Villagers try to halt latest plans for recycling plant

PEOPLE in Winston are opposing a plan to make the north's only plasterboard recycling plant a permanent fixture.The village's parish...

Ellie-May raises £800 for medics who saved mum’s arm

by Martin Paul

January 11, 2020

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A TEN-YEAR-OLD girl has raised more than £800 for the air ambulance service, which saved her mum's arm after a...

Initiative to provide shop collection tins for Alzheimer’s charity inspired by parents’ battle with dementia

by Martin Paul

January 9, 2020

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BARNARD Castle was proclaimed a dementia-friendly town more than a year ago, but there is still a dearth of collection...

Pittuck exhibition will raise cash to save iconic Barnard Castle mural

by Martin Paul

January 6, 2020

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AN EXHIBITION of a former dale artist's work is to go on display in Barnard Castle to raise cash to...

Classic car with amazing history rolls into town

by Martin Paul

January 4, 2020

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ONE of the country's most famous vintage cars returned to Teesdale for its annual health check.Bubbles, an iconic Rolls Royce...

Sat-nav’ to blame for HGV’s bridge U-turn

by Martin Paul

January 2, 2020

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A LORRY driver has blamed a satellite navigation (sat-nav) system and bad advice from locals for a crash that took...

Lunch club gets into the festive spirit at community centre

by Martin Paul

December 31, 2019

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STARTFORTH Lunch Club members enjoyed carols by nursery school pupils and entertainment by musicians at their Christmas meal.Children from Kirklands...

Lights thieves can’t dim village illuminations

by Martin Paul

December 31, 2019

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EXCITEMENT over Cockfield's exceptional festive illuminations was dampened when thieves made off with some of the Christmas tree's lights.More than...