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North Yorkshire
serving Northallerton, Thirsk, Bedale, Ripon, Richmond & The Dales
Last updated:
Friday, 12-May-2006 15:21:47 BST
Patient speaks out amid fears for Friarage service
A CANCER patient has vowed to fight plans to close a specialist treatment unit at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton and move it to Stockton.
Engineering firm under threat rejects noise claims
THE future of a well-known Dales business looks uncertain following objections from council planners.
Barking - or just (baa) king?
VISITORS are flocking to see a lamb that thinks it's a dog.
Bungalow relief for couple as advice is ignored
AN ELDERLY woman who cares for her disabled husband has spoken of her delight after councillors approved a specially-designed bungalow.
Cleveland
serving Stokesley, Stockton, Guisborough, Great Ayton & Yarm
Last updated:
Friday, 12-May-2006 15:21:47 BST
Volunteers bemoan double attack on bandstand
VOLUNTEERS in Saltburn have been left heartbroken after vandals wrecked havoc on a community bandstand.
Passengers desert buses as journey times double
RURAL bus passengers are furious that changes have been made to their services without consultation.
Age pledge is dropped at controversial flats
PEOPLE living next to a controversial housing scheme claim that promises to impose age limits on prospective buyers have been ignored.
David is our climate champion
A TEENAGER from Norton has been named as the young climate change champion for the North-East.
Tourist information point sees numbers rise after rescue
GREAT Ayton's closure-threatened tourist information point has seen a 30pc increase in business since reopening last month.
Durham
serving Darlington, Barnard Castle & The Dales
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Friday, 12-May-2006 15:21:43 BST
Relief road gets approval after many years' delay
ONE of the largest road projects ever to be carried out in Darlington is set to go ahead.
GSK shareholders are threatened
POLICE have confirmed a number of Barnard Castle shareholders of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have been targeted by animal rights extremists.
Youth leader draws up a troublemakers' blacklist
A YOUTH club leader has handed police a list of names of youths she claims are dealing in drugs in the grounds of Hurworth's community centre.
TV classic gets a makeover
INSPECTOR Morse's famous Jaguar car is back having its annual service at a North-East workshop - where it was totally restored last year at a cost of £100,000.
Goals remain elusive as Quakers miss out
DARLINGTON'S faintly flickering promotion hopes were finally extinguished last Saturday as another frustrating season came to an end.
Bowes pipped at the post to national award
THE Bowes Museum just missed out on a national conservation award.
Regional
Last updated:
Friday, 12-May-2006 15:21:49 BST
Sheep disappear from the moors possibly for good
A NEW study has found there will be less than 30 hill flocks on the North York Moors in four years' time.
Death of Dales historian and artist
MARIE Hartley MBE, the renowned Yorkshire historian and artist, died peacefully at her home in Askrigg on Wednesday morning.
Re-seeding the Dales' meadows
A NEW three-year project aims to restore and enhance the hay meadows of the Yorkshire Dales.
Rail executive scorns case
A LONG awaited North-South high-speed rail line should miss out the North-East and Yorkshire because they present an "insufficient business case", it was claimed this week.
Biomass power station takes first wood delivery
THE first deliveries of short rotation coppice to fuel the wood burning power station on Teesside are now underway.
Letters to D&S_are among winners
A RETIRED teacher has won a national letter-writing competition.
New chamber chairman sets out his aims
A GRADUATE of Durham University and Harvard Business School has been appointed chairman of the North-East Chamber of Commerce.
Car in comeback from its Kenyan graveyard
A RACING car made famous by Stirling Moss 58 years ago is ready for a comeback on the track after being restored by a Barnard Castle firm.
North-South gap remains vast, study claims
MILLIONS of people in the North are missing out because the economic and social dominance of London and the South-East is holding other regions back, a new two-year study has reported.
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