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Warm welcome for the return of popular monthly coffee morning

Warm welcome for the return of popular monthly coffee morning

ByMartin PaulJan 24, 2025

A POPULAR monthly coffee morning that faded after the covid pandemic has been revived by some of its former customers. The regular get-together, at Staindrop’s Scarth Hall, for many years…

Peter gets group’s generous helping

Peter gets group’s generous helping

ByNicky CarterOct 31, 2023

BEING the only man at a weight loss group was daunting, but support from fellow slimmers has been invaluable for a Startforth man on a mission to lose a weight…

Doing it his way as Ol’ Blue Eyes

Doing it his way as Ol’ Blue Eyes

ByTeesdale MercuryOct 31, 2023

Start spreading the news… fresh from an acclaimed residency at the Broadwater Theatre in Hollywood, actor Richard Shelton is making a bee-line for Barnard Castle to perform Sinatra: Raw on…

Success is thanks to staff

Success is thanks to staff

ByNicky CarterOct 30, 2023

TOWN centre department store, which has won prizes for its window displays celebrated four decades in business in Barnard Castle this month with a birthday themed presentation. Staff at Boyes,…

Organisers hatch a plot for Guy Fawkes to appear at bonfire night

Organisers hatch a plot for Guy Fawkes to appear at bonfire night

ByNicky CarterOct 30, 2023

BARNEY’S bonfire night organisers are putting Guy Fawkes in the spotlight at this year’s event. The gunpowder plotter, played by Castle Players’ actor Ben Pearson (pictured), will take to a…