July 24, 2026
Category : News
John Miller: A community champion
The upper dale has lost a community champion after a battle with leukaemia. Middleton-in-Teesdale and Newbiggin parish councillor John Miller was 80 when he died last month. In his time,…
No stopping Margaret!
CELEBRATED botanist Dr Margaret Bradshaw has vowed to march on after finishing an epic 220-mile fundraising walk at the age of 98. A small crowd of supporters gathered at her…
Residents’ parking washed away at town petrol station
OPERATORS of a Barnard Castle petrol station have been urged to come clean over a jet wash station which has left neighbouring residents with nowhere to park. The station, which…
Andrew’s ‘cha cha’ chance at the glitterball
A STARTFORTH theatre nurse will swap his scrubs for sequins next month when he steps onto the dance floor in a “strictly” glittering charity event. By his own admission Andrew…
Accolade honours Babul’s ‘curry legend’ founder
THE late Rafique Uddin Babul, the founder of Babul’s Indian restaurant in Barnard Castle, has been recognised with a prestigious national award. The Curry Legend award was given in Rafique’s…
