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Saturday, May 17, 2008

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Serving up a tasty treat for ladies who lunch
WHILE most of the country is feeling the effects of the closure of bingo halls, working men's clubs and day centres, one Teesdale pub is proving that community spirit is best served with ice and a slice, and a home cooked meal, every Thursday afternoon.
14th May 2008
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Early plans to turn the dale green
During the 18th and 19th centuries many different people journeyed into Teesdale.
14th May 2008
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Common sense bypass
DID you hear about the ice cream chain that refused to pour toppings over its cones in case they fell on the floor and became a hazard to the public?Or what about the new rule that said all park benches must be no more than 17.
14th May 2008
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Recipes time forgot
AFTER an absence of three years, local celebrity chef Ophelia Boot, 81, is back atop the bestseller lists with the cookery book which has got the whole world of cuisine in uproar.
7th May 2008
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Tollbooth was a real shambles
MODERN bookshops seem to be full of collections of old photographs.
7th May 2008
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A real political heavyweight
In the latest of our occasional series looking at famous figures who have played their part in Teesdale's history, ANDREW DOWSON looks at the life of Arthur Henderson, one of the Labour Party's founding fathers, who was recently honoured at a ceremony in Cockfield FORMER Teesdale MP Arthur Henderson was one of the most significant British political figures of the first half of the 20th century.
7th May 2008
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Local abbey was poor relation
FROM the time of the Conquest in 1066 - and for the next 500 years - landholders both great and small gave to the church and other religious institutions large tracts of land and other possessions.
30th Apr 2008
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Here's to a summer of sporting action
CALLING all sports fans everywhere, even Romaldkirk! Well, things are really heating up as we come to the climax of another pulsating, nerve-tingling, breathtaking winter of nail-biting, emotion-jangling non-stop mediocrity.
30th Apr 2008
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