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Darlington Christmas lights: Full details on Santa switch-on and fireworks show
It’s almost time to step into Christmas as Santa prepares to switch on the Darlington Christmas lights this weekend. The annual event - hosted by Hits Radio breakfast hosts Steve Furnell and Karen Oxley - is returning to the Market Square on Sunday
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The owner of Britain’s highest pub on life in Yorkshire
Bradford-born businessman Andrew Hields, owner of Britain’s highest pub ‘the world’s famous’ Tan Hill Inn, has recently added the Green Dragon Inn, Hardaw, near Hawes, to his portfolio of businesses Something in Yorkshire that makes you smile?
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Barkers staff help support Friarage Breast Cancer Group
Members of the Friarage Hospital Breast Cancer Support Group, along with their treasurer, have received a cheque for £650 from the staff of a department store's lingerie section. The money was raised at Barkers on Northallerton High Street during
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Are there greener options than waste to energy incinerators
This month's Climate Column from Climate Action Stokesley and Villages asks if waste to energy incinerators are a ‘green’ alternative to landfill or are there better options. In the UK as a society – individuals, businesses, services – we currently
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Maternity units at County Durham and Darlington hospitals extend visiting hours
Two hospitals in County Durham and Darlington have confirmed that they are extending visiting hours to their respective maternity wards. Those visiting maternity wards at the University Hospital of North Durham and Darlington Memorial Hospital
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MP opens garage in Richmond that puts focus on customers
INDEPENDENT garage Browns of Richmond has been officially opened by the town’s MP, Rishi Sunak. He cut the ribbon at the Gallowfields Trading Estate premises before touring its customer reception, sales area, and state-of-the-art workshop. During
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What we thought of Sunday lunch at this market town deli and kitchen
For the size of the town, Stokesley is very well served for food and drinks venues. From cafes, to pub grub, to takeaways, to something a bit more special, the options are plentiful. Fancying a Sunday lunch, my sister and I booked into The Truffled
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Weeds take over sports village allotments as wait for full opening continues
New images show weeds taking over part of a leisure complex, as the wait for the site to be fully open continues. The Northallerton Sports Village site has been the subject of numerous delays over the last several years, with North Yorkshire Council
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Take the train for this walk with lovely views, three viaducts and limestone scenery
I enjoy one way walks and the excellent Settle to Carlisle Railway offers many opportunities for these. On this nine-mile walk from Dent Station to Ribblehead there are lovely views of Upper Dentdale, a detour to three viaducts and an ever changing
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Update on Rolls Royce SMR factory proposed for land next to A1(M)
Rolls Royce SMR has offered a slim hope of a factory close to the A1(M) in North Yorkshire still being built after previously saying that it had "changed its business priorities". In 2022, the business shortlisted a site at Scotch Corner, next
