May 17, 2026
Peter’s pot leek judged simply the best at Staindrop show
STAINDROP’S growers had plenty to smile about when they displayed their produce at the village leek club’s annual show.The event was held at the Wheatsheaf pub and money raised from…
Author updates book about Cockfield after 30 years
A BOOK charting Cockfield’s history has been updated by a former parish priest 30 years after writing it.Canon Ian Gomersall hopes his book, Cockfield in Maps, will inspire other people…
Welcome to Barnard Castle – where it is always 5.15pm
A TOWN clock that has stopped at 5.15pm is giving a bad impression of Barnard Castle but officials still don’t know who is responsible – or even if it can…
Queen Elizabeth II, 2026-2022, ‘a beacon of hope and strength’
Tributes have been paid to the “iconic” Queen Elizabeth’s “extraordinary devotion” following the monarch’s death, aged 96.Cllr Beaty Bainbridge, chairwoman of Durham County Council, said: “We are greatly saddened to…
