HOSPITAL patients and staff have been presented with a tribute to the building's 60-year-old predecessor. Sedgefield Town Council's deputy mayor Dudley Waters presented a collage of old photographs to Sedgefield Community Hospital's matron Janet Connor
A TOWN mayor will launch one of the biggest events of her charity crusade at a gala weekend later this month. The Mayor of Ferryhill, Councillor Julie Bainbridge, will launch a grand holiday raffle at Ferryhill Summer Gala on Saturday, August 20, and
THIEVES fled empty-handed after failing to force their way into garages in two villages. They attempted to break into garages in Mickleton and Eggleston, near Barnard Castle, on different days, but were foiled by the locks. Acting Insp Bill Dutton said
ENCHANTING TIMES (2.45) has been found an extremely weak race in which to try and open her account at Bath this afternoon. The five-furlong seller really is bottom-of-the-barrel stuff, but that shouldn't deter would-be backers from getting stuck into
A GRANDMOTHER spoiled a 34-year unblemished driving record while on a school run, a court heard. Prosecutor Mark Haigh told Harrogate magistrates how Valerie Wood had reversed her Land Rover Discovery into a Rover on the car park of Harrogate's Rossett
A SCHEME providing solar-powered hot water to council tenants has been extended. Five council homes in Richmondshire are having panels fitted as part of a pilot scheme to assess alternative energy sources. Four other homes were adapted to use solar power
A NORTH Yorkshire hospice is hoping to build on the success of a previous fundraising initiative The Buy a Brick campaign of St Catherine's Hospice, Scarborough, raised tens of thousands of pounds towards its new building. Now it is being re-launched
KEY projects in the North-East helped construction group Morgan Sindall post a sharp rise in half-year profits yesterday. The group, which has interests ranging from affordable housing to the Channel Tunnel rail links, said it had never been better placed
A STEEL worker was taken to hospital with burns yesterday after a vessel containing molten metal exploded. Up to six other people were also treated for minor injuries at the Corus steel plant in Lackenby, near Redcar, Tees-side. A spokeswoman for Corus
A TRAINING scheme which offers new skills to residents of South Stanley has received a grant of £45,000 to sustain it over the next three years. The Bridge Enterprise Centre for the past five years has provided informal learning opportunities for local
David Hodgson tonight renews his rivalry with former foe Chris Turner, looking to mark the 50th game at the Darlington Football Stadium by building on Saturday's opening day draw at Rushden and Diamonds. Ex-Hartlepool boss Turner brings his Stockport
RAY Parlour last night threw his weight behind Steve McClaren's search for midfield re-inforcements and urged the Boro boss not to give up on his pursuit of Rudolph Douala. McClaren has spent most of the summer trying to sign the "two midfielders" he
HUNDREDS of children stayed active thanks to a Teesdale school. Barnard Castle School remained open to enable youngsters to take part in an annual activity week designed to forge closer links with the community. Staff, pupils and former pupils helped
HUNDREDS of children stayed active thanks to a Teesdale school. Barnard Castle School remained open to enable youngsters to take part in an annual activity week designed to forge closer links with the community. Staff, pupils and former pupils helped
Gateshead musician, Ryofu, is shocking traditionalists with her unique blend of Northumbrian pipes and rock music. She tells Steve Pratt how she's even had to hire bodyguards to keep the dissenters at bay. RYOFU is a musician who feels that the Northumbrian
IT is a common cry that young people make the headlines for all the wrong reasons, summed up by the relatively modern label of anti-social behaviour. We know, however, that the majority of youngsters are decent, law-abiding members of society with valuable
North-East Construction Company the MMP Group has appointed a new commercial manager to help to drive the expansion of its Construction Division. STEPHEN FORSTER, from Darlington, has worked in the construction industry for more than 25 years, and brings
RUGBY ace Jonny Wilkinson took part in a celebrity work-out at a junior gym in the North-East as part of a new children's television series. The England fly-half was at Activ8, in Gateshead Leisure Centre, to film Jonny's Hotshots. In each of the rugby
PERFORMERS at an international folklore festival are having to sell their instruments because they fear they will be penalised when they fly home. The Indonesian musicians are planning to sell all of their costumes and original instruments, worth hundreds
POLICE want to hear from a woman who spoke to a rape victim shortly before she was attacked. A woman in her 20s was raped by a man in a cut next to the primary school field in Wheatley Hill, County Durham, between 10pm and 10.30pm on Monday, August 1.
