May 28, 2026
Tickets please! Book charts history of rail travel in dale
THE complete history of the railway line from Darlington to Barnard Castle and Middleton-in-Teesdale has been documented for the first time in a new book, A Ticket to Teesdale. Co-authored…
£50k revamp for church centre nearly finished
A £50,000 revamp of Evenwood’s Cornerstone Christian Centre is nearing completion. When the new pastor for the Assemblies of God Church, Andrew Kay, took over in 2021 the ceiling in…
Snakes alive – it’s Leon’s exotic animals
A DALE teenager is carving out a niche as an exotic animal showman. Leon Horrocks, from Woodland, started showing strange and unusual reptiles, amphibians and insects, at the age of…
Chat and a cuppa will help healing process
PEOPLE who are struggling after losing a loved one are being offered support through a new grief cafe initiative. Started by Jasmin Kershaw-Vogels, of John Blenkiron & Sons funeral directors,…














