June 19, 2026
Category : News
Water supplier’s £15m pledge to clean up act
Cotherstone Water Waste Treatment Works dumped sewage into the River Balder 223 times in 2023 – an average of five spills per week – highlighting serious environmental concerns at the…
100 year old footpath row rumbles on…
PARISH councillors in Staindrop are disappointed that an antique map showing a footpath was put in by the local authority is not being considered by county council officers. Minutes also…
Pair celebrate 70th milestone
A GAINFORD married couple, who have shared “a lot of laughs” celebrated their platinum wedding anniversary in style with a family party at Headlam Hall. Bob and Betty Woodman were…
Remembering Ronnie
Sparked by last month’s 80th anniversary of D-Day, Mary Stastny recalls a Barnard Castle man, Ronald ‘Ronnie’ Henderson and found the Imperial War Museum had recorded his memoir. It makes…
On route to success!
COTHERSTONE fun weekend organisers have hailed the new parade route a success. With rising costs for traffic management, the fun weekend committee decided against applying for a road closure for…