RETAILERS last night called for further interest rate cuts after figures showed the high street had seen the worst July in ten years. Retail sales during the month fell by 1.9 per cent on a like-for-like basis, compared with a year ago. Cooler, wetter
A MASKED robber threatened a shop assistant with a knife, then apologised to her as he left the store, saying times were hard. Crack cocaine addict Andrew Michael Reed also broke into a family's home, where he demanded money and then became involved in
A WOMAN who left Darlington 24 years ago is moving back - into a house opposite her childhood home. Bobby Kettle moved away to join the RAF and has since lived in 18 places, usually in military accommodation. Her new home, over the road from the house
SEVEN crime-hit North-East estates will be handed at least £10,000 each to deter muggers and vandals by redesigning their neighbourhoods. The schemes are among 88 across the country that will share a £1.2m pot under the Government's 'Operation Gate-It
POLICE are trying to trace a man who saw a fracas between bouncers and a man outside a nightclub. An ambulance was called after the fight, at 12.55am, on Monday, August 1, outside Escapade, in Darlington. The episode was caught on closed circuit television
TWO brothers were beaten and kicked by a gang as they walked home in what police say was a vicious and unprovoked attack. A group of men, thought to be in their late teens or early 20s, struck one victim, aged 41, on the head from behind. He fell to the
PVC manufacturer Hydro Polymers says it has reduced effluent waste from its factory in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, during the past year. The company said it had also improved levels of efficiency in terms of packaging and transport, as it strives
WORKERS at a doomed TV tubes factory made sure the plant's last few months were the most productive, it was revealed last night. Despite uncertainty over their futures, LG Philips' Durham 761 staff broke productivity records before the factory shut last
ANIMAL lover Donna Horsley is appealing for the public's help after her pet dog was killed by a hit-and-run rider on a stolen motorbike. Cross-breed Shimmi died on Sunday afternoon after being hit by the speeding bike while out for a walk with her owner
A TRAWLERMAN accused of sparking a £50,000 emergency by taking to the sea in a drunken state has walked free from court. Peter Grylls was cleared of two charges on the direction of a judge after two prosecution witnesses failed to turn up to give evidence
I've been a Church of England parson for 35 years, so I think I've heard more jokes about religion than most people. Bear with me this morning then as I tell you a few of my favourites. The Vicar's announcements at the start of the service are always
Sunderland-based contact centre company 2Touch has appointed GUY SMITH as sales and marketing director. The 44-year-old was formerly a director at marketing service provider Promotional Logistics Ltd (Prolog). Mr Smith said: "My aim is to help take 2Touch
RUNAWAY mother Elaine Walker broke her silence last night and vowed never to come home to care for her teenage daughter. Miss Walker, who denies abandoning 15-year-old Laura, said she will never return to Britain. She said she was in love and plans to
A YOUTH said to have committed a number of crimes in one night has appeared in court. The 16-year-old, from Darlington, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared before Newton Aycliffe Youth Court yesterday. He is accused of robbing one person of
* Personal injury law firm Irwin Mitchell (IM), based on Grey Street, Newcastle, has strengthened its team with the appointment of three assistant solicitors. Twenty-nine-year old PAUL BROWN joins the neuro-trauma team along with EMILY SUNDERLAND who
IT'S not the sort of car normally associated with one of the most spectacular stately homes in the land - but it is still proving to be a real head-turner. A Morris Minor van dating from 1969 is the latest acquisition of Castle Howard, near Malton, North
Newcastle-based residential property agents King Sturge has boosted its sales team with the appointment of MELISSA GUINSBERG as sales negotiator. The 23-year-old from Newcastle has more than four years' experience in property sales and specialist knowledge
A hugely successful exhibition on Doggarts' stores, famous throughout the North-East for most of the 20th century, ended in Bishop Auckland at the weekend. "We've had more people here in one day than many exhibitions attract in a month," says Derek Toon
A PSYCHOPATH jailed for life for stabbing a young North-East mother to death 25 years ago has killed again. John Nixon was yesterday given a second life sentence after pleading guilty to murdering a prostitute who visited him at his Northampton flat last
AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy who was devastated by the suicide of his teenage brother was joined by his young cousin to launch a wristband in his memory yesterday. The wristband, aimed at helping to promote The Samaritans, was unveiled at the Stadium of Light,
IT'S only 13 weeks since Hartlepool United were last at Bournemouth - and manager Martin Scott admits the quick return could play into the hands of the home side. Pool yesterday headed for the Fitness First Stadium, where they achieved a draw on the final
The Royal Bank of Scotland has appointed SHAUN FOOY as manager for its commercial banking team in Newcastle. Mr Fooy joins the bank from Barclays and will be working with customers in Tyneside, Wearside and Northumberland across both RBS brands - the
Outdoor clothing specialist Berghaus, based in Sunderland, has appointed MARTIN JONES as head of footwear. Mr Jones joins the company from Adidas, where he was advanced projects manager, in Nuremburg, Germany. He joins the company with the specific remit
A CONSTRUCTION company has won its biggest contract to date. The MMP Group, of Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, is to build a £6m residential development in Middlesbrough, It will start work on the housing project, in the town's Cambridge Road, this month
ATHLETIC champions of the future will pitch their skills against each other at a free event on Saturday. The UK Challenge will see Britain's top club athletes and aspiring internationals take to the track and compete in sprints, hurdles and throws. The
A LEISURE complex will be awash with art over the summer, with a series of workshops. The Gate, in Newcastle, is encouraging parents and children to produce self-portraits, for the Sea of Faces exhibition. Artists from Musa Fine Art will be on hand to
COUNCIL bosses are to discuss setting up a consultation forum to involve Darlington people in planning matters. Membership of the forum will be drawn from the community and include representation from six elected council members, community partnerships
DEMOLITION of the Warner Brothers cinema in Newcastle got under way yesterday after planners approved Northumbria University's new campus. Deputy vice-chancellor Professor Tony Dickson and deputy vice-chancellor David Chesser started the work, with a
A SHOP on a Darlington estate has applied to increase the hours it sells alcohol. Bells Stores Ltd, in White Hart Crescent, Red Hall, wants to sell alcohol from 6am to 11pm, seven days a week. Currently, the store is allowed to sell alcohol from 8am to
A TEENAGER who assaulted a woman has been spared jail. The 17-year-old girl pleaded guilty to actual bodily harm following an assault outside Blakes pub in Newton Aycliffe in March. Yesterday, Newton Aycliffe Youth Court heard that the girl, who is from
RESIDENTS are urging a council to think again over proposals to build two detached properties in Bishop Auckland. Neighbours are objecting to plans for two buildings earmarked for land near Etherley Dene Farm. The plans will be discussed by Wear Valley
Three young men were arrested yesterday after being suspected of pulling down a "for sale" sign outside a village house and damaging a car parked outside. It is alleged that the three, aged 18 and 19, interfered with the sign in Moor View, Cockfield,
MOTORISTS are urging action over an accident blackspot on the outskirts of Darlington. The plea comes after two cars collided yesterday on the A68 at Burtree, before the junction near to Burtree Caravans, exactly a week after a crash which led to a man
AN ancient social organisation hopes to stage its first events in 40 years after a recruitment drive in the Durham City area. Durham Oddfellows is considering setting up a new branch covering the Bowburn and Shincliffe area after more than 100 people
A MASKED robber threatened a shop assistant with a knife, then apologised to her as he left the store, saying times were hard. Crack cocaine addict Andrew Michael Reed also broke into a family's home, where he demanded money and then became involved in
THE leader of a new juvenile jazz band is trying to drum up support. Businesses have donated raffle prizes to help Ferryhill Falcons raise funds and organisers want to recruit more players. The band, formed six weeks ago by musician Janet Hall, meets
MICK McCarthy will complete his summer spending within the next 24 hours with the purchase of Sheffield United striker Andy Gray, writes Scott Wilson. Blades boss Neil Warnock pulled Gray out of training yesterday after his chairman, Kevin McCabe, confirmed
THE colourful designs of local youngsters will transform safety barriers on a busy stretch of road. Pupils at Neville's Cross and St Margaret's Primary Schools in Durham thought the barriers the Highways Agency put up a couple of years ago on the A167
