A HOTEL and spa in Darlington has announced there could be up to 20 redundancies as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. There could be “potentially over 20 redundancies” at Rockliffe Hall, a hotel and spa in Hurworth-on-Tees, while a number of casual
A FORMER NHS manager has pledged to support grassroots health and wellbeing initiatives, support dementia-friendly schemes and back a charity dedicated to helping cot death parents while being installed as the new Mayor of Darlington. Cllr Chris
WENSLEYDALE Show is still going ahead but this year will be online. The Wensleydale Show committee is offering a tailored schedule of 60 classes that encompasses the usual sections but with emphasis on classes that can be visually judged and lend
A BUTCHERS in County Durham has clinched a national award for its black pudding. Coates Butchers in Coxhoe has won a best-of-the-best Diamond accolade in the Q Guild of Butchers 2020 Smithfield ‘Star’ Awards. The Church Street shop achieved a
THE NFU is urging dairy farmers to engage with the long-awaited government consultation on dairy contracts and speak up for a more effective dairy supply chain, with fairer terms for farmers. The Government has launched the consultation after looking
DESPITE the coronavirus pandemic Richmondshire District Council marked support for the armed forces by flying a special flag for National Armed Forces Day. The flag was raised by Chairman of the council, councillor Stuart Parsons at a ceremony in
A 17th Century pub which has been closed for more than a decade has been put up for sale for £220,000, but locals who' ve been campaigning to save it say the price is too high. The Travellers Rest pub in Skeeby, near Richmond, closed in 2008. Since
PRIMARY and secondary schools in North Yorkshire are looking at intervention schemes, bringing in extra teachers and organising “bolt-on” lessons to ensure catch up education for thousands of children who have missed out during the pandemic. The
IT'S an odd thing having an empty building in the middle of a village which a community wants to buy and an owner wants to sell but there seems to be no chance of it actually happening. The Travellers Rest pub in Skeeby, near Richmond closed over
RESIDENTS across North Yorkshire are being urged to get behind online celebrations to mark Armed Forces Day to applaud the role played by military personnel during the pandemic. Leaders of Hambleton council raised the flag to mark the week of celebrations
SCORES of pigs were rescued after fire swept through a barn near Northallerton. The blaze in the barn near Yafforth, Northallerton is thought to have been started by a spark from a grinder. It began in a workshop and spread to the rest of the 200
A LOCAL dance teacher received a welcome lockdown surprise this week when she learned that she had been shortlisted by the Royal Academy of Dance for their Early Career Dance Teacher Award. As part of their Centenary celebrations the Awards will
IT’S only three months since the March 2020 Budget and at that time none of us could have predicted how our lives would be affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, or the effect on government finances. With the Treasury facing a budget deficit in excess
A ROTARY club has celebrated a new presidential year with a virtual handover. Like Rotary clubs the world over, at this time each year Richmond Rotary Club celebrates the arrival of a new president with a special handover meeting. There is usually
IT has been a challenging time for the young athletes of Allerton Juniors Athletics Club over recent months especially since they are a very social group. However, in recent weeks we have been very fortunate as a club to have some famous athletes
THE house I live in now has recently had an extension added on to the side. Because of the building work, the lawn was ruined, so my landlord re-seeded the garden in the hope of repairing the damage. Over time, the new grass established itself and
