October 22, 2026
Category : News
Bid to reopen village pub thwarted by planners say owners
A Dale couple claim their retirement project of reopening a village pub is being thwarted by county planners.
£50k revamp for church centre nearly finished
A £50,000 revamp of Evenwood’s Cornerstone Christian Centre is nearing completion. When the new pastor for the Assemblies of God Church, Andrew Kay, took over in 2021 the ceiling in…
Harmless sport… or an attempt to deceive law?
Two decades on from the ban on fox hunting, the sight of horses and hounds in the countryside continues to stir emotions. Sam Alexander joined the Zetland and Bedale hunts…
Snakes alive – it’s Leon’s exotic animals
A DALE teenager is carving out a niche as an exotic animal showman. Leon Horrocks, from Woodland, started showing strange and unusual reptiles, amphibians and insects, at the age of…
Ryan and Gunner are top dogs at Crufts
A DOG lover from Middleton-in-Teesdale is celebrating after winning a title on his debut appearance at the world’s greatest dog show, Crufts. When ten-year-old Ryan Raine stepped into the arena…
