September 20, 2026
Category : News
Makeover for ‘grotty’ pink Cotherstone Village Hall walls
COTHERSTONE Village Hall’s “grotty pink” walls and yellow ceiling have been given a fresh makeover thanks to college students.Trades4Care, a group that offers practical experience for students alongside qualified professionals…
Familiar, funny and played to perfection
THE Castle Players are mid-way through their annual tour around Teesdale and beyond. This year bringing the winter cheer with These Things Do Happen, written by Stewart Howson as part…
Town’s arts venue puts Barney on landscape map
The Witham has become a hotbed in the North-East for visual contemporary art that is available free of charge to the residents of Barnard Castle and beyond. The gallery, founded…
Changes allow for six birds
“RESPONSIBLE” owners of poultry are to be allowed to keep up to six birds on their plot at village allotments. Changes to the current tenancy agreement for gardeners at Gainford…
Singing for joy brings health benefits’
Heartsongs THE success of a women’s singing for wellbeing group started in Barnard Castle has seen it expand to Woodland. The Heartsongs afternoon activity at The Hub, at Shaw Bank,…











