Riparian yarns

10:18am Tuesday 19th August 2008

In a column replete with superlatives, there’s praise for one of the truly great pubs of the North

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Indigone

11:25am Tuesday 5th August 2008

Perhaps because there is nothing much to write home about, the column keeps close to base

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Sonny delight

1:05pm Tuesday 29th July 2008

On the recommendation of friends and readers, the column heads to the Spice Lounge in Bishop Auckland

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Posh nosh

10:21am Tuesday 22nd July 2008

It might be one of the grandest hotels in the region, but the Crathorne Hall Hotel proves that four-star dining doesn’t have to be expensive or intimidating

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Engaging manor

9:18am Tuesday 15th July 2008

It’s a sad fact that over 1,000 pubs closed last year, but one establishment bucking the trend is the Manor House near Consett

Grand slam

11:06am Tuesday 8th July 2008

When is a door not a door? When it’s a jarring note in an otherwise first-rate pub

Back story

8:41am Tuesday 1st July 2008

The buzzing Back Room truly deserves to be at the forefront on any list of places to eat. JOURNALISTS call this bit the intro. It's where the most salient or unusual bit of the story is meant to be.

Café culture

10:02am Tuesday 17th June 2008

The column drops in at the Café in Northallerton for red mullet and pork schnitzel FORGETTING all that his fond mama had told him about its being rude to point, when Horatio Herbert Kitchener stuck out a finger and advised that the country needed us, he could have hardly imagined the impact it would have.

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