Cleveland Pony Club. – Wednesdays: shooting practice at Mark Joplings, contact Sandie Holtby for times 01642-316930. Fridays: tetrathlon swimming training, Stokesley baths. March 1, 29, April 26: junior rallies at the Unicorn Centre. Please telephone
SHOW JUMPER Vicky Tulloch has continued her good form in the 2009 British Show Jumping Association Premier Show series, with her “horse of a lifetime” Soliegette. The horse, who Tulloch has produced from a just-broken four-year-old and who turns
BISHOP Burton Arena is to host a lecture demonstration by one of the world’s finest show jumpers and equestrian personalities. Tim Stockdale, who represented Great Britain at the Bejing Olympics, will be demonstrating the skills that have made
SARAH Hope scored a superb hat-trick to give Northallerton a deserved victory over Leeds thirds on Saturday. Rachel Holden opened the scoring after ten minutes when she slotted home a cross from the left wing. But Leeds hit straight back and
A MARVELLOUS ride by the talented Rosedale rider Ian Austermuhle proved too good for the rest of the opposition at Northallerton DMC’s Chequers trial on Sunday. Held over a three-lap 14-section course, plotted by the experienced Nigel Rooksby
NORTH Yorkshire's Robert Lawson has announced his graduation to the Porsche Carrera Cup GB Championship for the 2009 racing season, making the switch to rear-wheel drive competition for the first time in his short career. The 31-year-old, from
Hambleton Football Combination DIVISION one leaders Unison GLR made the short trip to Newby Wiske to face Northallerton Police last Sunday and came away with a hardfought but slightly fortunate 2-1 victory to remain seven points clear at the top
WEST WITTON trainer Ferdy Murphy ended last week better than he had begun it, with winners at Catterick and Musselburgh to put a smile back on his face after a torrid time. On Tuesday of last week, the British Horseracing Authority held a hearing
A FORMER student of Richmond School has been selected as captain of the England under-20s side. Calum Clark, from Barnard Castle, will take the team into the RBS Under-20 Six Nations tournament, which kicks off today, with Clark skippering his side
IN credit crunch Britain, £23 for a three-course Sunday lunch, excluding coffee, might not seem a tremendous deal. After all, there’s no shortage of establishments offering Sabbath repast for less than a tenner. But none of them can match Wynyard
Northallerton Town 1 Billingham Synthonia 1 FOLLOWING the recent signings of central defender Neil Campbell and midfielder Ross Hodgson, Northallerton Town manager Martyn Speight has again been active in the transfer market as he attempts to
JANUARY was not a particularly exhilarating month for local birdwatchers but nevertheless there were one or two sightings to get 2009 off to a reasonable start. The pick was a Little Egret at Nosterfield. This handsome heron has seen a massive
AS THE winter gloom persists, a welcome escape is to think ahead to summer and the possibility of growing delicious, juicy red fruits which are a taste of warmer weather. Gardeners’ World presenter Carol Klein says most of the ingredients for
HUGO Young was rightly revered as both a reporter and commentator of the liberal left on the Sunday Times and The Guardian. A collection of detailed notes he made for personal reference after “off the record” chats with political greats and not-so-good
THE first of this year’s Northern Sinfonia concerts in the Middlesbrough Town Hall series featured orchestral strings playing music by Handel and Vivaldi. The same programme was repeated the next night at Darlington Civic Theatre. The overture
BOOK collectors from all over the UK will gather in County Hall, Durham, on Saturday, February 14, for an annual event organised by the Provincial Booksellers’ Fairs Association. Items of local interest this year will be a copy of A series of Views
THE sound of music – and more especially, of voices singing – is likely to be heard throughout the Dales thanks to a national scheme. Over the next year, Emily Smith and her assistant, Rosi Keatinge, will visit primary schools to work with teachers
IT’S the way shopping should be – busy, cheerful, friendly, with plenty of choice, and cheap and easy too. The women on the fruit and veg stall at Northallerton market know many of their customers, who are regulars, but have a smile and a word
From this newspaper 100 years ago A beautiful silver hot-water jug has this week been presented to Mrs Ralph Wappat (nee Miss Grace Parkin), of Ovington, on the occasion of her marriage, by the congregation of St Mary’s Church, Hutton Magna,
THE decisions of two of our local councils to reduce their proposed council tax increases next year from almost five per cent to less than four is clearly good news. Council taxpayers in North Yorkshire would have expected nothing less from Hambleton
THE tiny village of Ferrensby, to the north of Harrogate has a name that remind us that not all the English had their origins in Britain. Now, in truth, many placenames from up and down the country demonstrate this. So we have settlements where
Sir, – Parts of the UK have become so heavily dependent on government spending that the private sector is generating less than a third of the economy (The Sunday Times, Jan 25). In the North-East of England the state is expected to be responsible
THE “Little Englander” mentality of some Richmondshire district councillors is at first glance hard to fathom. They fear a takeover of their authority if the tentative shared services arrangements with Hambleton council are continued and developed
