A FAMILY whose festive lights have raised hundreds of pounds for charity have pulled out all the stops again this year.Nicola and Paul Hogg, of Cockfield, in County Durham, have lit up their home with hundreds of bulbs to raise money for The Butterwick
A DALES couple have launched an alcoholic drink for vegans.Peter Smith and his partner Penelope, who are originally from Barnard Castle, in Teesdale, came up with the idea for the product following a health scare in 2012, while living in Spain. The pair
THE CAMPAIGN to save rural payphones under threat in the Upper Dales has stepped up – with a councillor calling the consultation process “shambolic.”A consultation is currently underway in the Yorkshire Dales into dozens of payphone boxes, many of which
PUPILS at a leading North Yorkshire school are sporting a stylish new look with the introduction of new school uniform.Tailored tweed jackets, teamed with blue shirts and tartan kilts are being introduced for girls at Queen Mary’s School at Baldersby
THE achievements of Royal Air Force personnel have been celebrated at RAF Leeming’s first annual awards event.The evening recognised the outstanding contributions of personnel in the workplace and community throughout the past year. Seven awards were
LOCAL groups will benefit when the new-look Co-op store in Leyburn is relaunched.The store will be re-opened on December 15 by pupils from the town’s primary school following a £1.1m investment to transform the outlet.The refurbishment coincides with
THE moment a lucky lottery winner was handed the keys to her top prize ultimately proved too much for a North-East mother-of-three.Kath Mewse, 69, could not believe she had finally struck it lucky in this year’s Great North Air Ambulance Service’s (GNAAS
A WELL-KNOWN and respected farmer and butcher has died aged 94.William Boardman Peat was born to Will and Ada Peat who owned William Peat Butchers, in Barnard Castle, in June 1922.Mr Peat, who was known as Billy, grew up in the town and at the age of
A STOKESLEY student has been presented with a silver cup to mark his commitment to the town’s Army Cadet Force.The Arthur Taylor Memorial Trophy, which was donated to the Osmotherley Branch Royal British Legion in 1950 but has been unused for many years
A PAINTING by a Ripon student has been selected from hundreds of submissions for a prestigious national exhibition at two locations in London. Emma Beaumont's oil painting of the Gare du Nord in Paris will sit alongside only 21 other works at the
A NEW effort is being made to tighten the ties between military and civilian communities through reading.Books procured by North Yorkshire County Council have been made available at Catterick Garrison Library.The collection was handed to the garrison
From the D&S Times, December 10, 1966 FIFTY years ago, the D&S Times was getting mileage out of one of those local questions that always cause controversy. An article began: “Is Bedale in Wensleydale? This question was asked at the monthly
RAIL enthusiasts who spent over 30 years painstakingly restoring a rare locomotive back to its former glory have been shortlisted for a national award.The Darlington Railway Preservation Society bought Locomotive No 78018 in 1981 and have spent four decades
LEADING literary figures from North Yorkshire have spoken of their disbelief over a council's decision to charge business rates to volunteer-run libraries.Best-selling author GP Taylor has described the Hambleton District Council move as "outrageous
YOUNGSTERS are being given the opportunity to pick up a camera and flex their creative muscles in a competition being launched next month.Richmond Rotary Club is searching for the young photographer of the year – but organiser Jos Huddleston said he wants
A MAJOR auctioneering firm has opened the final touch to its extensive development which has been ongoing for the last three years.The Cloisters at the Garden Rooms at Tennants, Leyburn, has been officially opened in a ribbon cutting ceremony performed
SERVICE children have been supporting each other through the most poignant time of the military calendar.Students at Wensleydale School and Sixth Form, Leyburn, whose families are in the armed forces, have been sharing their experiences of life with the
THREE work colleagues have completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge to raise £761 for Malton Hospital in memory of a friend.Zoe Vitty, Andrew Peacock and Antony Croser, who work for the North Yorkshire County Council at Ryedale House in Malton, undertook
IT was a run-of-the-mill handicap chase, run in the wind and rain at Hexham on Wednesday afternoon, but Henry Brooke was absolutely delighted to be back in the winner's enclosure, especially at this track.The 25-year-old was placed in an induced coma
DARLINGTON Mowden Park's appalling luck with injuries continued last Saturday when Brandon Staples limped off after five minutes of the 31-25 defeat at Fylde.The catalogue of casualties has been particularly severe in the back row, with Staples becoming
THE Eric Ridley Trophy Trial was no walk in the park at Hurst last Sunday, when Faceby's Guy Kendrew was just about walking on water as he took his friends and rivals Richard Sadler and James Stones to the proverbial cleaners.Kendrew has won the majority
THE Witham arts centre in Barnard Castle has organised its first Teesdale Christmas art fair and is showing work by nearly 30 selected artists from across the region.The inaugural event, which runs until December 20, has a diverse range of painting, printmaking
Wearside LeagueRichmond Town 4 South Shields Res 0RICHMOND Town narrowed the gap at the top of the table to just three points with victory over in-form South Shields Reserves last Saturday.With league leaders Jarrow in cup action, this was Town's
GUISBOROUGH Town have announced the appointment of their highly successful former under-23 development manager Gary Forster as their new manager.The 38-year-old impressed enormously during his tenure at the helm of the development side at the KGV Stadium
DARLINGTON precision driver Paul Swift enjoyed another good run to end up fifth overall on last weekend’s Rockingham Stages, a result which gave him the lead in the Motorsport News Circuit Rally Championship with MSVR.Swift and Welsh co-driver Patrick
THIS ensemble of talented amateur musicians has earned a reputation for quality music-making and on the evidence of this performance continues to deserve high praise.There is clearly a wealth of musical talent in the area, and under the skilled guidance
JOEL Dommett, one of the contestants in the TV reality show I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here, will appear at Richmond’s Georgian Theatre Royal next year.The comedian will bring his solo show, Joel Dommett: Live, to the Georgian on Saturday, May 20.
THIS year saw the tenth annual charity three-day vintage tractor run.Organised by a group of vintage tractor enthusiasts from Richmond and surrounding areas, all the proceeds go to charities, with Cystic Fibrosis Trust and Yorkshire Cancer Research each
AN AWARD-WINNING family food firm is celebrating more business success. Heck makes premium sausages, burgers and meatballs from its base near Bedale and has been announced as the fourth fastest growing private company in the UK and the top-ranked Yorkshire
BEEF prices have held up “better than expected”, delegates were told at an AHDB Beef and Lamb levypayers’ meeting near Saltburn recently.“Improving Beef Performance” saw delegates given an update on meeting specification targets and hear how the stabiliser
A FIREPLACE company that has won numerous awards for both design and its unique technology is burning even brighter following a management buyout. The management team at CVO Fire of Newton Aycliffe is now headed by directors Paul Stocks and Michelle Bailey
LEADING conservation groups are calling on the Government to step up the protection of national parks amid a wave of major developments, including the world’s largest potash mine.A study by the National Trust, Campaign for National Parks and Campaign
