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IN times of great spate, the people of Croft-on-Tees have been known to require a rescue boat to escape from their flooded homes, but why in the…
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IN times of great spate, the people of Croft-on-Tees have been known to require a rescue boat to escape from their flooded homes, but why in the…
IN the churchyard at Croft, three miles to the south of Darlington, a highly unusual headstone boasts of the achievements of the father of the man…
Today's Object of the Week is a memorial to the invention of the lifeboat - but who should take the credit?
From its beginnings with coastal lookouts to today’s hi-tech national network of coordination centres, from small localised beginnings to international players – one thing has stayed the same for two centuries – Her Majesty’s Coastguard seeks to search, to rescue and to save.
Coastguard teams across Scotland and the rest of the UK will take part in a special event to mark their 200th anniversary on January 15.