July 3, 2026
Category : News
Campaigners call for action to slow speeds at danger junction
SLOW DOWN: Whorlton Traffic Calming Group members Malcolm Lockyear and Alison Boddy with parish council chairman George Statsny at the T-junction where there has been a spate of collisions and…
New hall at Middleton will cost £600,000
A NEW village hall for Middleton-in-Teesdale will cost £600,000, parish councillors were told. The current village hall, next to the primary school, is currently closed due to safety issues. The…
Illuminations put town’s arts centre in the spotlight
RESIDENTS and visitors can have no excuse for walking on by Barnard Castle’s arts centre. In an effort to boost The Witham’s profile, trustees have spent more than £29,500 lighting…
Is it a posh toy, a fairground amusement or a work of…
As The Bowes Museum launches a crowdfunding appeal to help pay for the restoration of the Silver Swan, David Phillips considers how the automaton has been displayed down the years…
Charity cheques from quilters show
Following their successful quilting exhibition in Gainford Village Hall, Teesdale Quilters have donated more than £2,200 to local charities. Denise from Shildon’s Salvation Army collected a number of smaller quilts…
