A FUNDRAISING campaign to transform a disused classroom at a Barnard Castle primary school into a welcoming nurture room has been given a £1,000 boost. Green Lane Primary School launched a campaign ...

The headless horsewoman that was in years gone by seen galloping over the dreary summit of Stainmoor (Stainmore) at midnight takes one back to when wolves and wild boar roamed over this lonely moor.

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THE chance acquisition of aerial photographs from 1964 has inspired a fascinating Then and Now exhibition in Evenwood. Members of the village’s history group have a busy year in store for 2025 with ...

Rock climbing has been my passion since I first started on the sandstone and gritstone crags as a teenager. It was always grim in winter, trying to find dry rock. I remember some of my early ...

MOST mantelpieces in Teesdale have probably been adorned with Lee Fearnley’s work at some time. After 30 years as a commercial illustrator working in the greeting card industry, Lee has produced ...

SHOPPING. Although not to everyone’s taste right now all the family is happy: mother, father and son. For a change, mother is in the back and is enjoying the ride. Reclining in a first class ...

KIDS and their parents in Staindrop are celebrating the new year with a new piece of kit in their play park. A new tractor and trailer play item was installed early in December and was an immediate ...

A LONG-TERM strategy is being developed to “future-proof” The Bowes Museum and its parkland. Branded the Bowes 2092 Plan, the strategy intends to explore the capital investments needed to ensure the ...

A VILLAGE hall’s energy bill has been slashed in half only two weeks after solar panels were installed. The panels were put on the roof of Butterknowle Village Hall, along with new battery storage, in ...

A DISABLED volunteer Scout leader was given the best Christmas gift she could have wished for – news a custom-built all-terrain wheelchair has been ordered just ten months after a fundraising campaign ...