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The Bowes Museum’s radical rethink to build a secure future

The Bowes Museum’s radical rethink to build a secure future

ByMartin PaulJan 26, 2025

A LONG-TERM strategy is being developed to “future-proof” The Bowes Museum and its parkland. Branded the Bowes 2092 Plan, the strategy intends to explore the capital investments needed to ensure…

Happy Halloween birthday for nursery

Happy Halloween birthday for nursery

ByTeesdale MercuryNov 2, 2023

AN upper dale child care nursery celebrated its 20th anniversary with a sponsored Halloween walk. Children, parents and staff of Dawn Till Dusk put on fancy dress costumes for their…

Review of Footloose – Darlington Hippodrome

Review of Footloose – Darlington Hippodrome

ByAndrew HarrisonNov 1, 2023

Darlington Operatic Society have burst onto the stage with Footloose, a show they first performed in 2012. Originally, Footloose was a smash hit in a 1984 film starring Kevin Baker,…

Superb support for two-week cancer campaign

Superb support for two-week cancer campaign

ByStuart LaundyNov 1, 2023

SUPPORTERS of this year’s Turn Barney Pink campaign to raise funds and awareness for cancer research have been thanked for their support. Dozens of businesses, residents and other organisations took…

History comes alive for Hamsterley pupils

History comes alive for Hamsterley pupils

ByTeesdale MercuryNov 1, 2023

THE Key Stage 2 children from The Durham Dales Federation schools were excited to join up at Vindolanda to learn more about their history topic last week. Hamsterley Primary School…