June 29, 2026
Tight game but Castle’s ball running pays off
Rugby Barnard Castle 2nds …….. 45 Stockton 3rds ………………. 22 Barnard Castle 2nd XV hosted Stockton 3s on Saturday. The visitors unfortunately came depleted due to late pullouts but Barney…
Quilters’ joy as show returns to Gainford
Teesdale Quilters THE biennial exhibition was held in Gainford Village Hall last month in somewhat high temperatures. It was a joy for all the members to hold this exhibition as…
Lynesack Church ‘still needed’ after 175 years
LYNESACK’S St John the Evangelist Church has celebrated its 175th anniversary. To mark the occasion church officers showed off local people’s exceptional talents during a two-day exhibition held last weekend.…
Still in command after 900 years of visitors
Sam Alexander finds out how the castle ruins overlooking the Tees in Barnard Castle continue to draw thousands of visitors to the townAS a Barnard Castle resident I was curious…














