A HERITAGE railway already struggling to make ends meet has suffered a serious body-blow to its finances. As the only licensed venue in Yorkshire, and the largest outside the USA, Wensleydale Railway’s Christmas Polar Express service will not take
THE highways boss of a local authority which maintains a 9,200km road network has welcomed a report which concluded introducing a mandatory 20mph limit in all settlements was inappropriate. North Yorkshire County Council’s executive member for access
A LOCAL authority which has yet to reveal its carbon emission-cutting plan some 15 months after declaring a climate emergency has been pressed to implement urgent action. The Green Party and Independent group of Richmond District Council has repeatedly
DARLINGTON pubs raised £1,000 to help fund the installation of a new defibrillator in Darlington's iconic clock tower. The installation of the life saving device comes after months of fundraising by members of the local Pubwatch scheme raising
CHILDREN at a North-East primary school are planning to bury a new time capsule – after the exciting discovery of a previous one more than 100 years old. A time capsule, dating back to 1903, was discovered in the outside wall at Corporation Road
A MAN ran the equivalent of 12 marathons in order to raise money for a national support charity. Ryan Saunders had planned to run in the Great North Run to raise money for the mental health charity CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) but that
DARLINGTON & District Motor Club chose Bridge End, high above Arkengarthdale, for its October trial and saw 167 competitors ride a rugged, all moorland course. The event took place under strict Covid-19 safety rules. Police from Richmond did follow
PUMPKIN picking has been increasing in popularity over the last couple of years, but this year even more of us are enjoying the family fun time outdoors. But the demand has seen some farms run out of stocks earlier than anticipated, and others
FURTHER services are being developed at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton where residents have been campaigning to maintain departments and ensure the future of the hospital. The South Tees NHS Trust which runs the hospital said a new kidney
A PARK in Darlington could see an increased police presence in the area and CCTV being installed after repeated damage to the play area. Fryer’s Field Recreation Ground has suffered repeated incidents of vandalism after four seat rockers were smashed
A FAMILY of self-proclaimed dog-lovers is seeking to launch a dog exercise park in response to a spike in demand from pet owners wanting somewhere safe for their pets to run around off the lead. In a planning application to Darlington Borough Council
