July 5, 2026
Category : News
Opponents’ fears over forest redevelopment
About 40 people attended a hastily-convened public meeting following the submission of a planning application for a £32m tourist development at Hamsterley Forest.
A local flavour to this year’s fun-packed Eggleston Show
THIS weekend’s Eggleston show will culminate with a sheep Grand National. The 147th show is back at Hayberries Farm, near Mickleton, on Saturday, September 16. For the first time, three…
Fitzhugh show spotlights heritage of Teesdale creators
CELEBRATING the creative people of Teesdale, past and present, is the focus of a new exhibition at the Fitzhugh Library, in Middleton-in-Teesdale. Volunteers Kath Maddison said: “The theme for heritage…
Dig pieces together Iron Age settlement
ARCHEOLOGISTS are piecing together how an Iron Age settlement near Cotherstone, might have looked like, four years after first investigating the site. Community group Altogether Archaeology (AA) has been digging…
Shock at sudden closure of nursery
MORE than 50 families have been left devastated by the sudden closure of a dale nursery school with an “excellent” reputation. Castle Kindergarten, at Staindrop, shut its doors on Thursday…
