September 22, 2026
Folk group’s funding plea to attend summer festivals
A YOUTH folk band from Teesdale has launched a crowd-funding campaign to raise cash to attend two festivals later this summer.Cream Tees was formed about eight years through Music at…
Counting the cost after raid on ancient ‘treasure chest’ at Staindrop church
THIEVES made off with less than £50 after causing thousands of pounds worth of damage by breaking into a medieval church.St Mary’s Church, in Staindrop, was burgled between 5pm and…
Trainees put their backs into sheep shearing
A RANGE of training activities were put on by Utass (Upper Teesdale Agricultural Support Services) in the past month.Sessions hosted last week included sheep shearing and the safe use of…
Why small is beautiful for bonsai grower Frank
A BARNARD CASTLE man has taken some 35 years to grow a veritable forest of miniature trees.Bonsai artist Frank Smith’s back garden is a treasure trove of miniature firs, oaks,…
