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Plans for major new football hub with all-weather and grass pitches
Plans for a new “football hub” revamping sports playing fields with a pavilion, floodlit pitches and tracks have been submitted. Stockton Council has put the proposals forward to its own planning officers for a community sports hub at Northfield
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Tributes paid to former North Yorkshire publican who was 'perfect landlord'
Tributes have been paid to a former North Yorkshire publican described as 'a perfect landlord'. Neville Kirkpatrick, who ran The Fairfax Arms in Gilling East, near Helmsley, with his wife Sandra for 14 years, died on September 3 aged 81. Born
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Duck warden group go global as viral video gets over three million views online
A video of a duck warden group that looks after ducks in a North Yorkshire market town has gone viral on TikTok and Facebook, as the group have gone global. Residents in Thirsk have been taking it in shifts as wardens to protect a flock of around
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MP says potential North Yorkshire housing targets ‘unrealistic’
Sir Julian Smith, Conservative MP for Skipton and Ripon, has urged the government to reconsider changes to the national planning policy which could see more than 4,200 homes built in North Yorkshire a year. Although proposals are still in the consultation
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Police stumble upon huge cannabis grow after catching whiff while on another job
Police stumbled across a huge cannabis grow after catching a whiff of the plants while on another job. Officers were responding to a job on Wicklow Street in the Newport area of Middlesbrough on Saturday (September 28) when they caught the strong
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Murder investigation underway in North Yorkshire
A murder investigation is underway after a man in his 50s was found dead in a North Yorkshire town. The county's police say that shortly before 11pm on Sunday (September 30), they got a report of an incident at a flat in Strawberry Dale, Harrogate
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Police investigate theft of burger trailer from industrial estate as CCTV issued
Police have issued CCTV images of a man who they want to speak to in connection to the theft of a burger trailer from an industrial unit. The incident happened after 2pm on September 25 when the trailer was left locked and secured on the Colburn
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County Durham museum launching new gallery taking visitors behind the scenes
Visitors at a County Durham museum will get to go behind the scenes seeing how it looks after its prized collections. The Bowes Museum will open a new gallery next month showing off how it stores and cares for exhibitions, and gets them ready to
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Forest spa which is 'height of sophistication' named best in region - see why
A forest spa described as being the ‘height of sophistication’ has been named the best in the North East. Middleton Lodge’s outdoor spa gives guests a chance to connect with nature. It has been named the best in the North of England, and the
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Money and jewellery including gold rings and Pandora bracelets taken in 'burglary'
Hundreds of pounds worth of coins and sentimental jewellery was reported missing after a suspected burglary in Stockton. Police are appealing for information to help them find their suspect, reported to have made off with the money and haul of
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Much-loved Cheese and Wine Shop in Darlington snapped up by new owners after closure
The much-loved Cheese and Wine Shop in Darlington has been snapped up by new owners, it has been confirmed, just two days after it closed. The shop, based on Clark’s Yard, has been open since 1999 but closed after five years under its current owners
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'Incredible examples of historic engineering': Car club praises Darlington site
Members of a classic car owners club were full of praise after a visit to a Victorian visitor attraction in Darlington. Thirteen members of the Tees Valley MG Owners Club visited the Tees Cottage Pumping Station complex, at Broken Scar on the A67
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Packing books to help support eye cancer research
Rishi Sunak got to grips with a mountain of books to help boost a North Yorkshire charity’s fundraising campaign. The MP for Richmond and Northallerton became chief box-packer for Wendy’s Wish, which sells hundreds of books salvaged from house
