July 27, 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…
Sweet smell of success for slurry protestors
CAMPAIGNERS in Wycliffe and Thorpe are celebrating after plans for a nearby slurry pit, larger than an Olympic swimming pool, were rejected. Durham County Council’s south and west planning committee…
Liz steps into life of beloved and hated children’s author
Author Enid Blyton will be the focus of another one woman show when actress Liz Grand makes her second visit of the year to The Witham, in Barnard Castle, next…
Success is dish of the day at two eateries
TWO Barnard Castle eating places are celebrating national awards for their food and service. Cafe Bowes at The Bowes Museum received a VisitEngland Quality Food & Drink Award while Indian…
Group struggling to cope with workload
PLANTERS will be removed from a dale village centre to lighten the workload of a dwindling band of volunteers. The award-winning gardening group Middleton-in-Bloom, which maintains the planters and floral…
