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Photo: PHOTOSPORT Medical experts are warning sporting organisations need to do more to manage the risks of heat illness in football, after recent tournaments in the Pacific were played in extreme conditions. During a recent World Cup qualifier, three Samoan players were struck down by heatstroke in temperatures nearing 40C, while another player in the…
Central Stags paceman Brett Randell captured global headlines after becoming the first player to claim a triple hat-trick in the 254-year history of first class cricket. Photo: www.photosport.nz After taking his fifth wicket in five balls, a perplexed Brett Randell looked to his teammates for an explanation. “What was going on? I don’t think anyone…
Emirates Team New Zealand’s new AC75 sailing on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf Photo: James Somerset Team New Zealand’s boat Taihoro is officially out of the shed and ready to hit the water ahead of next year’s America’s Cup. The team relaunched their AC75 at their Wynyard Point base in Auckland on Monday, a milestone in a…
The custom-made piece Holden wore at Crufts on Thursday, March 5, was designed and embroidered by Beth Wilson Embroidery, based in Stockton’s Digital House. The jacket, commissioned by Barking Heads dog and cat food brand, features embroidered portraits of Holden’s two dogs, Rudie and Buddy, along with a scattering of blue hearts. Amanda Holden wearing…
That’s because the supermarket is currently updating a “significant proportion” of tills across all of its UK stores, to make them “more efficient”. Some customers may have noted new, sleeker black versions of the technology, to replace the older checkouts, as part of the big refresh which aims to provide “excellent levels of service”. Just…
That’s because the supermarket is currently updating a “significant proportion” of tills across all of its UK stores, to make them “more efficient”. Some customers may have noted new, sleeker black versions of the technology, to replace the older checkouts, as part of the big refresh which aims to provide “excellent levels of service”. Just…
Gavin Dobson, from Darlington, has owned Three Squares Café on Skinnergate for the lastten years. However, the history of the café goes back a long time. Three Squares Café has been trading for approximately 80 years, but before that it was an ice cream parlour. Gavin took over the running of the business from his…
The farmers met with their MP and a government minister on March 4 to discuss key agricultural issues, including food production, environmental schemes, and future policy directions. The 12 NFU members visited Westminster at the invitation of Bishop Auckland MP Sam Rushworth. County Durham farmers were in Westminster for talks with their MP and the…
Stanley South, an area drawn up by the Department for Housing Communities and Local Government, is due to receive the £20 million in funding over a ten-year period starting in 2027 as part of the Government’s ‘Pride in Place’ scheme. It does not cover Front Street yet, but after initial public meetings, there has been…
