May 19, 2026
New study shows innovative reed bed system is working at TCR Hub
REED beds at a community hub in Barnard Castle are helping improve the quality of water flowing into a dale beck, a recent report has revealed.The water quality of two…
Changes to highway code will make horse riding safer’
HORSE riders have only partially welcomed changes to the highway code which gives them priority over vehicles on public roads.However, they complain that cyclists have unfairly enjoyed priority over horses.Changes…
Pay us more? No thanks, say Durham county councillors
COUNCILLORS have voted overwhelmingly against taking a pay rise, rejecting it as “a massive disservice to the county” .A recommended two per cent increase in county councillors’ allowances prompted numerous…
Take a chance on new contemporary dance’
GIVE contemporary dance a chance.That’s the message from the artistic director and choreographer of a new work which will be performed in Barnard Castle later this month as part of…














