June 30, 2026
Test Drive: Range Rover Velar PHEV
Ian Lamming discovers Range Rover’s Velar hybrid to be the final word in luxury WITH all the effort that goes into designing, making and marketing a car you’d think that…
We did it’ – chapel bought by villagers
VILLAGERS in Cotherstone are celebrating after buying the former Methodist chapel, which they plan to transform into a community-run shop, cafe and heritage centre.Following the closure of the village shop…
Rarely seen rooms of Barnard Castle’s oldest house open to public
ROOMS in one of Barnard Castle’s oldest buildings, unseen by the public for more than half a century, will go on show this month.The 500-year-old Blagraves House, previously a restaurant,…
Lookalike bus driver from Gainford raises a chuckle or two
A BUS driver from the dale is gaining his own fame because of his uncanny resemblance to Paul Chuckle, from TV’s Chuckle Brothers.Gainford’s John Simpson has become renowned among his…
