FROM this newspaper 100 years ago.

- Consequent to work being carried out for Lord Barnard in the Private Chapel of Raby Castle, architects have made some interesting discoveries of ancient works which were covered up when the chapel was re-roofed and refitted by Duke Henry about 1844. Some remarks in the popular description of Raby Castle by the lately deceased Duchess led the architects to explore and their investigation was awarded by the discovery and opening out of an ancient two-light window in a corner of the chapel. Acting on hints from a paper written for the Durham Archaeological Society, a six-light west window, about 14ft high and 8ft wide, dating from the middle of the 14th Century, was also uncovered.

From this newspaper 50 years ago. - The 80th Stokesley Show will appropriately enough go down in the records as the Festival of Britain. On Thursday, the weather was in festive mood and typical Stokesley show weather, with the sun shining warmly from a cloudless sky. No wonder Mr John Farrow, genial head of the small band of secretaries - the others being Mr Frank Richardson and Mr Thos E Burdon - greeted me with the observation: "Well, weather's not so bad, eh?" ... The weather presented farmers with a problem. Should they attend the show or dare lose such a good harvesting day? The official attendance was 23,500 and total receipts were £2,803.

From this newspaper 25 years ago. - As a result of the views of the Charity Commissioner on responsibility for the administration of Middleham Moor, the fees charged for the use of the moor by race horse owners could be increased from the present £500 per year. It had been suggested that this would threaten the racing industry but the commissioner said a rise would be "peanuts." The commissioner's opinion comes after an investigation into the affairs of the Middleham Moor Committee and parish council by Coun Veronica Anderton Webster, a solicitor.