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The Gordon Elliott scandal has damaged horse racing – but here's another view

IT’S been a shocking week for horse racing, a sport I’ve loved since I was a small boy, enjoying days out at the racecourses around the...

Peter Barron

With 750 Treasury jobs coming to Darlington, columnist PETER BARRON, who has lived and worked in the town for nearly 40 years, lists 12 of his...

County Durham’s Vice Lord-Lieutenant has retired this week on his 75th birthday. It’s an opportunity for PETER BARRON to pay a deserved tribute to...

WELL, thank goodness for that. The snow’s gone and, with a bit of luck, it won’t come back any time soon – because, quite frankly, I’m...

BUSINESS has been quiet in all kinds of walks of life over the past year – but when your job happens to be dependent on making lots of noise, it...