June 19, 2026
Category : News
High levels of violence at Deerbolt Prison – report
Low staffing levels are contributing to high levels of violence at Deerbolt Prison, a watchdog has warned.
Cafe staff heroes ‘saved my life’
OPERATORS of a popular Barnard Castle cafe have been hailed as heroes after coming to the aid of a stroke victim. Susan Swanson, from Staindrop, says she would probably have…
Barney’s new curate has found her place
FROM a childhood spent in the Russian city of St Petersburg to studying architecture and later Anglo Saxon archaeololgy, it has been a long road to Barnard Castle for St…
Review of The Mousetrap – Darlington Hippodrome
AGATHA Christie is certainly the Queen of Crime and her stories are a regular feature on the touring circuit, but The Mousetrap is undoubtedly the most famous stage play, with…
Knockout fun as Clique looks forward to 50th
IT may have been a damp day at Saturday’s annual It’s a Knockout fundraising event which was organised by Barney charity The Clique, but fun was had by all competitors…
