June 30, 2026
Revealed – the number of HGVs flouting weight limit on County Bridge
CAMERAS on the County Bridge, in Barnard Castle, caught 97 lorry drivers flouting the weight limit in just over two months.The HGVs ignored the 7.5 tonne ban between October 26…
The Bowes Museum defends its stance over The Castle Players after summer…
THE director of The Bowes Museum has acknowledged the “sense of frustration and disappointment” after The Castle Players cancelled their summer production following a row over costs and conditions.For the…
I do it from the heart, says Sam after selling poppies since…
AN 84-year-old veteran from Barnard Castle has been praised for collecting for the Poppy Appeal since the 1950s.Sam Henderson agreed to step in to help with collections for the British…
Wedding hotel hint by new owners of Lartington Hall
TEESDALE’S Lartington Hall has been acquired by Apartment Group. It becomes the Newcastle-based company’s second property in the area after it bought Jersey Farm in Barnard Castle in 2020, renaming…
