A QUICK thinking vet has been hailed a hero after his swift actions saved the life of a farmer who collapsed with a heart attack in the region. Ian Bennett, 62, collapsed while he was helping vet Ed Bulman to worm his Alpaca flock at his Rose Cottage
FAMILIES will have the chance to remember babies who died at or around the time of childbirth early next month. A special memorial service is to be held in the chapel of the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton on October 4 at 2pm. A spokesman said: "
ASPIRING young footballers from across the North-East are being given the chance to take their skills to new heights - courtesy of the RAF. Royal Air Force Careers, in partnership with English Schools Football Association is hosting a free development
UP to 20 people are likely to be made redundant at the Glaxo pharmaceutical factory in Barnard Castle. Discussions are now underway to decide who will lose their jobs at the GlaxoSmith- Kline plant. About 1,100 men and women are presently employed
AN appeal has been launched to raise more than £8,000 to secure the return of a rare steam engine nameplate to its namesake town - Darlington. Townsfolk, local businesses and rail enthusiasts are being asked to give what they can to beat the end-of-year
A TEESDALE couple have spoken of how they managed to avoid being stranded on holiday in the wake of the collapse of travel company XL. John and Sue Peat from Barnard Castle were on holiday in Turkey with four other friends but had to pay £300
A SITE visit being held today will determine the future of the controversial redevelopment of a village sheltered housing scheme. Councillors from Darlington Borough Council's planning committee will meet at the Dinsdale Court at Middleton St
A FOOTBALL club's hopes of survival could receive a massive boost if planning officials approve a housing development on its site. Non-league Thornaby Town FC is facing closure unless essential improvements are made to its rundown facilities by
A SCHOOL yesterday celebrated its 30th anniversary by treating pupils to a very special lunch. Martin Strangwood, chef at Yarm School, has worked in some of the top hotels and restaurants in the world. Yesterday, he drew on all his skills to give
COUNCIL chiefs have rejected the option that services in Stokesley could be cut following the refusal to allow drivers to be charged for parking in the town centre. Fears had been raised that Hambleton District Council would punish Stokesley because
HIGH-flying businessman Tom Cassells is safely back on the ground - after winning a coveted trophy for the third time. Daredevil Tom, from Boroughbridge, won the Neil Williams Memorial trophy and the National Aerobatics Championship at Silverstone.
VILLAGERS have called for action following a spate of road accidents involving horse riders and vehicles on country roads. Coun Mick Griffiths, who represents Eppleby and Newsham on Richmondshire District Council, said there had been at least
THE NYSD season ended in further glory for Middlesbrough as they added the coveted Kerridge Cup to their league championship success, but there was also joy for Great Ayton as they scooped the accolade of the season's best cup side. The two
RICHMONDSHIRE got their season off to a perfect start with a 27-12 home victory against Barnard Castle. In almost perfect conditions and with a crowd of more than 30 supporters, the home team took to the field full of confidence and belief in
AS SQUIBS go it was certainly damp, but not as damp as the previous week when not a single game started. In the final round of Newroc Homes Darlington and District League fixtures three matches stayed afloat, but this only heightened the sense
Northallerton Town 2 Morpeth Town 1 NORTHALLERTON Town joint manager Stuart Dawson was full of praise for his side following this 2-1 home victory over Morpeth Town. This was Town's first win of the season and Dawson said: "This was a great
A NORTHALLERTON man has conquered one of sports ultimate challenges. Rorie McIntosh, a 25-year-old graphic designer, spent seven months training for Ironman UK, a long-distance triathlon event comprising a 2.4-mile swim, followed by a 112-mile
CROFT Circuit British Superbike race winner Leon Camier has entered the Scott Trial and will ride an MRS Sherco C along with fellow Superbiker Leon Haslam and his father Ron. The latter is a former Grand Prix rider, and MRS boss Malcolm Rathmell
