VISITORS to the Head of Steam – Darlington Railway Museum are being urged to ‘shop local’ with locally produced items for sale in its museum shop. Last year the museum put out a call on social media for new products and staff were overwhelmed by
FEED is the biggest expense for UK dairy farms - but research suggests up to 45 per cent of its potential is lost between the field and cow. Ian Leach, Alltech retail programmes manager, said this equates to a feed waste value of almost £1 for every
A BARNARD Castle trade supplier to the signs and graphics industry has enjoyed growth following significant investments in the company. During the last five years, the William Smith Group 1832 has expanded with the introduction of an education facility
A FORMER teacher will become the first non-African artist to host an exhibition at a prestigious gallery after finding relief in art. Darlington artist Alison Hill will display the pieces at the Chuck Gallery in Manchester after creating work inspired
AN aspiring chef has impressed judges with his culinary skills. Brandon Vize, a catering student from Catterick, has been named overall winner of Rockliffe Hall’s Aspiring Chef of the Year 2019 competition. Aspiring chefs test their skills in
A MUSEUM dedicated to a famous vet has reached the finals of two different awards. The World of James Herriot in Thirsk is a finalist of the British Coach Tourism ‘Best Groups Welcome Award,’ and the Federation of Small Business Yorkshire and Humber
A CAMPAIGN to raise money for potentially life-saving treatment for a toddler battling cancer has smashed the £60,000 mark. Freddie Thompson, aged three, was diagnosed with aggressive neuroblastoma last summer and his family are trying to raise
A WARNING has gone out to illegal quad and motorbike riders who have3 been caught in a County Durham forest. The Forestry Commission has appealed for information after catching two quad bikes in Hamsterley Forest, near Bishop Auckland, on Sunday
THE future of an ancient annual fair on Yarm High Street is under review. Stockton's Independent Safety Advisory Group (ISAG), made up of representatives from different agencies, has asked Stockton Borough Council to 'review the feasibility of operating
PLANNERS have been warned to help avoid another public outcry over the felling of mature and protected trees to make way for a development of detached homes. Green campaigners have issued the alert to Darlington Borough Council ahead of its planning
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to improve safety at a ‘dangerous’ junction. Councillor Cyndi Hughes is calling for a review of the junction following a number of accidents at the busy junction on Duke Street and Larchfield Street in Darlington.
SECONDARY schools are being urged to take part in a heart-saving awareness day later this year. Frances Hammond, a secondary school PE teacher has been appealing to secondary schools across Yorkshire to join 'Restart a Heart Day' in October.
