WALKERS will make an early start on Sunday in time to catch the dawn chorus. The outing, organised by Darlington Borough Council countryside team for International Dawn Chorus Day, starts at Broken Scar picnic area, off Coniscliffe Road, at 5.30am
A CAMPAIGN to stamp out drug dealing notched up its 200th arrest during a police operation this week. Officers in Darlington made five arrests and found suspected cannabis during the latest Operation Nimrod raids. More than 80 officers were
THE Bowes Museum has received a Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors North-East Renaissance Award. The top award in the building conservation category follows major renovations, including recent extensive conservation work on the roof to
HARNESS racing is set to take off in a big way in Teesdale. Barford Meadow, between Barnard Castle and Staindrop, has been used for occasional race meetings, but this season will see seven events promoted by the North East Standardbred Association
FUNDRAISING students from a Guisborough college have handed over the rewards of their hard work to a nurse from Marie Curie Cancer Care. They managed to raise £963.32 following a month-long fundraising campaign at Prior Pursglove College. The
A GROUP of Yarm School students are celebrating after beating stiff competition to secure places on university medicine and dentistry courses. The 15 teenagers have secured places in universities around the country despite applications for medical-related
RESIDENTS are being asked to get involved in a project to investigate the possibility of creating a specialist sports area for youngsters in Guisborough. Parents are attempting to drum up support to build a new park for bike riders, skateboarders
COUNCILLORS at Richmondshire District Council have voted to cut their personal allowances by ten per cent as they tighten their belts in the face of expected cuts in government funding. The council was split over how to achieve the cuts, with Conservative
A SCHOOL that works with children who have special educational needs has developed its own farmyard to teach pupils more about where their food comes from and how to interact with animals. The Mowbray School, in Bedale, started its farm 18
BOWES were crowned champions for the fourth year in a row after they won three times in five days while Colburn were surprisingly beaten twice. Bowes began their week of destiny with a 6-1 home win over Reeth last Wednesday evening. Goals by
Travaux FC 2 West Tanfield 3 A DRAMATIC injury time winner from Duncan Terry gave West Tanfield the Scorpion Cup as they came from behind to beat Colburn-based side Travaux FC in a thrilling final at the Regency Stadium, Northallerton last Thursday
SKEEBY youngster Jonathan Richardson was hit by a throat infection on the eve of Saturday’s second round trials championship at Pacos de Ferrierer, Portugal. The event had been shrouded in controversy after the opening round shambles in Spain
STUDENTS at Thirsk School capped a fine season with an appearance in a regional championship last week. The under-14s basketball team played Notre Dame High School, in Sheffield, on Thursday in the regional rally, after taking success at area
FORMER double British champion Jonny Milner, of Driffield, along with Northallerton codriver Ian Windress, saw off the opposition with a superb victory on last weekend’s Pirelli Tour of Cumbria Rally after a hectic day in a dry and dusty Kielder
WITH just two rounds of the Newroc Homes Darlington & District League season complete only four sides are clinging on to a 100 per cent record. And it looks as though champions Middleton St George will take some shifting from their perch as they
IT WILL feel like the start of the season again tomorrow, with several new faces on view around the DBS NYSD League circuit. An unlikely combination of injuries, international call-ups, visa delays and volcanic ash contrived to keep a significant
THE start of the Inshore Fisheries Langbaurgh League for 2010 was all about new beginnings for Hartlepool Power Station as they began their first ever season in the top flight with an emphatic win over visitors Great Broughton. Even though
A SELF-HEALING and personal development consultant in Darlington has won a competition for a year’s free office space. Kate Schott runs Enlightened Living to help people transform their lives using the new selfhealing Metamorphic Technique.
A DARLINGTON engineering company is pressing ahead with plans to increase output after a major investment in machinery. Henry Williams Limited has spent more than £60,000 on a new 100-tonne electronic press brake – a key element in the production
A STOKESLEY company has been selected for a programme to help boost its performance and profits. Analox Sensor Technology is one of only ten from Yorkshire to earn a place on the latest Designing Demand programme. It works with mature businesses
A MOTOR dealership owner, who was one of the first to support an initiative to install hundreds of electric vehicle charging points in the North- East, said it was an investment in the region’s future. Simon Bailes, managing director of the Peugeot
PIG producers can continue to expect large improvements in efficiency from advances in genetics. ACMC, the North Yorkshirebased pig-breeding company, will give its upbeat message to producers at this year’s British Pig and Poultry Fair at Stoneleigh
SCIENTISTS say measures to protect peat bogs should include improved compensation for farmers. Peat bogs are the UK’s largest carbon store,keeping 3bn tonnes of carbon dioxide locked away from the Earth’s atmosphere. They also provide 70pc of
THE Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Breeders’ Association held its annual meeting on Saturday, April 24, at the Tempest Arms Hotel, Elslack, near Skipton. President Dr Agnes Winter announced that Jack Watkinson, of Leyburn, had won both of the association
A NEW award recognises firms which are using innovative ways of emerging from the recession. The Best Practice Award for Innovation, launched by North of England Excellence, is open to organisations of any size and type which have introduced
THE oldest family-owned building contractor in the North-East is celebrating its 150th anniversary. T Manners and Sons, of Bishop Auckland, was founded in 1860 and is now a fifth-generation company with a turnover of more than £10m. It plans
A PLANT that will produce power and heat from food waste also offers opportunities to local farmers. Emerald Biogas want to open the region’s first commercial anaerobic digester on Newton Aycliffe industrial estate. It will be capable of turning
THE “colossal” cost of getting any aspect of feed management wrong was outlined to a recent pig conference. Dr Phil Baynes, commercial technical manager of ScaNutec, of Thirsk, was addressing more than 120 producers at ACMC’s pig breeding company
Beef farm tour showcases round cattle shed at event TWO leading beef farms will host visitors attending Beef Expo 2010 at Hexham Mart next month. The visits will be held on Wednesday, May 26, the day before the actual event, and will be followed
All things in moderation can be dull. THE general election will be decided by Motorway Man, we are told. The sort of guy, or woman, who spends a lot of time in their car, ploughing up and down motorway network in pursuit of their living. The
THE Cobweb Orchestra, the open access orchestra, which has seven rehearsal venues from the Scottish Borders to North Yorkshire, was in Darlington at the weekend with a complement of three conductors, two soloists, an announcer ( in lieu of programme
IT’S almost time to dust off the patio furniture, spruce up those outdoor pots and get ahead with your hanging baskets to give you a riot of colour this summer. If you have enough space in a frost-free greenhouse or a porch to house your hanging
Andrew Marr talks to Trisha Andres about his children’s book Who’s In Charge, a guide to who the great leaders are and how political systems around the world work. POLITICS is confounding enough for adults, but for children it can seem “about
THE show ends in awed silence. We dab away tears. Applause and cheering erupt. As we turn to leave, encore-less by design, we see dozens of the audience’s high percentage of youngsters texting. “Gr8 – u gotta c it 2” was the instant verdict.
