AN education authority looks set to ask the government to allow it to “top slice” mainstream schools’ budgets to cover the spiralling costs of educating high needs pupils, despite mainstream headteachers saying the move would create issues. North
A COMMUNITY-owned pub, that was saved by determined residents almost a decade ago, has been named as one the UK's top four pubs. The George & Dragon pub in Hudswell, near Richmond, which was saved by residents who raised more than £200,000 in 2009
RESIDENTS say more should have been done to help elderly and vulnerable people retune television sets after Freeview upgraded one of the region's major transmitters. Hundreds of people ended up calling out TV engineers to help them tune into their
ARTIST Lucia Smith is walking every dale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park to inspire her latest collection of paintings. "A helpful Park ranger told me there were more than 40 Dales," said Lucia as an exhibition of her work opened at the Dales
TWO artists from the North-East have been selected to have their work displayed in a major exhibition. Alan Payler and Phillip Knights, both from Darlington, have had their pieces chosen for the gallery, which will showcase over 80 works by 80 artists
A PUBLIC-private partnership behind plans to build a ‘garden village’ near the A1(M) have submitted detailed proposals to develop the 78.7-hectare site. Numerous planning applications setting out major issues including the development’s layout,
A DAMNING report into a care home for the elderly placed into special measures has revealed its residents were not safe during its latest inspection. Beechwood Care Home on Romanby Road in Northallerton, was recently rated ‘Inadequate’ after the
