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Clockwise from top left: Split's cathedral; Kotor with the Bolette in the background; Dubrovnik's old town and the dungeons of Split's Roman palace. Inset: me on Our Lady of the Rocks in Montenegro

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

I explored the Adriatic with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines – these were my highlights

In a day of great drama, how the operatic society saved Darlington Hippodrome

Luke Jasztal in Mamma Mia!

Luke Jasztal in Mamma Mia!

Made in Darlington: from the Hippodrome to the wireless and the West End

A century of song: how Darlington Operatic Society made the Hippodrome its home

These three ladies found a strange way to promote DOS's production of The Gondoliers in 1984. We only reproduce these pictures because the ladies are wearing legwarmers, the 1980s essential which featured in Memories a fortnight ago. Whether Irene

These three ladies found a strange way to promote DOS's production of The Gondoliers in 1984. We only reproduce these pictures because the ladies are wearing legwarmers, the 1980s essential which featured in Memories a fortnight ago. Whether Irene

From the archive: the cheeky ways Darlington Operatic Society has promoted its shows

Raven Hall Hotel, Ravenscar

Raven Hall Hotel, Ravenscar

EATING OUT REVIEW

Here's our verdict on dining with the best views - and fiercest winds - in Yorkshire

Seamus O'Connell who appeared for Bishop Auckland in the Amateur Cup Final in 1955

Seamus O'Connell who appeared for Bishop Auckland in the Amateur Cup Final in 1955

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The greatest player from the south Durham golden age of amateur football

Faverdale 1925 inspection by the Duchess of York

Faverdale 1925 inspection by the Duchess of York

One family's story of scouts, samplers and guides

The Shildon marshalling yard on September 2, 1964, by Ray Goad

The Shildon marshalling yard on September 2, 1964, by Ray Goad

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Rail museum goes steam bananas as it celebrates its 20th anniversary

Dick Turpin astride his horse Black Bess

Dick Turpin astride his horse Black Bess

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Did a dandy highwayman like Dick Turpin ever terrorise Darlington or south Durham?

Dowager Duchess Eleanor of Stanwick Hall and the roadside memorial to her friend

Dowager Duchess Eleanor of Stanwick Hall and the roadside memorial to her friend

Hidden roadside memorial marks the final fall of a duchess's favourite

The Glittering North at Raby Castle Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT

The Glittering North at Raby Castle Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT

Why are the Vikings returning to light up Raby Castle in The Glittering North?

Joan’s legwarmers were stylish in the 1980s

Joan’s legwarmers were stylish in the 1980s

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Ooooh! What a feeling! Do you remember legwarmers, a 1980s fashion essential?

Newton Aycliffe driver Sean Hayes who will be in the Italian Job charity drive to Italy

Newton Aycliffe driver Sean Hayes who will be in the Italian Job charity drive to Italy

When a best-selling author created a 'very expensive pile of ash'

Richard Harris, 17, of Darlington is heading to Las Vegas as part of a competition to find Britain's fastest pool player.

Richard Harris, 17, of Darlington is heading to Las Vegas as part of a competition to find Britain's fastest pool player.

Darlington sharp-shooter on the pool table had eyes on Vegas

Hall Garth in Coatham Mundeville in Henry Carrick's day. Pictures courtesy of Jonathan Peacock

Hall Garth in Coatham Mundeville in Henry Carrick's day. Pictures courtesy of Jonathan Peacock

The wealthy Victorian railwaymen who made their home in a haunted Darlington hall

Durham Market Place in 1830 where, in 1597, Anthony Arrowsmith had been pressed to death

Durham Market Place in 1830 where, in 1597, Anthony Arrowsmith had been pressed to death

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When a suspected murderer was pressed to death in Durham Market Place

St Andrew’s Church, Ingleby Greenhow: “The little ivy-covered church was too small to accommodate all those who attended” the funeral of murder victim railway worker Frank Ward 100 years ago this week

St Andrew’s Church, Ingleby Greenhow: “The little ivy-covered church was too small to accommodate all those who attended” the funeral of murder victim railway worker Frank Ward 100 years ago this week

Shocking murder on the railway line exactly 100 years ago this week

Jules Leonard Joseph Jean Libert, of Ostend, buried in Darlington West Cemetery

Jules Leonard Joseph Jean Libert, of Ostend, buried in Darlington West Cemetery

From Ostend to Darlo: a WW1 Belgian refugee and the VC-winning naval war hero

Birtley Town's pitch was flooded on a regular basis last season

Birtley Town's pitch was flooded on a regular basis last season

North-East sport forced to face up to the increased problems caused by climate change

Fogscape #03238,by Fujiko Nakaya and Simon Corder

Fogscape #03238,by Fujiko Nakaya and Simon Corder

When town was left shocked by a Poundland ram-raid gone wrong

Yorkshire Shepherdess

Yorkshire Shepherdess

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How the Yorkshire Shepherdess goes in search of Anty John in her new series

David Shepherd with a photograph of No 390 in its working days. It went on show in Shildon in 2012. David passed away in 2017

David Shepherd with a photograph of No 390 in its working days. It went on show in Shildon in 2012. David passed away in 2017

When a president gave an artist a loco that worked the Victoria Falls Bridge

sampler dorothy walton, 1832

sampler dorothy walton, 1832

Do you have a sampler made by someone in your family tree?