SCULPTURES and other works of art form a central attraction at the awardwinning 20-acre Himalayan Garden, near Ripon, which is open to the public. The sculptures are by about 50 well-known and aspiring sculptors from the UK, Europe and US.
THIS week’s Diary comes from the Brecon Beacons National Park, of south Wales, where my wife and I were attending the annual conference of the Crime Writers’ Association. Our base was the charming market town of Abergavenny that nestles on the
THE summer season of concerts and festivals in the North-East and North Yorkshire is about to start, taking over from the music societies which are enjoying a break for a few months, writes Dave Robson. The exception to this is Bishop Auckland
THE North York Moors National Park is riddled with old tracks and roads, but the most notable by far is the Hambleton Drove Road, part of an ancient highway running from Scotland to the south of England. The track is thought to be prehistoric
Kate Empsall meets Tristian Prudden who is in training for a Cordon Bleu Diploma. TEENAGER Tristan Prudden is living his dream. For instead of following the route to university, he is training hard at a cookery school run by Gordon Ramsay, his
IT’S been a very civilised election campaign with everybody trying to be very correct and nice to each other. But a poster war is raging in sedate Balmoral Terrace, Saltburn. Labour candidate Tom Blenkinsop put up three yellow and red Vote
Sir., – I noted with particular interest Michael Fenwick’s letter last week, “Matrix matters,” as I have been working for the more effective use of this equipment for two or three years. Some points, I feel, need clarification. I do favour strongly
Sir, – Thirsk Clock is now settling into our new premises in St James’ Hall, on St James’ Green, Thirsk. We were sorry to leave the Market Place where we felt very much part of the community. However, we are delighted with our new premises which
Sir, – Writing about his Northallerton High Street project, Coun Hall tells us “it is now time to redress the balance and explain why the local council is driving the proposals forward” (D&S, April 23). Unfortunately, he does no such thing.
Sir, – Now the recent air travel chaos seems to be subsiding we need to look at lessons that can be learnt. Events were obviously the result of an unforeseen phenomenon, but I would question the response of the Government and the European authorities
Sir, – We have just got home to find a flyer from the Conservative Party. “Vote for change in Richmond, Yorkshire on 6th May” it declares, alongside a picture of a smiling William Hague. Given that he is our MP at present, I am not sure that
Sir, – I can’t believe that my request for my letterbox to be used has been turned into a political issue by Mrs Blythman, (D&S, April 23). Her statement that she found my front door but was unable to find my letterbox doesn’t add up because
Sir, – Mr Rowe, the Green Party candidate, criticises Liberal Democrat candidate Lawrence Meredith for not living in the Richmond constituency. I would firstly make the point that Lawrence Meredith’s Yorkshire credentials are impeccable. He
Sir, – Voter, voter in the booth, who is fairest of them all? Only Labour. Fairy tales are really messages for adults. More voters are reflecting on their vote than ever before, creating a stronger democratic context. Constituents I meet on the
Sir, – The widespread view that the forthcoming election could be historic represents an exciting challenge for every voter. A hundred years ago, there was a growing recognition that an electoral system that did not allow women to vote was fundamentally
From this newspaper 100 years ago. A good number of railway clerks assembled in the Temperance Institute, Darlington, on Tuesday when Mr J Halfpenny, organiser for the Railway Clerks’ Association, gave an instructive address on the need of railway
AS the final week of the campaign gets under way, reflections on the 2010 election are favourable. It has been a good, clean fight. With the exception of Mr Brown’s Rochdale aberration, politicians have generally shown the electorate, and each other
Sir, – The vast majority of people are against killing animals for fun and want the Hunting Act to remain. But some candidates want to repeal the Hunting Act. Here are the views of some North-East candidates: Bishop Auckland: Mark Wilkes (Lib
Sir, – Objection from politicians to the Tories’ £150-a-year marriage tax break has typically referred to penalising abandoned women while helping their remarried ex-husbands. That old chestnut! Let’s be clear. While women consistently file
