May 14, 2026
Like clockwork, from Big Ben to Bowes’ bird
Join the Friends of The Bowes Museum on November 27 for an inspiring morning with Keith and Callum Scobie-Youngs, from the Cumbria Clock Company. They are leading the team carrying…
Tough defeat for Castle against impressive visitors
Rugby Barnard Castle……………….. 3 Horden & Peterlee…………. 39 Once again Barney were without a few injured and unavailable regulars as they took to the field. The opposition were Horden and…
Eggs-pert farmer in line for award
A FREE-range egg producer has reached the finals of a nationwide farming award thanks to the outstanding care and dedication to his hens. William Maughan, who farms near Bolam, has…
Is it a posh toy, a fairground amusement or a work of…
As The Bowes Museum launches a crowdfunding appeal to help pay for the restoration of the Silver Swan, David Phillips considers how the automaton has been displayed down the years…