Patrol leaders and corporals from the 1st Darlington Guides in 1910. Picture courtesy of the Darlington Centre for Local Studies

Patrol leaders and corporals from the 1st Darlington Guides in 1910. Picture courtesy of the Darlington Centre for Local Studies

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Darlington's girl guides in the spotlight of new exhibition

Staindrop on April 27, 1955, from The Northern Echo archive

Staindrop on April 27, 1955, from The Northern Echo archive

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Gaslighting Staindrop: when villagers opposed lighting up their streets

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Famous jockey killed in terrible accident at Scotch Corner 100 years ago

The Old Vicarage, High Etherley - S&P

The Old Vicarage, High Etherley - S&P

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Childhood dream home in County Durham pit village now up for sale for £1.495m

Members of the metal detector club search the sludge in the lake at South Park, Darlington

Members of the metal detector club search the sludge in the lake at South Park, Darlington

When a Darlington lake was drained to see what lay in the depths

Councillor John Smith accepts the train plate from Ian Ashton

Councillor John Smith accepts the train plate from Ian Ashton

Happy ending after a three-year legal battle of wills

Chris Davison, studio engineer at The Forum in Darlington

Chris Davison, studio engineer at The Forum in Darlington

Darlington singer caught attention of cult classic film musician

Blackwell Grange in the 1850s

Blackwell Grange in the 1850s

The good Miss Allan who employed a feline fisherman to keep the Blackwell moggies fed

The salad bar: choose three from six

The salad bar: choose three from six

EATING OUT REVIEW

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We tried the new 200-seater cafe at Raby Castle - here's what we thought

Whitby Abbey Headland.

Whitby Abbey Headland.

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Why you should move to Whitby in North Yorkshire

Open shelving in the kitchen shows of some of Antony's finds.

Open shelving in the kitchen shows of some of Antony's finds.

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Inside Antony Cotton’s Scarborough holiday let

The traditonal market town is on the edge of the North York Moors National Park.

The traditonal market town is on the edge of the North York Moors National Park.

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Life in a market town on the edge of the North York Moors

Semerwater in the Yorkshire Dales, by Heather Middleton

Semerwater in the Yorkshire Dales, by Heather Middleton

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The Yorkshire lake that was formed by a curse - and drowned a town

Mary Eleanor Bowes

Mary Eleanor Bowes

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The castle and the countess: when a high society scandal shocked south Durham

Wildsmith, Darlington archive

Wildsmith, Darlington archive

Weeding out the truth about Darlington's first school where a cannabis farm was found

The Sandes Soldiers' Home, of 1928, in Catterick Garrison is now a Grade II* listed building. All pictures courtesy of Historic England

The Sandes Soldiers' Home, of 1928, in Catterick Garrison is now a Grade II* listed building. All pictures courtesy of Historic England

From bleak huts to Europe's largest base: the garrison's story told in six buildings

Raising a Barnard Castle School glass to Old Barnadian David Hartley, who fought at the bridge in Arnhem

Raising a Barnard Castle School glass to Old Barnadian David Hartley, who fought at the bridge in Arnhem

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Raising a glass to an Old Barnardian 80 years after he fought for the bridge too far

Greener's 1836 engine

Greener's 1836 engine

199 years ago, south Durham gave birth to the first of the modern railways...

Graeme Forster pictured at his Metaltech works at Delves Lane near Consett

Graeme Forster pictured at his Metaltech works at Delves Lane near Consett

SPORT NOSTALGIA

Why the metallurgist Doc was a hot property on the football field

Volunteers pictured working on the Sans Pareil replica at Shildon They are left to right (front) Dave Dunn, Den Ewbank and Norman Strongman (back) David heaton (chairman) and Jeff Cail

Volunteers pictured working on the Sans Pareil replica at Shildon They are left to right (front) Dave Dunn, Den Ewbank and Norman Strongman (back) David heaton (chairman) and Jeff Cail

Enthusiasts make a replica of one of the rail industry treasures

A large straw fire on the A167 between Ferryhill and Chilton. Firefighters break up the straw tackle the fire

A large straw fire on the A167 between Ferryhill and Chilton. Firefighters break up the straw tackle the fire

Huge blaze of 200 bales of straw in County Durham

Inside page of The Northern Echo on Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Inside page of The Northern Echo on Tuesday, September 24, 2019

When North East holiday-makers were stranded after Thomas Cook went bust

Lucy Cross, formerly a pub at the junction where the turnpike road from Richmond, on the left, met the old Roman road of Dere Street running north to Piercebridge. Picture: Google StreetView

Lucy Cross, formerly a pub at the junction where the turnpike road from Richmond, on the left, met the old Roman road of Dere Street running north to Piercebridge. Picture: Google StreetView

When there was a walkover at Lucy Cross

The Red Well, Harmire Road, Barnard Castle, is on the market with Savills

The Red Well, Harmire Road, Barnard Castle, is on the market with Savills

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The Red Well is for sale - but where is the red well?

The lead bale seal and a field of flax

The lead bale seal and a field of flax

Detectorist's great find takes us back to when Darlington traded with St Petersburg

Jeremy Clarkson and the builders of the Victoria Falls Bridge

Jeremy Clarkson and the builders of the Victoria Falls Bridge

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Clarkson's head for heights on his Grand Tour over Darlington's Victoria Falls Bridge

Peter Hill and a re-enactment of the Arnhem landings

Peter Hill and a re-enactment of the Arnhem landings

A Darlington gliderman at Arnhem trying to capture the bridge too far 80 years ago

Robert Redford as Major Julian Aaron Cook.

Robert Redford as Major Julian Aaron Cook.

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From Coundon to Hollywood: how Robert Redford played a Durham lad in famous war film

The result of the 1926 trainwreck of the Flying Scotsman at Cramlington

The result of the 1926 trainwreck of the Flying Scotsman at Cramlington

Drama of the 1926 East Coast Main Line trainwreckers, and the highest point in Durham

The new Binns store on High Row is on the left

The new Binns store on High Row is on the left

100 years of bare bottoms in the window of a major Darlington town centre shop

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