TELEVISION personality Johnny Ball is visiting Teesside tomorrow to promote British foods. Mr Ball, who is also a farmer, will be at Tesco in Stockton's Durham Road as part of the National Farmers' Union Food and Farming Roadshow, from 10am to 4pm. Farmers
AN award has helped four teenagers realise a dream. The youngsters, from Middlesbrough, have used a 4front Award from the Camelot Foundation to set up successful music nights at the St Cuthbert's Youth Centre. Darrell Sedgewick and Lee Edmonds, both 15
A STEEL worker was taken to hospital with burns yesterday after a vessel containing molten metal exploded. Up to six other people were also treated for minor injuries at the Corus steel plant in Lackenby, near Redcar, Teesside. A spokeswoman for Corus
NEWCASTLE Building Society last night confirmed plans to close 19 of its 52 branches after a business restructuring plan. But the mutual said it remained committed to its heartland and all its North-East branches would be unaffected by the closure plan
YOUNG people are hoping to forge deeper links with Colombian performers whose triumph over adversity is having an impact around the globe. Members of Colegio Del Cuerpo survived the civil war in Colombia to develop their own brand of dance based on touch
HUNDREDS of visitors crowded into a quiet village to lend their support to a living memorial for a popular health chief who died from cancer last year. Organisers of the event at Follifoot, near Harrogate, were "overwhelmed" by the support an open gardens
YOU are never to old learn -that's the motto of 75-year-old Bill Southall. Mr Southall is a part-time security guard on Teesside and is working towards his first qualification since he left school. Funded by training group eQ8, Mr Southall and 70 colleagues
THE Annfield Plain Community Partnership will host a healthy community fun day for local residents. Events will include a raffle with a £100 first prize, fairground rides, bouncy castles, junior quad bike rides, free dog micro-chipping, Mister Twister's
BUSINESSES in Consett are being urged to be vigilant following two burglaries over the weekend. Raiders targeted two firms on the Number One Industrial Estate in the town centre. They broke into the Phileas Fogg crisp factory, between 5am and 7pm on Sunday
VILLAGERS can go ahead with their plans to renovate a community meeting point thanks to Lottery cash. The Village Centre, in West Auckland, has been used as a meeting place for people of all ages since it was launched as a pilot scheme five years ago.
A CAMPAIGNER who has fought for five years against development on recreation land will today make a last-ditch plea to councillors. Jim Haggett, of South View, Ushaw Moor, and other residents have fought - so far in vain - to prevent homes being built
A SPOT check of pub and nightclub bouncers found only one who did not have the correct licence. Police and officials from the Security Industry Authority (SIA), which has been responsible for licensing door staff since December, visited 34 premises across
They are two of the most respected dog trainers in the world, but there's no mystery to Sylvia and Danny Wilson's techniques - its all down to speaking the right language. Nick Morrison reports. FOR two years, the dog had patrolled the verandah. Safely
CHILDREN from Derwentside have been invited to spend a few mornings of their holidays learning about woodlands and helping to take care of South Stanley Woods. The Wild in the Woods programme is open to children aged eight to 12 and will involve some
A MAN had his face slashed and jaw broken during an unprovoked attack. It happened to the 20-year-old Newcastle man at 2.25am on Sunday on the pedestrian footbridge at Newbridge Street, near Manors Metro station, in the city. He was taken to Newcastle
Sharon Griffiths talks to two women who are playing an important role in nurturing local radio. Sally Aitchison Metro Radio SALLY Aitchison took a sales job at Radio Tees as a 20-year-old only because they offered her a company Fiesta. Now, as MD of Metro
AN arthritic pensioner has found a cure for her crippling condition in the shape of a Rubik's Cube. Grandmother Audrey Percy started twisting and turning Rubik's Cubes 25 years ago, and managed to crack the puzzle after eight frustrating months. Now the
JOHN WEYMES proved that it sometimes pays to persevere when Linden's Lady ended a losing sequence stretching back three years in the Derek Winlow's Selling Handicap at Thirsk's meeting last night, writes Colin Woods (Janus). "She's got lots of problems
RUNAWAY mother Elaine Walker broke her silence last night and vowed never to come home to care for her teenage daughter. Miss Walker, who denies abandoning 15-year-old Laura, said she will never return to Britain. She said she was in love and plans to
A CONSTRUCTION company has won its biggest contract to date. The MMP Group, of Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, is to build a £6m residential development in Middlesbrough, It will start work on the housing project, in the town's Cambridge Road, this month
