FROM this newspaper 100 years ago. - On Monday evening a little girl, the daughter of Mr Revell, hairdresser, of Clay-row, Darlington, was playing with some other children near the water's edge at Russell-street, when, through some cause or other, she fell into the Skerne. The water at this place is somewhat deep, but Mr Ingle, of Valley-street, was fortunately in the vicinity with his dog, a retriever. The child had come to the surface for the second time before Mr Ingle was aware of the occurrence, but, immediately the dog espied her struggling in the water, it leaped into the stream, swam to the child, and held her above water until its master, Mr Ingle, could rescue the girl from her perilous position.

From this newspaper 50 years ago. - Middleham, famous racing centre in the heart of the Yorkshire dales, has been a town of mourning this week for Mr Matthew J Peacock, the trainer, of Manor House ... Mr Peacock, who was 71, had been in failing health for several months but such was his sense of responsibility as a trainer that only a fortnight ago he was on Middleham Moor working horses in preparation for Newcastle races

And now, his staff, realising that no longer will his burly figure and Churchillian countenance be seen casting a critical eye on the strings going along the moor for early morning exercise, are feeling a sense of personal loss, a loss shared by the other townspeople in whose welfare "Matt" has always taken an interest. The man who won world renown as the trainer of Dante, Sir Eric Ohlson's winner of the 1945 Derby and 2,000 Guineas, was modest to a fault but he was as forthright as he was sincere and it was these virtues that won him the respect and affection of his neighbours...Among the 102 floral tributes was a wreath comprising 800 cream roses in the form of a racehorse and incorporating the Peacocks' racing colours of peacock blue and white. It was from Willie Nevett, the stable jockey.

From this newspaper 25 years ago. - The heat this week was too much for two Ripon teenagers who were literally caught with their pants down. They abandoned their clothes and "streaked" along the main road. They got their cooling down when they were arrested by police in Bondgate.