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Fundraising tractor run in memory of mum Heather Dobson
THE Wensleydale Railway opened its doors on Saturday, May 1 for a classic vehicle run which raised money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The event was in memory of Heather Dobson, a local woman who was killed in a road accident ten years ago.
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Meet the Yorkshire man presenting a radio show across the world from his garden shed
A NORTH YORKSHIRE man has been presenting a radio show to Mexico City from his shed in his back garden. Andy Backhouse, from Catterick, started presenting the radio station, which is called La Bestia Radio, four years after winning a competition
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Bowler makes club history after taking all ten wickets - one game after scoring a ton
A NORTH Yorkshire cricketer achieved a first in his club’s history when he managed to take all ten wickets in an innings. Tom Stead, who plays for Thornton-le-Moor Cricket Club, near Northallerton, took the ten wickets for 43 runs in a game against
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West Auckland Brewery bottle found in Wensleydale drain
A CULVERT in Wensleydale has revealed another fascinating find: a West Auckland Brewery bottle that must be getting on for 100 years old. It has been discovered buried in a drain at the Jonas Centre, a self-catering holiday venue, at Redmire, near
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Dales beat officer and wildlife crime specialist retires after 29 years
A WELL-RESPECTED Dales police officer is retiring this month after 29 years of service. After working in agriculture and forestry, a young Julian Sutcliffe opted to join North Yorkshire Police, attracted to working in rural environment. Eleven years
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Charity partnership for growing specialist sports clothing brand
A CLOTHING company which specialises in equestrian and sports clothing has teamed up with a children's charity working to transform the lives of disabled children. Vivendi Apparel, based in Stainton, focuses on the health and wellbeing benefits
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Comment: Selfishness of Covid vaccine no-shows as death toll mounts in India
IT is very disappointing that 129 people failed to attend their appointments on Monday in Darlington for the second doses of their anti-Covid vaccination. Yes, it was a bank holiday, and, yes, it was very wet, but these are not excuses. The no-shows
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Readers' pictures: Wildlife and farm life caught on camera
ALL different types of rural life are reflected in this week’s round-up of pictures from readers of the D&S Times – from wildlife, to farm life. To see your pictures featured, email dst@nne.co.uk including your name and where the photo was taken
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Kayakers clear litter and plastic debris from River Tees
MEMBERS of Bishop Auckland Canoe and Kayak Club have done their bit to clean up the countryside with a litter collection session on the River Tees. Enjoying perfect weather, water levels and the low vegetation growth, members spent a full day cleaning
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Community garden blooms thanks to team effort
A COMMUNITY group celebrated the opening of a new garden on Saturday – a true collective effort from many sources. The garden has been created outside the Co-op car park by SPIOTA, Stokesley Pride in Our Town, on what was a wasteland with a few