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Primary teacher failed to tell school she was dating child sex offender
A primary school teacher who failed to tell her headteacher that she was dating a child sex offender has been barred from the classroom. Nicola McCarthy was a teacher at Hartburn Primary School in Stockton between September 2021 and October 2022
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Agatha Christie classic whodunnit to come to the stage in Northallerton
Drama group, The Allerton Players, is bringing a classic whodunnit by the queen of crime to the stage in Northallerton later this month. Members will present The Mirror Crack’d, adapted by Rachel Wagstaff from the Agatha Christie novel, at the
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'Labour have pulled off greatest ever confidence trick on British public'
Congratulations: Starmer, Rayner, Reeves et al are to be congratulated on pulling off the greatest confidence trick ever inflicted on the British public. I refer of course to Labour’s victory in the July 2024 general election (I make no apologies
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Why we have to be careful when criticising other writers
I have been contacted by a reader named Ron who, commenting on my recent ranty column about people getting their words wrong, said: “It reminded me of a local writer who was critical of another local writer (who was, by then, dead so could not respond
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World's oldest railway station in County Durham is officially 'at risk'
The world's oldest railway station has been added to the Heritage at Risk Register 2024 Heighington Station lies in a derelict state beside the original Stockton and Darlington Railway line. Earlier this year, the Friends of the Stockton and Darlington
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See inside this £1.6m country stunner complete with house - and cottage
Lovingly – and stunningly – modernised by the current owners, Flatts House is most certainly an imposing country home, and a very stylish one too... but it is much more than that thanks to a self-contained cottage which makes it perfect for multigenerational
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Block of 12 Darlington apartments on the market for £975,000
A block of 12 apartments in Darlington has hit the market for £975,000. The modern three-storey block, known as Quincy House, was constructed in 2019 and is located on the corner of Eastmount Road and Valley Street North. According to estate
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First look inside new Darlington Railway Station concourse as major milestone marked
A major milestone has been reached in the £140 million transformation of Darlington Station as the construction of the new concourse building is completed. Works have been ongoing at the new Eastern Concourse building for several months as part
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The Yorkshire flour used by some of the county’s leading artisan bakeries
If you bake your own bread and live in Yorkshire, chances are you’ll have spotted the striking millstone packaging of Yorkshire Organic Millers flour on the shelves of your local organic shop. The highly regarded flour is used by some of the county
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Readers' pictures: Autumn mists and poppies of remembrance
Autumn mists and poppies of remembrance feature in this week’s selection of readers’ pictures. To see your photos in this section, email dst@nne.co.uk including your name and where the picture was taken, or submit them online by going to www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk
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Community project unveiled in village cemetery during Remembrance event
A Remembrance community project at a North Yorkshire cemetery has been completed thanks to Heritage Lottery funding. Kirkby Fleetham and Fencotes Parish Council obtained Lottery funding to build a new lychgate for their parish cemetery. This
