BFG illustrator creates new image for The Bowes Museum

ACCLAIMED illustrator Quentin Blake has gifted a specially produced painting to The Bowes Museum.The picture features children's author Roald Dahl's...

Bid to stop Italian restaurant opening up in Barnard Castle town centre

by Martin Paul

August 13, 2018

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BARNARD Castle town councillors are opposing a restaurateur's plans to convert a clothing shop into a cafe because there are...

Dales Pony delight for Middleton-in-Teesdale breeders

by Martin Paul

August 12, 2018

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SOME 98 horses turned out for the Dales Pony Society's annual summer show at Streatlam Farm, on Saturday, August 4.While...

So near, but yet so far for Barnard Castle Golf Club pro

by Martin Paul

August 11, 2018

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Barnard Castle Golf ClubBARNARD Castle pro golfer Darren Pearce narrowly missed out on playing in the Senior British Open for...

Claims of a rise in crime and traffic at Startforth Park are rejected as ‘temporary’ access is made permanent

by Martin Paul

August 9, 2018

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A CONTROVERSIAL temporary entrance to a dale estate has been made permanent despite claims it is unsafe and has led...

Campaigners turn out to turn Bede Kirk vision into reality

by Martin Paul

August 8, 2018

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AN army of volunteers have turned an overgrown public space in Barnard Castle into a welcoming place for people to...

Spotlight on geography at new Teesdale U3A group

by Martin Paul

August 1, 2018

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A NEW group for those with an interest in the world around them has been formed.Professor emeritus Gerald Blake is...

Exhibition to focus on mining and railway heritage of the Gaunless valley

by Martin Paul

July 31, 2018

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A REFURBISHED miner's banner and a model of the Haggerleases railway line are just two of the major attractions that...

Relief over u-turn on Staindrop road closure plan

by Martin Paul

July 29, 2018

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RELIEVED traders in Staindrop have welcomed county officers' u-turn on a planned road closure that would have "obliterated" their businesses.Officials...