GREAT Ayton became the T20 champions of the north when they defeated Sheffield side Hallam in the quarterfinals of the Nat West National T20 Club Cup last Sunday. The cameras and national exposure now await them on September 9 when they go to the
THEY think it’s all over – it is now. Rockliffe Park duly wrapped up the Darlington and District League championship last weekend as they won for the fifteenth time in 19 outings to move 71 points clear of the rest. With just three games left in
Final score: Northallerton Town 2 Willington 0 NORTHALLERTON TOWN are enjoying their best start to a season for 18 years as this hard fought win over old foes Willington last Saturday made it five games unbeaten in all competitions. In a game
THE league looks like being a three-way shoot out after last Saturday’s 15th round of games saw victories for Moorsholm, Kildale and East Harlsey, but a second consecutive defeat for Stafford Place which virtually put them out of the reckoning.
ECSTASY, agony and exhaustion – that just about summed up the most momentous 36 hours in Great Ayton’s history. The ecstasy came when the club won through to the last four of the National T20 Cup by beating Sheffield club Hallam on Sunday, then
STILL known as the Top Four competition, although there are now only four teams in the Feversham Cricket League, Slingsby met High Farndale in the first semifinal at Gillamoor. Despite it being late for evening cricket, the ground was bathed in
SHERIFF Hutton Bridge lost out to Woodhouse Grange in a clash between the league’s top two. Batting first, the Bridge’s Rob Pinder made 65 in their 155-9. Woodhouse’s Andy Bilton hit 83 not out and Matt Hattee scored an unbeaten 50 as they
AFTER an extensive pre-season training schedule Northallerton fielded a squad of nearly 30 players when they narrowly beat Newton Aycliffe at home. Northallerton were led by newly appointed captain Joe Terry in a game of four 20 minute quarters
THE dismal Bank Holiday weather may have done its best to disrupt proceedings at round five of the Shannon Group British Rallycross Championship held at Lydden Hill in Kent on Monday but for a number of local competitors, it was a successful meeting
THE curtain came down on a fabulous four days at York last Saturday with the Ebor itself and it didn’t disappoint as five pound claimer Louis Steward enjoyed the biggest win of his career on Mutual Regard. Trained by former top jockey Johnny Murtagh
A BRAND new equestrian team has ridden into the national finals at their first attempt. The four-strong team of riders from Allertonshire School, Northallerton, were the first team to compete in the National Schools Equestrian Association’s qualifier
MIDDLESBROUGH-based young rider Lily Pollock won a showing championship class at Hickstead’s Longines Royal International Horse Show last month. Lily, 15, claimed the honours in the Supreme Show Hunter Pony Championships in the international arena
I HAVEN’T seen or done anything interesting this week so hold on to your hats because this could be a bumpy ride. The cat disappeared for an afternoon but came back and Corey Haim, the tortoise, slept for a week, the lucky blighter. That’s
DURHAM Cathedral is one of the most imposing buildings in Britain, and it is instantly recognisable by its famous towers on their hilltop site. Railway passengers can enjoy the view as they travel, and visitors approaching by road can also be guided
Picture Above: It is March 1987 and Grace Thompson is pictured in her general dealer’s store/newsagents in Osmotherley. She ran the store for many years after starting work there aged just 16. The business had been owned by the Thompson famaily for
AS summer draws to a close and plants in pots start looking tired, it’s time to give your containers a fresh new look for autumn and winter. As well as making new plantings, consider brightening up existing containers. Give wooden troughs and windowboxes
These bright and breezy perennials bring a ray of sunshine to the late summer border with their golden, darkeyed daisy flowers, and do particularly well in sunny situations where the soil isn’t too dry. Good tall varieties include R. laciniata
The grassy stems of this delicious herb add a fantastic flavour to fragrant Thai curries and other Indonesian cuisine. While it’s not a terribly attractive plant because of its coarse leaves, it’s best grown indoors at room temperature in the winter
Keep an eye out for pests such as aphids which can multiply quickly in warm weather Help courgettes and squash to ripen in the sun by removing any leaves which are shading them Clean your pond pump filter to keep it working properly
SITTING crosslegged at the end of a wooden jetty, I’m floating on a vast, watery mirror, marvelling at the reflection of motionless clouds hanging in a cornflower blue sky. In a few months time, this lake will be frozen and the landscape wrapped
WE KEEP returning to something of a eating out conundrum. Why can’t Northallerton, on the surface a relatively affluent town, support some decent restaurants? With just one or two honourable exceptions, there are few places that we could heartily
THE UK’s leading chamber orchestra returns to Sage Gateshead for the new classical concert season starting next month. Internationally renowned artists, including pianist John Lewis, violinist Julian Rachlin and baritone Sir Thomas Allen all join
DARLINGTON Music Society’s 2014-15 season promises another fine concert series with leading players performing enjoyable programmes as well as the usual selection of rising stars. However, it is a source of concern for the society that, as the
NORTH Yorkshire contemporary artist Claire Milner has produced a collection of seven endangered animal species portraits made with thousands of Swarovski crystals. They highlight the plight of vulnerable species with references to classical literature
THE Station in Richmond has organised a series of Tuesday Talks after running a pilot of the idea earlier this year which saw almost all the events sell out. The autumn series of 12 talks runs until the beginning of December with speakers covering
THE Dante String Quartet with Krysia Osostowicz and Oscar Perks on violin, Yuko Inoue on viola and cellist Richard Jenkinson gives the final concert in Bishop Auckland Music Society’s 2014 series in the Throne Room at Auckland Castle next Friday.
