DARLINGTON FC’S die-hard fans braved the elements to welcome their hometown heroes in style tonight (Friday, April 29).The unseasonal weather did nothing to put off hundreds of loyal fans who joined the Quakers in a huge celebration of the team’s triple
By Wendy ShortDOUG Dear used to keep his own cattle to complement the 800-acre arable rotation at Osgodby Grange, but these were replaced five years ago with an enterprise that offers a finishing service to beef cattle owners. He currently has more than
AN award-winning Teesdale organic farm shop and cafe has won a new national award.Deborah Hare and Peter Coverdale from Cross Lanes Organic Farm on the A66 near Barnard Castle has won the small retailer section of the 2016 Farm Shop and Deli Show awards.The
SIMPLER rules on livestock movements are to be introduced in England from July.The existing regime, means many farmers must report livestock movements to any other land they own or rent beyond a five-mile radius of their home farm. The reporting automatically
SWATHES of Yorkshire’s countryside could be changed forever if steps are not taken to sustain the struggling dairy industry, Richmond MP Rishi Sunak has warned.Speaking during a Westminster debate on the crisis in the UK dairy industry caused by collapsing
A LARGE crowd gathered for the annual Springtime Sale of Tractors, Implements and Machinery at Humbleton Farm, Burtree, Darlington, on Saturday, April 23. A largely dry day, all be it on the chilly side, helped trade to be brisk all day with the 506 lots
AFTER 170 years, the world's oldest quoits club has accepted its first female members.Darlington Quoit Club, which was founded in 1846, has relaxed its men-only rule for the start of the summer season and welcomed Claire Harrison, 32, and Kay Price, 57
PUB industry leaders have expressed disbelief after a licensee with an exemplary record was prosecuted by a cash-strapped council for serving a pint which was six teaspoons of beer short of a guideline minimum.Former president of the Federation of Licensed
The Scone BarTrinity Church Square, Richmond01748-518644eat@thesconebar.co.uk10.30am-4pm (closed Wednesdays)Dogs welcome on ground floor; disabled access is difficultFood quality 7Service 9Surroundings 7Value 8SUMMER is within touching distance, and there
DAVID SEVERS’ mention of the use of speed cameras instead of a friendly word for minor traffic offences (D&S Times, Apr 22) reminds me of an incident many years ago. I was driving on the outskirts of Darlington slightly faster than the law
THANK you for Spectator’s Notes (D&S Times, Apr 22). My attention was caught by the headline “Pointed comments about PCCs”. Why, I wondered, was the Darlington & Stockton Times concerned about the state of parochial church councils which
HAVING been raised in Richmondshire, I now study medicine in the North-East and I am writing with regards to the current junior doctor contract negotiations. Morale on the wards is at an all-time low as doctors feel they have little option but
NEW aerial views of work on the new £34m bypass in North Yorkshire have been revealed.These birds eye photos show the new line of the Bedale, Aiskew and Leeming Bar bypass which takes the main A684 into Wensleydale around the town and villages.The work
CAROL Ann Duffy, Christine Walkden, Tony Juniper, Brambly Hedge and Kathryn Williams are to headline the third NiddFest literary festival this summer.NiddFest is a family-friendly festival celebrating nature in writing, featuring some of the UK’s best
FEW farmers are enjoying a bounteous harvest at the moment – none more so than those in the dairy sector.Milk prices have continued to fall and just last week Arla, one of the major processors, dropped its farmgate payment to just 20.12p. That’s way below
Talk of witches is now mainly restricted to Halloween (October 31) which commemorates the dead, with some believing ghosts of the dear departed return that evening, guided to their destinations by the lights of many bonfires.In some areas of the Pennines
EVERYBODY likes to feel they’re getting value for money, and when firms fall short of what we have a right to expect it’s only fair to look towards trading standards officers to set matters straight. But in North Yorkshire, the landlady of The
As the industry continues to nurture new talent, Hannah Stephenson looks at the stream of young designers making their mark at Chelsea and beyond ANYONE who thinks gardening is strictly for people of a certain age, think again. A growing stream
SUMMER is within touching distance, and there are times when you just want a quick, light lunch before getting back into the great outdoors. After a walk around Marske – up to Orgate force and then back via Pillimire Bridge where a large wooden
A family escape to Ribby Hall Village, in Lancashire, was the perfect choice for a special birthday celebration, writes Sarah Millington TO some, it might sound mad, but when planning for my 40th birthday, I thought what better way to celebrate
Philip Sedgwick accompanies a volunteer team who provide a valuable rescue service both above and below the ground ON call every hour of every day, the Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team operates across the exposed and often treacherous terrain of
WITH the Guisborough and District Motor Club's usual venue of Ellers Farm too wet for the first club series trial, they staged it at their Slapewath practice ground at Charltons last Saturday evening with a strong entry of more than 70 riders.On a bitterly
FLAT jockey Connor Beasley was back among the winners at Musselburgh last Sunday, his first victory since returning to action recently after receiving life-threatening injuries in a fall last July.The young jockey, who is all set to ride in the 2,000
EAGLESCLIFFE driver Bill Addison had to overcome one of the best grids assembled in recent years and some freak wintry weather to continue his season in great fashion at the BARC Championship meeting held at Croft Circuit last weekend.With almost 40 competitors
AHEAD of their final match at home to Cinderford tomorrow, Darlington Mowden Park are reshaping their squad for next season.While lock Rob Conquest is being sent to Coventry, Caolan Ryan is coming in the opposite direction. He was man of the match when
April 30, 1966 “VILLAGES in Wath area, which were all entered in the best kept villages competition, were in a shocking state, said Coun Mrs AS Sellars, at a meeting of Wath council,” reported the D&S Times 50 years ago. Wath is inbetween Richmond
