THE autumn sunshine and showers have provided some wonderful rainbows for readers of the D&S Times to catch on camera. To see your photographs featured, email dst@nne.co.uk including your name and where the picture was taken, or submit it via
Bus services I WELCOME Ruth Annison’s letter about public transport (D&S Times, Oct 1) and thank her for drawing attention to the subject. There is no doubt that local bus services need a major overhaul, but at the same time the general
A FEW years ago I wrote a column about my parents’ wedding day. They were married on January 10, 1959 at St Hedda’s Church in Egton Bridge, and the night before there was a great blizzard. I recalled that the registrar happened to be a retired
A PHENOMENAL weekend for Bedale and Aiskew Runners started at the Round Ripon Ultra. A fresh autumnal morning saw some 105 runners from all over the country gather in Studley Roger to take on the challenge, and the elements, over a 35-mile circular
BACK to Gisborough Priory where last week we were singing the praises of the cathedral of lime trees in the Monk’s Walk and also wondering whether a gnarled old yew was the oldest tree in the district. There was once a tree even more famous tree
COMMUNITY mini bus volunteers have been applauded for going that extra mile in helping residents get prescriptions in Bedale and the surrounding villages. Over the pandemic the community minibus helpers delivered 760 prescriptions, doing over 1,700
A NORTH Yorkshire MP is offering his support to a family set to hold a charity walk in memory of their son. Andrew and Julie Elsworth held their "twilight" walk to raise funds for The Brian Tumour Charity on October 3 and Rishi Sunak offered his
YOU don't need to dig deep to realise that Chantry House has an awful lot going for it – even on paper where its description as one of the most prominent and beautiful properties in a unique village that is regularly listed as one of the most desirable
LOOKING through the D&S in recent weeks, it has been wonderful to read about all the community groups and organisations who are returning to their customary ways of operating. After all those months when virtual gatherings were the only way
OFFICIALS involved in the Northallerton Treadmills development have won a second major industry award for the transformation of the town's former prison. Regeneration partners Wykeland Group and Hambleton District Council won the Public-Private
SCORES of people attended an author event and book signing for the recent second edition of “All Memories Great and Small” by Oliver Crocker, last Saturday. The book is about the making of the original, and much loved, BBC television series “All
A FARMER is ready for both Halloween and the pumpkin picking season this October with the creation of a giant creepy crawlie to welcome visitors. William Alderson, 28, is growing up to 10,000 pumpkins on his Hambleton farm in preparation for October
