A FREELANCE shepherd from mid-Wales was top dog on price with a 9,000gns (£9,450) sale at Skipton Auction Mart’s autumn sale of working sheep dogs. John Griffiths, of Garthbrengy, near Brecon in Powys, headed the field with his three-year-old fully
A BEST-SELLING author, known for her books on miniature Shetland Pony Little Alf, has now written and illustrated a new children’s story. Yorkshire Dales businesswoman Hannah Russell had her first book published whilst still a teenager. Many chronicle
CELEBRATING 60 years with a charitable organisation, a Thirsk man has been presented with a certificate of service along with two of his colleagues. At the Falcon Masonic Lodge in Thirsk, Terry Burt, a member of the United Grand Lodge of England
Malcolm Goodman is on the lookout for two new homes, he tells Jenny Needham – one for himself and one for his incredible kite collection ALMOST everyone, at some time in their lives, has found enjoyment in the simple pleasure of flying a kite.
From the Darlington & Stockton Times of October 29, 1921 THERE were, said JW Raine as he stood before the new war memorial in Middleton-in-Teesdale 100 years ago, the names of 32 local men inscribed on the grey Dalbeattie granite obelisk, “some
PLANS have been approved for a cake-making business and cafe to open in a boarded-up former grocery store. The businesswoman, Ms Beauchamp of Middleton St George, told a Darlington Borough Council planning meeting of how she wanted to transform
A NORTH Yorkshire train conductor who is having his debut exhibition at his home station after picking up a paintbrush during the pandemic. Paul Mirfin, from Knaresborough, has worked as a rail operator at Northern rail for 19 years and decided
A NORTH Yorkshire association is holding an exhibit in Richmond displaying collections of animal art. The Association of Animal Artists is holding the exhibition at The Station in Richmond, North Yorkshire. Read more: How the North East
DESPITE having been in the news business for almost 20 years now, sadly I still often manage to be late getting up to speed with many facets of modern life. Social media, skinny jeans, and the benefits of mobile phone apps all passed me by until relatively
CAMPAIGNERS are keeping up the pressure over proposals for a huge extension to an industrial estate, claiming it will destroy their community. After a public inquiry into Hambleton District Council's local plan, residents have until November 9