A North Yorkshire company has won the UK distribution rights for the latest toy craze to hit the US. The Duck of York has negotiated exclusive rights to sell the Rubba Ducks range via its website. Former civil servant and rock music fan Bill Tasselli
KEY projects in the North-East helped construction group Morgan Sindall post a sharp rise in half-year profits yesterday. The group, which has interests ranging from affordable housing to the Channel Tunnel rail links, said it had never been better placed
REAL Madrid last night confirmed Newcastle and Manchester United's interest in Michael Owen and told the unsettled striker to decide where he wanted to play his football this season. The Spanish giants, who have slapped an £11m price tag on the England
A man was winched to safety today after spending two days stranded in an area of gorse bushes 10ft deep, the RAF said. The 32-year-old could not remember how he came to be trapped in the dense undergrowth on a cliff face at Primrose Valley in Filey, North
Crutes law firm has appointed KAREN RODDIE as marketing executive. Ms Roddie has more than seven years' experience working for professional firms and her responsibilities will include public relations and marketing for Crutes' offices, in Carlisle, Newcastle
Internet company NetConstruct has appointed DR PAUL GIBSON as operations director. He will be in charge of production at the Wetherby-based business, providing web-based solutions to businesses. The 36-year-old, from York, will also drive forward the
Sheer weight of runs has won Michael Lumb his Championship place back in Yorkshire's match against Somerset, which begins at Taunton today. The left-hander has beaten off strong competition from Richard Pyrah and Chris Taylor to replace Australian, Ian
ONE of the UK's worst places to live is right here in the North-East, according to TV property experts Kirstie Allsop and Phil Spencer. Poor educational standards, high unemployment and lack of industry has placed Easington, in County Durham, firmly in
JOHN TOTTY has been appointed operations director at Russell Construction, in Stamford Bridge, near York. Mr Totty, former managing director of Bradford-based Totty Construction, spent 20 years with the Totty group. He has also provided consultancy and
Monster Moves (five) The House Of Obsessive Compulsives (C4) BIG Boy was on the wrong side of the tracks. And that was a Big Problem because the world's largest steam locomotive was supposed to be making tracks to his new home across town. This massive
FUND management firm NEL is looking for regional small enterprises and strong business ideas to add to its investment portfolio. NEL, which invests solely in businesses and ideas in the region, will join more than 20 other funding providers at a Business
GUY Wilks heads the Junior World Rally Championship standings after a fine debut in Suzuki's new Swift. The car replaced the Ignis for last weekend's Rally of Finland and it certainly lived up to its name under the stewardship of the Darlington driver
DEMOLITION of the Warner Brothers cinema in Newcastle got under way yesterday after planners approved Northumbria University's new campus. Deputy vice-chancellor Professor Tony Dickson and deputy vice-chancellor David Chesser started the work, with a
A CLINICAL testing company has been acquired for £8m in a management buy-out. Pivotal Laboratories, of York, tests human patient samples and provides analytical services to the pharmaceutical and biotech industries worldwide. It has been bought from founder
TWO elderly sisters who died after their fold-up bed fell on top of them at their Spanish apartment, suffocated after being trapped for four days, it has been revealed. The full ordeal suffered by Alice Wardle, 67, and Milly Bowman, 62, emerged yesterday
POLICE are hunting for witnesses after two women were indecently assaulted in a North-East town. The sex attacks happened within two hours of each other, in the same area of Darlington and were both on lone women. The first happened at about 10.30pm on
MR George Brown, who 40 years ago played football for Tow Law and England and now plays Internet poker instead, had almost rhapsodically recommended the chips at Bailie's restaurant in Barnard Castle. Like some of Geordie's finest goals, up bank at Ironworks
ID CARDS: ONLY the guilty have anything to fear from ID registration? This is how New Labour legislation has affected the innocent. Starting a new job: you have to provide photographic proof of identity (eg passport). Buying a house: personal delivery
NIK GREWER is the latest business expert to join the consulting team at Deloitte's Newcastle office. His core business focus will be on business support services, strategic advice in the areas of enterprises and innovation, business planning, and specialist
