yorkshire pub
Imagine the scene: arrival at a cosy inn for a booked meal, walking into the busy front bar, a blazing fire in the massive inglenook fireplace, the locals gathered round regaling each other with the latest village gossip – the very essence of the British
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Teesside embroiderer's jacket seen by millions at Super Bowl
A JACKET created by a North-East embroiderer was worn by a cheerleader at last weekend's Super Bowl, which turned out to be the most watched programme ever in the US. The cheerleader from American Football team, Kansas City Chiefs, commissioned
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New sheep trophy donated to county show
A new trophy for the Texel Champion has been donated to the Northumberland County Show by Jackie and Robert Raine, organisers of the youngsRPS Sheep Section. The Raine family, of Townfoot Farm, East Woodburn, have served on the committee of Tynedale
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Fence plan to stop parked vehicles ruining grass at town entrance
The attractive entrance to Bedale is being ruined by people parking on the grass island between the town’s main historic buildings, councillors have been told. Moves to put in double yellow lines around the main grass island next to St Gregory’
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Explore this stunning North Yorkshire woodland that inspired Wordsworth
Hackfall Woods is an attractive broad-leaved woodland which is ripe for exploration. The River Ure is at the foot of the woods and the walk from Masham takes you over Horsecourse Hill with its good views and the pretty village of Grewelthorpe.