ONE of the North's largest rural land agencies has re-branded itself from today. H&H Land and Property has become H&H Land & Estates with nine offices, including Durham and Penrith, 65 employees and dozens of services for property and landowners
A NEW theatre company based in the Yorkshire Dales is making its debut at Richmond's Georgian Theatre Royal next week with a stage adaptation of Daniel Defoe’s classic tale Robinson Crusoe. Crusoe’s Island performed by the newly-formed Fell-Foss
A SERIES of films which show the impact of the Welfare State on the North-East’s social development over the last century will be available to view as part of a touring programme of screenings. The North-East Film Archive has joined forces with
A FUROIUS mother says parking wardens are creeping around villages in the early hours trying to catch out car owners after her daughter was issued with a £70 fine at 6.29 in the morning. Vanessa Roberts said her daughter Emma had just moved into
FIRMS based at an industrial estate where a council has launched a Public Space Protection Order crackdown on overnight parking are urging the authority to start enforcing the move. Businesses at Leeming Bar Industrial Estate they are continuing
ONE of the North East’s most historic schools has announced plans to close its boarding provision after bosses said it was no longer "financially viable" with just three students signed up from next summer. Polam Hall School, in Darlington, went
A PASSION for both needlework and tattoo art has resulted in a unique exhibition following a two-year labour of love to get to the heart of the stories behind the tattoo. Julie Wilkerson, from Staindrop, County Durham, is currently exhibiting her
HEALTH and safety at the historic Yarm Fair is coming under scrutiny as organisers finalise plans for this year’s event. The Showmen’s Guild is calling on Stockton Borough Council to loosen its grip on the annual event while ensuring visitors can
A COUPLE, who have been married for almost 50 years, have spent the last six years putting together an impressive scale replica of a typical Dales village in their front garden. Margaret, 67, and Bernard Read, 73, of Leyburn, said their "unique"