DESPITE incessant rain in the couple of weeks leading up to the region's biggest motorsport event of the year, which made ground conditions difficult for fans and organisers alike, some of the best racing of the season was played out in front of
Barnard Castle & Teesdale RC. - Tuesdays, fortnightly: Ian Brown lessons. Mondays and Thursdays fortnightly: Caroline Jackson flat. Thursdays and Fridays fortnightly: Sarah Tubbs, novice horse/rider. Oct 11-12: trip to HOYS. For information about
WINNER: The Oil Magnate, under Tony Hamilton, wins the MKM Building Supplies Handicap at Beverley on Wednesday "SHE HAS been a smart filly from the beginning of the year," said Kevin Ryan of his Flying Childers winner, Madame Trop Vite on Friday
THORNABY 14-year-old Pippa Allen dominated the top pony jumping title on offer at the 2008 easibed BSJA Scope Show Jumping Festival. The festival, staged over seven days at the Staffordshire County Showground, is show jumping's end of season finale
THE pilot of a microlight which crashed at 50mph when taking off in North Yorkshire is still in hospital after the accident. The crash took place as the pilot, and a passenger, tried to take off from a grass runway at Baxby Air Sports Club, Husthwaite
Thursday's prices GrainCo, Tyne Dock. - Wheat: Sept £97; Oct £98; Nov £100. Barley: Sept £97; Oct £98; Nov £100. Oilseed rape: Sept £250; Oct £252; Nov £254.
DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 428 prime cattle, 3397 sheep. Young bulls: med to 187p/£1040 av 155p; heavy to 194p/£1422 av 170p. Steers: std to 187p/£857 av 172p; med to 202p/£1068 av 168p; heavy to 188p/£1234 av 168p. Hfrs: med to 200p
TWIN brothers Richard and David Findlay went head to head for championship honours at the Beltex Sheep Society's eighth annual production show and sale of pedigree rams and females at Skipton Auction Mart. This time, it was Richard, of Quarry
DAIRY farmers could see big benefits by adding a stabilised yeast culture to their cow's diets this winter. Trials involving the dairy herd at Askham Bryan College, near York, saw yields rise by 1.5 litres a day with butterfat up 0.5pc and protein
THE extreme summer weather has left many of the region's farmers reeling under severe pressure. In parts of Yorkshire and the North-East torrential rain has left fields waterlogged, while in Northumberland, last week's floodwaters claimed the
BEFORE ditching tired summer container plants, cutting down perennials or digging up bolted vegetables, spend a little time gathering seeds for an abundance of flowers and fruits next year. Self-seeders include poppies, foxgloves, lady's mantle
THE first of two orchestral concerts in this year's festival, both conducted by festival director Janusz Piotrowicz, saw the return of the Leeds-based Orchestra of Opera North. They started with an intensely controlled and concentrated performance
WHEN the cast list includes household names like Jenny Agutter and Timothy West, it's a relatively sound bet that an audience is in for a treat. A packed house for the Georgian's annual fundraiser got just that, with a nostalgic and colourful
THE Rural Arts autumn programme for Thirsk and other venues in North Yorkshire includes a mix of comedy, tragedy, music and education for all. Performances include Clap Trap Production's powerful reconstruction of the friendship between First
COTHERSTONE is the quintessential English village. It boasts a school, community hall, shop, churches and some would argue the most important feature of all, a fine country inn. The Fox & Hounds sits proudly atop the West Green.
AN EXHIBITION exploring many of the most popular Bible stories as visualised by Western artists and craftsmen opens at the Bowes Museum on Saturday, October 11. Faith and Love: Picturing the Bible from Raphael to El Greco includes important
NEW non-fiction includes One Blood: Inside Britain's New Street Gangs by John Heale (published in paperback by Simon & Schuster, £12.99), which is a study of UK gangland warfare which could not come at a more appropriate time. More than 20
HARRY MEAD relates the story of how red squirrels returned to the Yorkshire Dales - and the extraordinary tale of the man credited with drawing them back. AHEM ... here's a rather handsome tribute to the publication now in your hands. "The one
SPECTATOR is glad Hambleton council's cabinet heeded the advice in our leader column last week, that exacting some sort of financial revenge on Stokesley because it largely managed to escape parking charges would be churlish in the extreme.
