YOUNG angler Robert Smith will always remember the first time he went fishing.With his very first cast from the bank of the Tees at the Demesnes, the six-year-old landed a…

AprilTHE fall-out over Barnard Castle Town Council’s unfair dismissal of its former deputy clerk resulted in only three sitting members putting their names forward for the local government elections.A number…

BUOYED by the sell-out success of their debut show, officials at Teesdale Operatic Society have lined up a busy programme for all ages during 2022.Dawn Trevor, who directed Joseph and…

It’s a 12 months that is ending much as it started – shrouded in uncertainty as a result of the ongoing Covid situation. As we head towards 2022, life is…