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Dale artists throw open their studios to coincide with exhibition at The Witham
PEOPLE visiting an art exhibition at The Witham, in Barnard Castle, have the rare opportunity of being able to visit...
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Morris sides and sword dancers to step out in town
BARNARD Castle is to host a day of traditional dance early next month featuring young and old.The dale's Black Sheep...
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Borders chamber choir to sing at St Romald’s
ANDANTE chamber choir, a 32 voice a-cappella group from the Scottish Borders, is to perform at St Romald's Church, Romaldkirk,...
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Exhibition will showcase work of dale’s artists
THE work of artists based in Teesdale will go on show at The Witham, in Barnard Castle, this week.All those...
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Fishdance aims to reel in shoal of ‘little fishes’
THE search is on for dozens of fleet-footed young Teesdale folk to take part in a spectacular community dance event.Fishdance,...
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Workshops to prepare for Barnard Castle Meet weekend
REVELLERS planning to take part in this year's Barnard Castle Meet parade are being invited to free workshops to help...
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Food, glorious food – it’s festival time in Bishop Auckland
SOME of the country's top chefs are preparing to cook up a storm at this year's Bishop Auckland Food Festival.Set...
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Longsword dance workshop will get straight to the point
THE history of longsword dancing and its place in Teesdale's traditions will form the focus of a free, practical workshop...
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Dale artists plan open studios and exhibition
MORE than 20 of Teesdale's artisans will be throwing open the doors to their studios later this month.The event, from...
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New unplugged sessions lined up for musicians in Gainford
MUSICIANS are being offered a unique opportunity to get together and share their love of acoustic tunes in Gainford.Building on...
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![A COUNTY councillor is backing a campaign to get a pedestrian crossing in Staindrop. Frustrated parish councillors in the village summoned their county council representative Cllr George Richardson to their latest meeting to discuss several issues, including the call for a safe way to cross the A688. Earlier this year their request for a crossing was turned down by the county council’s highways officers. Parish council chairman Jonothan Raper described the reasons for the refusal as “spurious” and called on Cllr Richardson to support their campaign. He added: “One of the arguments they made was there is no clear line of desire when they studied the village – well this isn’t a clear line of desire because there isn’t a crossing, people cross whenever they can. “When the lollipop person was there, one of the things I noticed was people would walk all the way down to the lollipop person to cross the road to go to the shop or to go to the school.” He added a problem of parking at the primary school is exacerbated because people are too afraid to walk their children across the road. Cllr Richardson said he had supported previous attempts for a crossing point with the first being made about 15 years ago. He added: “We went fairly well down the road with that and they looked into it. The only recommended place was where the bus stop is and to get the visibility splays, people on the other side of the road would lose their parking. “That didn’t go down well so it just died a death.” Cllr Raper said he suspected the real reason for the officers’ refusal was the cost of installing a crossing. He added that much of the cost could be recovered from savings made on not having to employ a lollipop patrol. Cllr Raper said: “A lollipop person only provides a benefit of crossing for three hours of the day. You are getting 21 extra hours of crossing time [with a pedestrian crossing].” Cllr Richardson said he would raise the issue with the county council’s cabinet member for highways, Cllr John Shuttleworth.](https://teesdalemercury.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/georgeR-120x86.jpg)
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