July 17, 2026
Contest aims to pull in more cash for defib
BIG-HEARTED staff at a workingmen’s club are aiming to raise enough cash from an unusual competition to buy a new heart-start machine.Fundraisers at Barnard Castle WMC are asking people to…
Sam’s on song for release of debut EP
AWARD-winning singer-songwriter Sam Nix says he is proud and excited about the forthcoming release of his first solo EP, entitled From the Stars Above.The Romaldkirk-based 28-year-old, well known in the…
Tom hopes to patent off-grid invention
A FORMER airline pilot has created a sound-proofed engine room that he wants to patent as part of his project to make his Teesdale home more sustainable.Last year Tom Vlaming,…
Calls to fell century old diseased trees in danger of collapse
PARISH councillors hope Durham officials will permit the felling of two “dangerous” 100-year-old fir trees before they are blown over in high winds.Concerns about the condition of the trees –…
