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Star Cobbler prepares to hang up his boots

Star Cobbler prepares to hang up his boots

ByMartin PaulFeb 13, 2025

COBBLERS’ LAST: Adrian Andrews and assistant Hannah with a variety of items they have repaired or sharpened

Store staff step out and raise over £1,200 by tackling Yorkshire peaks

Store staff step out and raise over £1,200 by tackling Yorkshire peaks

ByNicky CarterOct 3, 2023

FURNITURE store work mates were still smiling as they finished a gruelling 50,000-step challenge, completing the Yorkshire Three Peaks and raising more than £1,200 for colleague Gina Russell’s granddaughter Abby…

We must protect our hedgerows’

We must protect our hedgerows’

ByTeesdale MercuryOct 3, 2023

The Government needs to maintain existing levels of protection for hedgerows while also ensuring new ones are created, the Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN) says. The Department for the Environment,…

If you feel like a lost sheep? Apply within…

If you feel like a lost sheep? Apply within…

ByNicky CarterOct 2, 2023

Nicky Carter reflects on the work of a group of volunteers who kept the social heart of the village alive with a community pub, the PinfoldFor the past four years…

Final ‘massive’ lap celebrates Kevin’s fundraising success

Final ‘massive’ lap celebrates Kevin’s fundraising success

ByNicky CarterOct 1, 2023

FAMILY and friends turned out in force to support an intrepid fundraiser complete one massive final five-kilometre lap Barnard Castle’s Kevin Maughan set himself the challenge of running 48, five…