MOST artisans beaver away in a studio or workshop.However, artist/tailor Richard Bliss carries out his work in more unusual places.In...

A CONGREGATION'S musical farewell to their hard working church warden hit all the right notes.Members of Holy Trinity, Startforth, dreamt...

IF the prospect of tackling some of the dale's hills has put paid to any thoughts of cycling, a Cumbrian...

A DALE theatre company has returned from its most successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.The Good Boyfriend, a murder-mystery,...

THERE was some success for dale entrants at an agricultural show which draws competitors from a wide geographical area.Brough Show,...

SUNDAY was "graduation day" for the latest group of runners to complete a keep-fit course run by village hall officials.Some...

A RECENT recruit to the village's leek club tasted success in Gainford Horticultural Society's 62nd annual show.Phil Goldsborough won trophies...

IT may have been scaled back, but there has been no let up in people seeking help from a dale...

BARNARD Castle's arts centre will always have to rely on grants to cover its costs, the complex's treasurer told trustees,...

WHY is The Witham closed on Sundays and Mondays?That was the question put to the centre's board of trustees during...