Category : News

Drivers sought to make most of top gear

Drivers sought to make most of top gear

ByNicky CarterApr 20, 2025

DRIVING AHEAD: Oxfam shop manager Naila Laundy is on the hunt for volunteer drivers to help ferry donations between different locations

Reliving memories of model-making tradition

Reliving memories of model-making tradition

ByNicky CarterDec 12, 2023

THE tradition of making models of Barney’s Market Cross began as a challenge and now the former apprentice who created it is considering making one for himself. Many readers have…

Copper beech tribute takes root at last

Copper beech tribute takes root at last

ByNicky CarterDec 12, 2023

RESIDENTS in Whorlton had to get their spades out for the second year in a row, after suppliers delivered the wrong coloured tree for their village green. To commemorate the…

Review of Cinderella- Durham Gala

Review of Cinderella- Durham Gala

ByAndrew HarrisonDec 11, 2023

ONE of the longer running pantos in the area at Durham Gala opened with all the glitter and sparkle you’d expect for Cinderella. There is nothing better as a panto…

Review of Cinderella – Playhouse, Whitley Bay

Review of Cinderella – Playhouse, Whitley Bay

ByAndrew HarrisonDec 11, 2023

CHRISTMAS only truly begins for me when I get to Blue Genie’s Panto at The Playhouse, Whitley Bay. That familiarity gives me that ‘coming home’ feeling as I settle into…