http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/history/ Darlington and Stockton Times /history/ en-gb Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:25:39 +0000 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:25:39 +0000 http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/history/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/resources/images/999292/?type=rsslogo http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/history/ http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/history/5038473.Dispute_that_left_society_scarred/?ref=rss The Miners' Strike came to an end on March 3, 1985. Twenty five years on, Mark Summers meets David Douglass, a miner and author who has recorded how he felt returning to the coalface after the year-long dispute. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:45:07 +0000 0d82dd621117112709db3ca1bac94fd2 http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/history/5035941.Women__children_and_fit_young_men_first/?ref=rss WOMEN and children came first on the Titanic but not on the Lusitania – where selfish survival instincts took over after the ship was torpedoed by a German Uboat, research has shown. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:32:37 +0000 957c6f0a2a842cfc2adf24e30d99ed38 http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/history/5025159.Birthday_joy_for_engine_maker/?ref=rss A RAILWAYMAN who helped build a top-secret, but ultimately unsuccessful, steam engine has celebrated his 100th birthday. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:49:29 +0000 f2d0a96732be4c82901c917a27c11fac http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/history/5003672.__650_000_bridge_keeps_rail_heritage_on_track/?ref=rss A £650,000 project to replace a 145-year-old bridge on a popular tourist railway took a major step forward yesterday. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:20:15 +0000 34e429578533ca4743ad4fe7e5a3ecb7 http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/history/4884900.Railways_bucking_the_trend_with_increase_in_passengers/?ref=rss IT may have been financial doom and gloom for many organisations last year, but one has bucked the trend. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:57:27 +0000 aec76d378aba035a824b68089dad99c6 http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/history/4876840.Heritage_railway_to_resume_services_after_60_year_delay/?ref=rss DAILY passenger services are returning to a North-East heritage line this summer, nearly 60 years after they were withdrawn. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:58:55 +0000 1a0373109d43401aa09fd187f58f113c http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/history/4876860.Small_is_beautiful__says_railway_boss/?ref=rss THE man at the helm of Grand Central Railway said he was surprised at the demise of National Express East Coast and suggested small is beautiful when it comes to connecting with rail travellers. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:03:01 +0000 da8a49efb44422eaccdda1ba843456c4 http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/history/4862913.Photographs_are_donated_to_rail_group/?ref=rss HISTORIC photographs of a former railway works have been donated to a railway preservation group. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:03:47 +0000 e8fc4fe7bd0193a2785b13c9ad16f653 http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/history/4829544.Cold_blooded_killing_that_shocked_region/?ref=rss Seventy years ago, a crime took place that horrified the region – the murder of a blind man by a relative, who was tracked down after a nationwide manhunt. Mark Tallentire reports. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:23:45 +0000 17c04587db2bc4f124843f3097bf578f http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/history/4795703.Restoration_to_begin_on_disaster_lifeboat/?ref=rss A LIFEBOAT involved in a rescue disaster nearly five decades ago was yesterday given shelter from the elements months after it was bought on an internet auction site. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:22:37 +0000 7f8db5a8b71589245be54e7ebf6bc192