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See how Darlingtons High Row has changed through the decades, from grazing cattle to trolley buses and busy shops.

See how Darlingtons High Row has changed through the decades, from grazing cattle to trolley buses and busy shops.

See how Darlingtons High Row has changed through the decades, from grazing cattle to trolley buses and busy shops.

EXACTLY 200 years ago today, George Stephenson attended the annual meeting of the shareholders of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, which was…

RUMOURS had been rife among the civil servants in London for weeks: they were going to be relocated somewhere up north, to a place beginning with D, as part of the Government’s plans to boost the economy of provincial towns. When the news was confirmed, they didn’t learn about it through Twitter, as the Treasury officials learned on Wednesday from the Chancellor that their new “economic campus” was going to be in Darlington. It was brought to the civil servants of the pensions and...

It’s taken seven long days and despite objections from the publisher, and my critics, I have returned. Last week you were introduced to half of the winners in the second Annual Hartley Awards. As previously mentioned, in order to receive this “di-STINK-tive” honour, winners must have accomplished something “special” in the sports world during the 2006 year. So, on to the presentations. Again, we ask for complete silence as we honor those that went below and beyond the call of duty: Ev...

The BCHL needs help – Captain Kurt to the rescue. In a move designed to increase the league’s exposure in larger, more crowded markets, the new BCHL Commissioner (and former Vancouver Canuck) John Grisdale has appointed his former coach, Orland Kurtenbach, to the position of director of community relations. Kurtenbach, selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1970 expansion draft, became the first captain of the fledgling hockey team. He retired from hockey four seasons later – returning ...