July 8, 2026
Category : News
Trainees help transform parish hall meeting room
REFURBISHMENT work at a popular town parish hall room is nearing completion. Work to transform the Guild Room, at St Mary’s Parish Hall in Newgate, Barnard Castle, moved on a…
Row over Card Factory’s sign in Barnard Castle
A CARD company has been allowed to keep its illuminated sign despite concerns about it being too “tacky” for Barnard Castle’s historic high street.There are fears that giving permission to…
Teesdale country estate goes on market for £1.8m
A SMALL sporting estate in Teesdale has come on the market for the first time in 100 years at a price of £1.8million.Estate agents say Park House Estate, which was…
Murder mystery takes to gardens and village green in Gainford
A MURDER mystery developed during lockdown will be played out in the open-air next month when everyone is invited to put their detective skills to the test to crack the…
Horatio’s great escape: Tortoise found after three weeks on the run… he…
AN adventurous tortoise who spent three weeks on the run has been found safe and sound after eluding search efforts that included sniffer dogs.Kathy and Dave Palmer, of Startforth, had…