THE VALLEY of Fangdale in the stretch of wilderness between Cleveland and North Yorkshire has a name that recalls Dark Age expeditions into the sparse moors - for fang is a Viking word meaning hunting' or fishing'. Now while it would be nice
AS ANNIVERSARIES go, 30 years is not particularly special perhaps. For a school, and an independent school at that, it is very short life compared with most others, many of which date back hundreds of years. But the anniversary Yarm School
From this newspaper 100 years ago. A very largely attended meeting was held in the Assembly Hall, Darlington, on Thursday night in celebration of the ten years' representation of the Borough of Darlington by Mr Pike Pease. It had been arranged
Sir, - Nicholas Rhea shows his ignorance by describing the Government as Socialist. Would that it were! The Blair/Brown axis has pursued a Thatcherite economic agenda since New Labour took office in 1997. Because of this we now find ourselves
DURING the early months of this year, I was pleasantly surprised by the large quantity of hazel nuts hanging upon the bushes that line the route of my morning walk. This morning when I followed that same route, there was none. So what has happened to
Sir, - I am glad that the Wensleydale Railway is operating the railway but there are rules. I don't create noise and disturbance against my neighbour and I expect that to be reciprocated. Before I give an opinion on anything, and I may be wrong
Sir, - It was with disgust I read about Bernard Borman's complaint about the Wensleydale Railway. I feel awfully sorry about him not been able to sleep in his garden because of the excess noise from a train whistle! As regards his support of
Sir, - We all love to reminisce about steam trains and indeed should preserve these wonderful examples of engineering, but at what cost? A train whistle or train horn can, if sounded repeatedly, become a great source of irritation and noise.
Sir, - Having telephoned various heating oil suppliers, we settled for Bayford Oil's price. The figure of 52.9p per litre plus VAT was quoted. When the invoice arrived it was made out at 54.9p plus VAT a difference of £20. However there was
Sir, - The Richmond branch of the Royal British Legion will be presenting a Festival of Remembrance at the Zetland Centre, Richmond on November 1, 2008. We would like as many standards from RBL branches and military associations or units as
Sir, - Part of the British Army for 200 years, motto "Better to Die Than Be a Coward", 43,000 died fighting for this country and were awarded 13 VCs. What does this present government say? "You cannot live here, you lack strong ties with this
Sir, - C Chambers queries the care of the Fishponds roundabout at Thirsk Road, Yarm ("What is the point?", D&S, Sep 5). We would like to reassure residents that Stockton Borough Council's Care For Your Area street cleaning teams make daily
Sir, - I read with interest that property developers are trying to build student accomodation on the Rocket Union site in Thornaby. This is in addition to Mandale Properties submitting plans for student accomodation in Boathouse Lane in Stockton
Sir, - Every two years the Audit Commission carries out a data matching exercise. It compares sets of data provided by a range of agencies, including the district council, as part of work to prevent and detect fraud. This year Hambleton was required
Sir, - Hambleton District Council is imposing parking charges to fund the deficiency they are still creating. Last Saturday, I and most of my neighbours received two identical letters, post-paid by Hambleton District Council. The first paragraph
Sir, - A student of waste in public expenditure would do well to consider the latest example provided by a combination of Hambleton Council and the Audit Commission. Today four identical letters arrived at my house, all posted second-class by
NICOLE Race has set up a new food business which is proving a hot favourite with chilli fans. The sauce she imports from American company Pain Is Good is claimed to be hotter than anything produced in the UK. Mrs Race, who set up her New Tastes
THE North-East's growing biomass sector could be worth more than £75m a year to the regional economy by 2015, according to a new report. It suggests that by then, today's annual contribution of just under £40m could have risen by 90pc - and created