THE North-East coastline from Northumberland down to Spurn Head is one of the most dangerous in this country. The seabed is littered with shipwrecks, many of which are known and can be accounted for whilst records of others have been lost in the
Sir, – I refer to the letters from Messrs Blease, Edgar and Cullan about Earls Orchard, Richmond. Well Ollie, this is another fine mess you have gotten yourself into, to say that 1,430ft of scaffolding and 1,500ft of timber and wire mesh is innocuous
Sir, – With reference to the proposed development of log cabins at Easby, near Richmond, we were very surprised and disappointed to hear that this was being considered in such a beautiful and tranquil area. We have friends in Easby and we visit
Sir, – My second book on Northallerton’s clockmakers was published last September. My book on Stokesley’s clockmakers will be published later this month. I have now turned my attention to the clockmakers of Bedale. My books could not have been
Sir, – Regarding Nigel and Judy Bell’s application for Thornton Fields, I read with dismay the letters written by a small proportion of the locals from Thornton le Moor (D&S letters, Jan 30). I found them quite vitriolic against the Bells and
Sir, – Your report about the proposed Thornton Fields development (D&S, Jan 23) failed to inform people that there are no plans to build an access road to this development which would be twice the size of Thornton le Moor/South Otterington. So
Sir, – Following your front page news report and your editorial “Lost opportunity” (D&S, Jan 23) your readers deserve to know the outcome of the debate on the failure of Richmondshire District Council to discuss at council or to consult residents
Thursday’s prices, GrainCo, Tyne Dock. – Wheat: Feb £108; March £109; April £110. Barley: Feb £100; March £101; April £102. Oilseed rape: Feb £241; March £242; April £243.
LEYBURN. – Last Fri. Fwd: 120 calves & stirks, 22 beef breeding, 241 store cattle at show for store cattle. Judge: Ralph Hull, Darlington. Champion: Ken & John Fawcett, Marske, British Blue heifer, £870 to George & Nick Marwood, Harome; res: Brit
Sir, – I have a number of concerns about the Thornton Fields development. The proposed development will be two or three times the size of Thornton le Moor, and will have a massive detrimental impact on the local environment. Villagers already
Sir, – Never mind the financial activities of members of the Upper House, we need to concentrate on our MPs. They appear to have many occupations from which they receive outrageous remuneration. In these difficult times, do these people understand
Sir, – I am sad the economic downturn has led to my being unable to continue as the community reporter for mid and lower Wensleydale and Coverdale. It has been a real pleasure and honour to serve the dales in this way for 15 years. I wish to
Sir, – Those who fail to agree with L W Gaunt’s remarks (D&S letters, Jan 23) about the disgusting state of our litter-strewn countryside, parks and towns must indeed be living in a parallel political universe. It is very obvious that we do not
Sir, – I have returned home after two weeks’ recuperation, rehabilitation and physiotherapy at East Cleveland Hospital, Brotton. I am a lady with multiple sclerosis, an illness with no cure. Having had three quite serious falls since Christmas
Sir, – Nicholas Rhea’s article on the Pied Piper of Hamelin (D&S, Jan 16) brought back memories of school days in the thirties. I can still remember a few verses. The head mistress, a certain Miss Morton, was fanatical when it came to poetry, and
A TEESDALE company which has developed a revolutionary agricultural building aims to double sales over the next six months. Simpson and Allinson, of Barnard Castle, has sold more than 20 Roundhouse buildings across the UK, and has attracted interest
A TEES Valley company is attracting great interest in a high tech paper which is made from rock, not timber. The synthetic paper is manufactured from natural minerals such as limestone, helping to preserve the earth's forests. EnPlus
THE Wensleydale Creamery has signed a second £1m deal in a month. The Hawes-based company is to supply Waitrose stores nationwide with its own label blended cheeses. The contract will add around £1m to the creamery's annual turnover - the same as
AN 80pc year on year growth in sales has made Debbie & Andrew's the UK's third largest sausage brand behind Walls and Richmond. The couple from near Thirsk have seen their company flourish from nothing nine years ago to todays £5m a year
THE Government has accepted all 26 recommendations contained in Sir Iain Andersons review of the handling of the 2007 foot and mouth disease outbreak. Farming organisations welcomed its acceptance but said improvements will only occur if government
THE Northern region of the National Sheep Association holds its annual meeting at Penrith Rugby Club, Penrith, on Wednesday at 7.30pm. An open meeting at 8pm features Will Cockbain, NFU national livestock chairman, who will discuss the replacement
A DUTCH farmer who has first hand experience of the devastating affects of Bluetongue is urging UK farmers to vaccinate against the disease. Jakob Pustjens will spend Thursday at Thirsk auction mart describing his experiences to farmers and driving
CUTS in the milk price paid to farmers have led to a renewed call for a supermarket Ombudsman. Tim Farron, Lib Dem shadow secretary of state for Defra, made his demand after Wiseman announced a 2p per litre cut in the price it pays its farmer suppliers
A LACK of confidence among dairy farmers is a key cause of the decline in UK milk supplies. A new report warns that recent price cuts, and the likelihood of more to come, will result in that downward trend continuing. DairyCo warns that could
