May 14, 2026
Startforth crafters will have you in stitches
SISTERS were stitching it for themselves, slowly. A two-hour stitching session, where the focus was the process not the end product, saw six ladies enjoy the mindful project. Run by…
Medics cause quite a buzz as they drop in
YOUNGSTERS in Barnard Castle got up close and personal with a helicopter which is a regular sight in the skies above the dale when air medics dropped in at a…
It made my fingers tingle
ONE sunny summer afternoon in Teesdale, I threw caution to the wind, donned a pair of trainers and rocked up to The Witham, in Barnard Castle, to take part in…
A ramble down memory lane
CINE films recorded almost a century ago in Teesdale were the inspiration for a new exhibition at the Fitzhugh Library, in Middleton-in-Teesdale, for this year’s heritage open days. The films…














