May 16, 2026
Classes to revive the recorder
A COMMUNITY event in Teesdale aims to revive the humble recorder.Over the past 20 years, the recorder has lost popularity in schools and many now lie neglected and unloved in…
Burial space is running out in Barnard Castle with no new cemetery…
IT’S unacceptable for people from Barnard Castle to be buried in Startforth because of a lack of cemetery space, the annual town meeting heard.Concerns have been raised going back 10…
TEST DRIVE: the Nissan Juke Hybrid
POOTLING around the lanes it is all too easy to be lulled into a false sense of economy with Nissan’s newest Juke. It will happily while away the hours on…
Concerns raised over The Witham’s cash plea
TOWN councillors say bosses of Barnard Castle’s arts centre have got their “begging bowl out again” just five years after people donated nearly £50,000 to keep the venue afloat.The Witham…
