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Everything you need to know as Darlington Community Carnival returns this weekend
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (442+ words) Darlington will come together again this weekend for the return of its much-loved Community Carnival, with a packed day of entertainment planned across the town. Taking place on Saturday (June 27) the Darlington Community Carnival 2026 promises a colourful celebration of music,…...
Swale Valley Stompers to play Market Row for Pancreatic Cancer UK
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (120+ words) Members of Swale Valley Stompers reunite in Northallerton for charity performance Darlington & Stockton Times Swale Valley Stompers to play Market Row for Pancreatic Cancer UK Live jazz will fill the air as the surviving members of The Swale Valley Stompers…...
Council allays fears old grammar school had turned into musical instrument graveyard
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (183+ words) A council has allayed fears that a former grammar school has turned into a graveyard for musical instruments. The building on Grammar School Lane in Northallerton was more recently used as a Covid-19 vaccine site during the pandemic. But a…...
'Ewe' look no further as exhibition celebrates 150 years of Wensleydale sheep
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (469+ words) The breed, noted for its strong, long, lustrous wool, was first named in 1876, although its story goes back much further than that, but is now on the "at risk" register. A Wensleydale (Image: Elaine Vizor) "I"ve avoided the cute…...
Channel 5 cancels Vanessa Feltz after 18 months on air due to prank calls
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (393+ words) Vanessa Feltz's daytime talk show on Channel 5 has been cancelled after just over one year on air for several reasons. The programme, simply titled Vanessa, launched last March and covered topics such as celebrity, parenting and gossip. Channel 5 confirmed the…...
Touring jazz duo to turn village hall near Darlington into intimate jazz club
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (367+ words) A Scottish jazz duo described as one of the UK's hardest working jazz groups is set to bring an intimate night of live music to a rural village hall near Darlington. Ian Millar and Dominic Spencer, a saxophone and piano…...
Hit disco event set to return to North East after 'huge success"
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (349+ words) A popular daytime disco event is set to return to a North East town after a "hugely successful" first edition, promising an afternoon of nostalgia and classic hits. The Decades Day Disco will take over Stockton's KU and The Social…...
Music, food and colour as Middlesbrough Mela returns to Albert Park
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (351+ words) One of a North East town's biggest and most colourful events is set to return with a weekend of music, food, culture and family entertainment. The Middlesbrough Mela, the UK's longest-running event of its kind, will take over Albert Park…...
Weird and wonderful hats on display at Royal Ascot
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (385+ words) Royal Ascot racegoers were a riot of colourful hats as they celebrated Ladies" Day with a display of the weird and wonderful. Ostrich feathers, pipe-cleaner flowers and even a miniature chair were some of the creations worn on the heads…...
Stamps showcase some of UK's most striking waterfalls
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (123+ words) Royal Mail has unveiled images of 10 stamps that showcase some of the UK's most spectacular waterfalls. The waterfalls shown on the stamps are: Rogie Falls; Pollnagollum Cave; Aysgarth Falls; Pistyll Rhaeadr; Becky Falls; Hardraw Force; Rhaeadr y Graig Lwyd/Conwy…...