July 16, 2026
Newly-commissioned parish nurse Gladys to be based in upper dale
THE first of two parish nurses to serve in Teesdale and Weardale was commissioned last week. The nurses, who are part of the Parish Nursing Ministries UK scheme, will be…
A local flavour to this year’s fun-packed Eggleston Show
THIS weekend’s Eggleston show will culminate with a sheep Grand National. The 147th show is back at Hayberries Farm, near Mickleton, on Saturday, September 16. For the first time, three…
Dig pieces together Iron Age settlement
ARCHEOLOGISTS are piecing together how an Iron Age settlement near Cotherstone, might have looked like, four years after first investigating the site. Community group Altogether Archaeology (AA) has been digging…
Shock at sudden closure of nursery
MORE than 50 families have been left devastated by the sudden closure of a dale nursery school with an “excellent” reputation. Castle Kindergarten, at Staindrop, shut its doors on Thursday…
