May 22, 2026
Secret’s out about shop’s hidden garden
A SECLUDED garden behind a town centre shop will be one of the worst kept secrets before long following the relaxation of lockdown restrictions which allow customers to once again…
Should parking charges be introduced on Demesnes?
A PROPOSAL to charge people to park on the lower Demesnes has been put forward as a way of managing vehicle access.Police fear a traveller encampment on the lower Demesnes,…
A cow-ncil meeting with a difference
After pitching up at Cotherstone village green for an al fresco parish council meeting, reporter Stuart Laundy this week finds himself back out on assignment and under cover… but all…
Warning over dale’s ‘disappearing plants’
TEESDALE’S famous blue spring gentian and some other rare plants are disappearing fast from the upper dale, according to the results of a new survey.The alarming evidence was presented at…














