July 17, 2026
New pavilion for Raby Castle CC ‘could cost £100,000’
A NEW pavilion planned by Raby Castle Cricket Club could cost up to £100,000.Club secretary Steve Caygill told members of Staindrop Parish Council at their latest meeting of the plans…
Tom lives the good life as he goes off-grid
A FORMER airline pilot’s project to make his Teesdale home more sustainable paid off this month as he waved goodbye to electricity bills and is now living off the grid.Tom…
Villagers smash £100,000 target to create heritage centre and cafe
A COMMUNITY group hoping to turn a former Methodist chapel into a cafe, shop and heritage centre have smashed their fundraising target of £100,000.The Cotherstone Old Chapel Project’s share issue,…
More tales from Down by the Green Bridge
SINCE publishing his first book of poems inspired by childhood days in Barnard Castle, Denis Hodgson has been hard at work penning a follow-up.Mr Hodgson, 81, who lives in Yate,…
