June 20, 2026
Category : News
Support grows to buy Whorlton’s Bridge Inn
Over £190,000 has been pledged towards a community buy out of Whorlton’s historic Bridge Inn pub.
Lounging around drinking coffee in style
ELEVEN months of rebuilding and repairs concluded with the opening of a town centre business’s new venture. Chocolate Fayre owners Kenny Walker and his wife Sarah Wall bought the former…
Animal rescue centre’s £85,000 fundraising target
AN animal rescue centre brought to its knees by covid lockdowns and a bird flu outbreak has unveiled ambitious plans to raise £85,000 to develop facilities at its new site.…
Middleton Sports and social club supporters launch £45,000 Raise the Roof appeal
A COMMUNITY-run sports and social club is appealing to supporters to raise tens of thousands of pounds to pay for roof repairs. Officials at Middleton-in-Teesdale Sports and Social Club committee…
End of an era as family-run store prepares to close after more…
AN historic upper dale shop is closing after more than a century of trading. Known as “not just a hardware shop” , J Raine & Son, in Middleton-in-Teesdale, is to…











