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Contactless and mobile phone payments for parking coming soon to Darlington
Visitors to Darlington will soon be able to pay for their parking through their phones or contactless cards. The council has announced that mobile payments will be available by July 22. There will still be the option to pay with cash at all
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Northallerton football game cancelled as torrential rain batters County Durham
Torrential rain sweeping through the region has caused delays on roads and a friendly football game to be cancelled. Heavy rain has battered the region early on Tuesday evening and the match between Newton Aycliffe and Northallerton at Moore Lane
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New students may start secondary school classes at football stadium because of delays
Year seven pupils at a Middlesbrough school may start their education in a football stadium as delays bring further disruption for the September intake. The new starters at Outwood Riverside Academy were due to travel to a temporary site in Eston
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North Yorkshire Primary school with low pupil numbers to permanently close
A rural primary school in North Yorkshire will close at the end of August due to dwindling pupil numbers. For the last 15 years, St Hilda’s Church of England Primary School in Ampleforth, has had no more than 36 pupils. It currently only has 13
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Scheme to cut roadworks traffic to be first in North of England
The first scheme of its kind in the North of England could be introduced to charge utility companies and others for carrying out roadworks on key roads during the busiest times of the day. North Yorkshire Council is considering plans for the lane
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'Disgraceful': Fury after another seafront shelter left blackened by blaze
Another seafront shelter in Redcar has been left blackened following a fire. Police are investigating after one of the seaside town's shelters was reportedly set ablaze last Monday (July 8), leaving the wooden seating area charred and damaged.
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Council leaders agree school transport changes amid parents' anger
Leading members of a council have been accused of “breaking up communities”, putting children’s safety at risk and segregating education by income as they pushed forward a move to restrict free home to school transport to those attending the nearest
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Four taken to hospital and two treated at scene after HGV crash in Darlington
Four people have been taken to hospital following a crash in Darlington. Police and paramedics were called to Burtree Lane on Tuesday morning after a multi-vehicle collision involving two cars and a HGV. The incident - which took place just
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Controversial petrol station expansion approved
A controversial move to expand a petrol station’s store in a village before seeking planning consent has been approved after councillors concluded there were no material planning reasons to refuse the scheme. North Yorkshire Council’s Richmond
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Historic railway launches fresh fundraiser to restore sections of route
Wensleydale Railway has launched another fundraising appeal to restore more sections of its passenger train services to Redmire. Since 2020, a section of the railway between Leyburn and Redmire has been closed due to poorly maintained tracks and
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Man remains in 'critical but stable' condition four weeks after house explosion
A man left fighting for his life after his home exploded four weeks ago remains in a critical but stable condition. The 57-year-old suffered serious burns after a horror blast tore through his semi-detached home on Kirkland Walk, in the Park End
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School disco in memory of community stalwart raises £9,500 for Meals on Wheels
A school dinner and disco in memory of a community stalwart raised £9,500 for a cause close to her heart. Pauline Elsworth died at home in Bedale last September aged 66. She worked tirelessly with elderly people in the area for a number of years
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Budding author and publisher launches his new novel at North East bookshop
Budding author Max de Grussa came to Guisborough Bookshop to launch his new novel, Anthony Drax – Reap What You Sow. His visit coincided with the popular recent Chaloner Street Market. The book tells the story of Anthony Drax, a handsome well-mannered