JJās Sushi Spot, Darlington on āreally successfulā opening
JJ’s Sushi Spot on Skinnergate opened at 11am, making sushi fresh in front of customers to eat in or take away. Owner Jurgita Jurgaityte, originally from Lithuania, has been offering pick-up orders from her home for the last year-and-a-half and moved to Darlington in 2022, having lived in London and Spain. And Jurgita, who was…
Lamb costs soar in UK in last 3 years due to climate change
New analysis reveals that climate change has added Ā£168 to the lamb bill of households that eat lamb regularly over the past three years. The analysis, carried out by Zero Carbon Analytics for the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), links extreme weather eventsāincluding droughts, heatwaves and heavy rainfallāto rising prices. Lamb costs soar in…
Chippy lovers queue for their Good Friday fix in Darlington
The fryers were fired up across the region today (April 3) as businesses prepared to sell three times the normal amount of fish to hungry punters.Ā Good Friday fish and chips is a tradition that stems from the Christian belief that we should eat fish to honour Jesus Christ’s sacrifice of his flesh on the…
Why ‘unretired’ seniors are picking up gig work to pay the bills
PLAINVIEW, N.Y. ā Before Stu Goldberg begins his night shift driving for Uber, he pulls out a notebook to read a handwritten list of reminders. āNo tickets. Full stops,ā he’d scrawled in the book. āCareful backing up. Watch for pedestrians and bikes.ā With a Ph.D in neuropsychology and decades of experience running his own business,…
‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ cast aren’t the only influencers sowing curiosity about the church
LOS ANGELES ā Until quite recently, the prevailing image to outsiders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been male missionaries wearing white shirts and name tags, evoked by the hit Broadway show āThe Book of Mormon.ā But another unofficial face of the male-led church has emerged in American pop culture: digitally…
Artemis II’s moonbound astronauts capture Earth’s brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. ā The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planetās brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon. NASA released the crewās first downlinked images Friday, 1 1/2 days into the first astronaut moonshot in more than half a century. The first photo taken by commander Reid Wiseman shows a…
Parkrun: the growing phenomenon getting people walking and running
Parkrun’s philosophy is to create a healthier community with free volunteer-led, 5km runs or walks in open spaces every weekend around the world. Photo: Simon Watts / PHOTOSPORT It may have started out as a small group enjoying a jog, but Parkrun has now got people around the world buzzing. Every Saturday morning more than…
Cricket: White Ferns v South Africa Women – third and final ODI
Maddy Green has scored an unbeaten 141 runs to guide the White Ferns home by 66 runs in the deciding one-day international against South Africa at the Basin Reserve. Green hit a career-best 141 off 128 balls, despite cramping late in her innings, marking her third ODI century. Brooke Halliday also made an impressive contribution…
Live: Super Rugby Pacific – Chiefs v NSW Waratahs
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Made Smarter Yorkshire secures Ā£2.4m funding
The continuation of the programme unlocks a fresh phase of support for SME manufacturers, combining expert advice, leadership training and digital skills with match-funded grants of up to Ā£20,000. Together, these interventions are designed to boost productivity, drive innovation, create high-value jobs and support progress towards net zero. Jessica Armitage, programme manager, Made Smarter Yorkshire…