THE Orchestra of Opera North gives the opening concert next weekend at Ripon International Festival. Janusz Piotrowicz will conduct the orchestra at Ripon Cathedral on Saturday, September 6, in Beethoven’s Symphony No 8, a masterpiece of invention
MUCH has been written about the mines in Swaledale and Wharfedale but mining in Wensleydale has had little press by comparison. Starting in 1971 and spending the last nine years working on the project full time, I have tried to address this imbalance
THE fortnightly sale of store lambs saw an increased entry of 6,828 head at Skipton sell for an overall average of £55.69 per head, up £1.27 on last year’s fixture. The sale included 1,480 Mule wethers. The stronger Mules sold for £52 to £58
By Ben Strugnell Specialist vet with the Eblex/John Warren ABP post-mortem project WEATHER conditions have continued to be good and beef and sheep at grass have continued to do well. Recent wet weather has resulted in a spike of parasitic
TOTAL UK sheep meat production for 2014 is forecast to rise four per cent to 302,000 tonnes – the highest since 2009. Export forecasts represent just over 37 per cent of production, almost four per cent higher than last year, as world demand remains
THE annual production sale of 410 Continental breeding rams and females from the Whiteley Hey Flock takes place at North West Auctions Junction 36 at noon on Monday. For the 13th year, auctioneer John Wharton will take to the rostrum to sell Paul
AMANDA Owen, star of The Dales, ITV’s popular series, and author of her best selling The Yorkshire Shepherdess, will release her 2015 calendar on September 5. The mother-of-seven, pictured, shot to fame when her life on the wild and remote 2,000 acre
FARMING organisations have welcomed a new code of practice for sky lanterns - but still want a ban. The Trading Standards Institute has published the code following discussions between the government and industry. It offers guidance for those
THE forestry and agricultural sector’s major trade event returns to Northumberland next month for the first time in three years. The Forestry and Firewood Fair will be at Meldon Park Estate, near Morpeth, on September 27, at the end of a week of
OWNERS of working dogs have been warned that reported thefts are on the increase. The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has told members in West Yorkshire to be particularly vigilant after 123 were stolen in 2013 – putting it in the country
GLENROCK Illusion set a new world record price for a Limousin animal when sold for 125,000gns (£131,250) at Borderway Mart, Carlisle. The maiden heifer also established a new all-breeds UK and European record for a bovine animal. The sale of
ONE young farmer had more reasons than most to celebrate his A-level results after winning a full £9,000 a year university scholarship. Will Taylor, 18, from Thirsk, not only secured a place at Harper Adams University, but was also confirmed as
FLY-GRAZING and horse welfare will be the subject of a hearing held by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee. The committee, chaired by Anne McIntosh, MP for Thirsk, Malton and Filey, will take evidence on Wednesday. Horse
STUDENTS are being encouraged to cook with lamb as part of an Eblex campaign. The LambSoc campaign is aimed at developing an online society of 18 to 25-year-olds, creating videos with popular YouTubers, based on Eblex’s initial lamb keema recipe
FARMERS in England have lost out on millions of pounds in EU payments because of inadequate records. The Rural Payment’s Agency (RPA) said poor record keeping cost farmers £2.33m in reduced Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payments last year. Paul
PENNY Marshall has been appointed director for the North- East and for Yorkshire and Humber by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). She has been interim director for the North-East region for the past year, having joined ICE as membership
A FAMILY-RUN independent timber merchant has begun importing stocks to keep up with demand. Farmer Martyn Fall and his wife, Jean, founded Fall Timber on the family farm at Firby, near Bedale, in 1977. They ran it alongside their farming operations
A MANUFACTURING company expects to make major savings on its energy bills after making a £220,000 investment in green technology. Econ Engineering, which makes and supplies gritting and snow plough vehicles, has installed 800 solar photovoltaic
A LANDMARK tax ruling has led to a warning for businesses to be careful when discarding historic paperwork. Under existing rules, the law requires them to retain documentation going back six years. In the lengthy case of Whitefields Golf Club
A FREE range egg producer has seen a big increase in sales in local supermarkets this summer. James Potter Yorkshire Free Range Eggs says normally summer sales fall off with sales tending to be higher in cold weather. However it believes programmes
A RICHMOND-BASED software company is continuing to grow as it approaches its tenth anniversary in November. IT Accessed specialises in writing bespoke software systems for manufacturers and companies who want to do things their own way and not
Sir, – Firstly, I am pleased that Hambleton Council has extended the free parking time in its car parks, which will certainly help with the current problems in the retail sector.However, I am a little puzzled by the separate proposed action to buy
Sir, – The letters which have appeared in the D&S Times over a long period about the speed humps in Skeeby have been most entertaining, particularly to those who only use this road from time to time.So time to do something constructive. A fully
Sir, – Presumably the decision of The Royal British Legion Scotland to change its name to Legion Scotland is an expression of their opinion on the outcome of the impending referendum.Comment is superfluous, nevertheless the belief that rodents abandon
Sir, – I read with interest your article about Hambleton District Council planning to buy the former Northallerton Prison (D&S, Aug 22).Given that there are usually empty shops in the High Street and there are suggestions that more are to be
A NORTH Yorkshire hockey club is opening its doors to the community in a bid to promote the sport. Northallerton Hockey Club is taking part in the 2014 National Club Weekend run by England Hockey to attract new people to the game. An open morning