ENCHANTING TIMES (2.45) has been found an extremely weak race in which to try and open her account at Bath this afternoon. The five-furlong seller really is bottom-of-the-barrel stuff, but that shouldn't deter would-be backers from getting stuck into
A CONSTRUCTION company has been fined more than £5,000 after a worker was injured when about 100 bricks fell on his head from a scaffolding tower. Durham Magistrates' Court heard that sub-contractor Michael Mawdsley suffered serious shoulder and back
DUTCH soccer ace Patrick Kluivert was caught driving in his Porsche at 95mph. The striker was caught doing 95.12mph in his 911 Turbo on the outskirts of Newcastle. The striker, who left Newcastle for Valencia this summer, was clocked on the A696 at Woolsington
INVESTMENT in a £65,000 piece of machinery has allowed a small manufacturing company to halve its lead-times on new orders. Durham Precision Engineering (DPE), in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, bought the Colchester Tornado as part of an investment programme
TWO brothers were beaten and kicked by a gang as they walked home in what police say was a vicious and unprovoked attack. A group of men, thought to be in their late teens or early 20s, struck one victim, aged 41, on the head from behind. He fell to the
A DARLINGTON pub has had its application to open longer granted. The Dalesman Hotel, in Victoria Road, opened from 11am to 11pm, on Mondays to Saturdays, and from noon to 10.30pm, on Sundays. At yesterday's Darlington Borough Council's licensing sub-committee
CHILDREN have been enjoying seaside fun at their local library. Darlington's Crown Street library has been running workshops for young children during the school holidays. The workshops follow the launch of the new children's library last month. The launch
Children are being invited to look for newts, tadpoles, water beetles and leeches in a pond dipping session at Low Barns, in Witton-le-Wear, tomorrow. The event runs from 1.30pm until 3.30pm and costs £3 per child. Booking is essential and children under
TWO elderly sisters who died after their fold-up bed fell on top of them at their Spanish apartment, suffocated after being trapped for four days, it has been revealed. The full ordeal suffered by Alice Wardle, 67, and Milly Bowman, 62, emerged yesterday
A FISHING business in Witton-le-Wear could finally get the go-ahead when councillors meet to decide its fate this evening. Karen and Terry Jones are hoping to start trading on land west of Clemmy Bank, but have suffered several setbacks to their plans
WEARY walkers in Ferryhill have eight new locations to rest their legs after the installation of bespoke benches reflecting local history. Ferryhill Town Council unveiled the new benches, each of which depict part of the area's heritage. The seats were
The Newcastle office of project managers and cost consultants Faithful & Gould has promoted MIKE FOGGON to regional director. Formerly associate director for the office, Mr Foggon will be responsible for its continued development as well as supporting
CYCLIST Sarah Francis knew she was in trouble the morning her overnight bag - and a bike tyre - burst as she pedalled home from a friend's, scattering her possessions into the road, a court heard. But her response, opening the unlocked door of a nearby
AN ATTACKER who left his victim with a suspected broken jaw held a grudge over injuries he had suffered in a car accident some 20 years earlier, a court heard. David Horner, 40, set upon Thomas Malcolm Clarke after drinking at Ferryhill Station Working
A TOWN'S mining heritage is to be resurrected as an appeal is launched to create a new banner. A group of ex-miners, descendants of miners and enthusiasts from Spennymoor aim to raise money to create a new banner so they can carry it with pride at the
AN arthritic pensioner has found a cure for her crippling condition in the shape of a Rubik's Cube. Grandmother Audrey Percy started twisting and turning Rubik's Cubes 25 years ago, and managed to crack the puzzle after eight frustrating months. Now the
TEENAGE athlete Andy Lagan has set his sights on gold after twice being pipped at the post. The Northallerton College 800m runner is ranked best in North Yorkshire and has won silver for his country and the North of England. But he will be aiming for
THE opening of a quaint museum crammed full of curios has been marked with a peel of church bells. The bells of Marske Parish Church rang a special "Quarter Peal of Plain Bob Minor" to mark the opening of Winkie's Castle, in Marske, east Cleveland. Bellringers
DOGS from across the country descended on the region to celebrate a canine society's anniversary. The Stockton and District Canine Society held the show on Saturday to commemorate its diamond anniversary. More than 250 dogs took part in the event, at
