The Chequers Inn, Dalton-on-Tees

THE bill at The Chequers provided a slow-burning shock. We paid at the till with a quick swipe of plastic without considering in depth what we were being asked to pay. It was only on the drive home that I began to add things up: we both had starters

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Former councillor Jane Parlour begins appeal over neighbour assault conviction

A FORMER leading councillor convicted of assaulting a neighbour in an apparent row over bullying among their children has begun a bid to clear her name. Jane Parlour was found guilty after a trial in March of kneeing Elizabeth Kearney in the face