May 27, 2026
Weather and slugs hamper show entries
DIFFICULT growing conditions and slug infestations led to a lower-than-normal vegetable entry at Mickleton’s annual produce show. However, the event, organised by Mickleton Gardening Club, for more than 40 years…
Trust hopes exhibition will put names to faces
PEOPLE of the upper Gaunless Valley from yesteryear are to be celebrated in a new exhibition to mark the National Heritage Open Days weekend. Hosted by the Gaunless Valley History…
Animal rescue centre’s £85,000 fundraising target
AN animal rescue centre brought to its knees by covid lockdowns and a bird flu outbreak has unveiled ambitious plans to raise £85,000 to develop facilities at its new site.…
End of an era as family-run store prepares to close after more…
AN historic upper dale shop is closing after more than a century of trading. Known as “not just a hardware shop” , J Raine & Son, in Middleton-in-Teesdale, is to…
