A NEWTON Aycliffe factory has been saved from closure in a move which could create up to 200 jobs on the site. Compound Photonics’ acquisition of the former RFMD facility has not only saved the existing jobs but will create more. The new owners
TWO new surveys show that while the vast majority of the public support British farmers they have little idea of the crisis many are facing. A YouGov poll showed the majority thought hill farmers earned more than themselves; 59 per cent thought
NEW GRANTS are available to farmers and landowners in Yorkshire and the North-East to plant woodland to reduce the risk of flooding. Woodlands for Water is a joint venture between the Forestry Commission and Environment Agency. It is the first
A 19 year-old student from North Yorkshire has been named Gamekeeping Student of the Year. Anthony Orr has just completed his level 2 apprenticeship in game and wildlife management at Askham Bryan College and is now under keeper on the 7,000-acre
AN AGRI-TECH strategy worth £160m aims to make the UK a world leader in agricultural science and technology. The Government said it will develop technologies and take innovative products such as cancer-fighting broccoli from the field to the shopping
THUNDERSTORMS on Tuesday morning and one of the boys says: “Oooh great, let’s check the school website.” After a winter when days off because of the snow became a regular feature, he now thinks school will close at the first sign of inclement weather
BATS are peculiar animals that do not appeal to everyone, particularly those who are afraid of them. Despite rumours of bats being blood-suckers or getting tangled in women’s hair, they are quite harmless to humans. They feed on insects and so they
RECENTLY I was asked why so many criminals and rogues have become heroes. It is not an easy question to answer but I have heard it said that such villains often make superb soldiers because they are not afraid of other people, however violent, and
Headline news from the Darlington and Stockton Times 150, 100 and 50 years ago From this newspaper 150 years ago. – The Northern Coal Trade. A considerable change is likely to be made in the coal trade within the next 12 months, which in all probability
There’s much more to the French Alps than skiing, Stephanie Maskery discovers as she samples some summer lakeside pursuits in the Savoie SLIPPING into the warm sparkling waters, I feel the tensions of the modern world slipping away. I drift
THERE may be some more good news for the people of Northallerton keen to see an injection of life into the town’s moribund restaurant life. Last year, we referred to the paucity of outstanding eating establishments in the county town of North Yorkshire
Betsy Everett meets prison volunteer Kay Atkinson and discovers that life inside isn’t quite as easy as some would have us believe KAY Atkinson wants people to know that everything they read in the popular press about prisons as holiday camps is
Sir – It is hardly surprising that Norman Leslie (D&S letters July 19) is strongly in agreement with Mike Keeble's previous letter on the supposed adverse effect of the green lobby on farming since they share a partiality for sweeping assertions
Sir – Members of the Allertonshire Civic Society would like to use your columns to express their delight at the work conducted recently under the auspices of the Northallerton Environmental Enhancement Initiative to create a most attractive garden
Sir – Listening to the BBC’s Test Match Special on the Friday of the recent Test, I was surprised to be treated to an intemperate rant from summariser and cricket guru Geoffrey Boycott, not about what was going on in the match, but about what a cultural
Sir – Stockton Borough Council Planning Committee has just given the go ahead to build a further 350 homes on more greenfield land surrounding Yarm. More than 1,000 homes have now been given the go ahead to be built on greenfield land south of
Sir – There are a number of adults who have always had some issues with their literacy skills. They may have never been very good at reading or writing when at school, but did obtain and hold down a job where their practical skills were good and managed
Sir – It is disappointing to read Claudia Tarry's letter (D&S letters, July 19) containing, as it does, the usual mixture of half-truths, distortions and black propaganda designed to suggest to your readers that animal experimentation is somehow
Sir – From this autumn, UK companies will be legally obliged to publish their carbon emissions. However, there is a gaping hole in the new rules. While banks and pension funds will have to report the climate impact of the light bulbs in their offices
Sir – Everyone is aware of the need to shift away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy – everyone, it seems, except the big energy companies, the banks that finance them, and the government. The UK finance sector is bankrolling climate
Sir – Thank you for printing my letter regarding the lack of road markings at the junction of St Mary’s Walk and Stockton Road, Thirsk, in last week’s D&S. I am delighted to report that literally within two hours of the D&S hitting the
Sir – Can I endorse the comments of my colleague Coun Jim Beall on the government's failure to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes (Tobacco marketing decision is criticised, D&S Times, July 19). Earlier this year I was part of a Stockton
THE Cleveland Tontine, one of North Yorkshire’s most cherished restaurants, re-opens next week after refurbishment. Changes at the famous restaurant with rooms beside the A19 just north of Osmotherley include a significant one of personnel. Eugene
ONE of North Yorkshire’s most valuable and unheralded institutions celebrated a significant milestone this week. The 21st birthday of Herriot Hospice Homecare was marked with a low-key private visit by the Princess Royal. It was a wonderful occasion
You’re off on your summer holidays, but will the garden cope without you? Hannah Stephenson offers tips to ensure that having a break doesn’t mean breaking your garden IT’S the same every year; the garden reaches its peak with borders bursting
