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  • Piano society welcomes Leon for last recital of season

    FOR the last recital of the 2019-20 season, the Piano Society welcomes Leon McCawley, one of Britain’s foremost pianists. The concert takes place in the Central Hall, at The Dolphin Centre, Darlington, on Sunday, March 24, at 3pm. He has forged

  • Resistance to wormers detected on sheep farms

    WIDESPREAD resistance to wormers is now being detected on many sheep farms across the UK, and producers are being warned against blanket worming all ewes at lambing time. Iolo White, veterinary partner at Camlas Farm Vets LLP, says while late pregnancy

  • Independent veterinary group celebrates 75 years of trading

    AN INDEPENDENT veterinary group with animal surgeries across the region has celebrated 75-years of trading. The Bishopton Veterinary Group, which has branches in North Yorkshire, was founded in 1943. Its first practice was in a relatively small

  • Solicitor swapping law books for Darlington church organ

    A SOLICITOR has swapped law books for Buxtehude in a sponsored organ recital to fund essential repairs for a beloved church. Luke Busbridge divides his time between working as a private client and capital tax planning specialist in Darlington's

  • Community celebrates as housing appeal is dropped

    VILLAGERS are celebrating after a developer withdrew its appeal against a planning decision to block the building of hundreds of homes. In recent years, Middleton St George has been ‘inundated’ with housing applications and residents were fed-up

  • Work to start on A19 danger junctions

    WORK is due to start this month on closing crossing points and barrier gaps on the A19 in North Yorkshire, almost three years after the death of Sonia Rose sparked a major road safety campaign. Thirsk grandmother Mrs Rose, 83, was killed when a