Chris Lloyd
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The forgotten Darlington bishop whose face has survived nearly 160 years intact
“THE glorious sunset flung its rich splendours upon the heavenward-pointing monument of one whose ways were full of light, illuminating the letters of his name with the magic pencil of Nature,” said the Darlington & Stockton Times as 5,000 people, bathed in the glow of a summer evening, left a cemetery having witnessed the unveiling of a 31ft high memorial to a beloved Catholic bishop.
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The strange coastal landmark that helped keep Cleveland miners safe underground
Discover the Huntcliff Guibal Fan House near Saltburn, a surviving landmark from Huntcliff Ironstone Mine and Cleveland’s industrial past.
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‘It couldn’t happen here’ - Aberfan tragedy prompted County Durham pitheap fears
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Barnard Castle café owner celebrates awards shortlist after mystery nomination
Barnard Castle’s Moments Café is shortlisted for Food Awards England 2026 Café of the Year, with voting open until October 26, as community votes are sought.
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The ordinary-looking chair hiding a remarkable piece of County Durham bus history
IN John Wearmouth's hall in Darlington, there is an elegant pierced splat back chair, with a graceful serpentine crest rail at the top and gently curved cabriole front legs.
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This 250-year-old North Yorkshire gravestone tells a tale of a brutal unsolved murder
Unto the mournful fate of young John Moore, Who fell a victim to some villain’s power, In Richmond Lane, near to Ask Hall, ’tis said, – There was his life most cruelly betrayed. Shot with a gun by some abandoned rake, Then knock’d o’th’ head with a hedging stake, His soul, I trust, is with the blest above, There to enjoy eternal rest and love; Then let us pray his murderer to discover, That he to justice soon may be brought over.
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Mystery name on lost war memorial uncovers 200 years of a Darlington family
IT is time to say hello to the Hullahs of Darlington and the surrounding area.
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Mystery of brilliant Bishop Auckland schoolgirl who vanished is solved 140 years on
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Ghostly monk said to haunt ship that smashed through Saltburn pier
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Inside the derelict church where a globally famous comedian was baptised twice
Amid the upturned tables and the boxes covered in bird poo, surrounded by scorched mattresses, burned tyres, blackened pews and melted children’s plastic toys, there is a font.
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As England took on the Spanish at Wembley, we took on the tapas in Bishop Auckland
WITHIN just two minutes of kick-off on Saturday, England’s footballers at Wembley conceded a goal to the Spanish and were in danger of getting stuffed.
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Mystery of Darlington's 104-year-old widow who turned out to be someone else
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