August 2, 2026
Category : News
Dale farming heritage dates back 3,000 years
LATEST finds during excavations at Gueswick Hill, near Cotherstone, suggest the area has been farmed consistently for about 3,000 years. During their latest dig, volunteers from Altogether Archaeology uncovered a…
I do it from the heart, says Sam after selling poppies since…
AN 84-year-old veteran from Barnard Castle has been praised for collecting for the Poppy Appeal since the 1950s.Sam Henderson agreed to step in to help with collections for the British…
Wedding hotel hint by new owners of Lartington Hall
TEESDALE’S Lartington Hall has been acquired by Apartment Group. It becomes the Newcastle-based company’s second property in the area after it bought Jersey Farm in Barnard Castle in 2020, renaming…
Classes to revive the recorder
A COMMUNITY event in Teesdale aims to revive the humble recorder.Over the past 20 years, the recorder has lost popularity in schools and many now lie neglected and unloved in…
Burial space is running out in Barnard Castle with no new cemetery…
IT’S unacceptable for people from Barnard Castle to be buried in Startforth because of a lack of cemetery space, the annual town meeting heard.Concerns have been raised going back 10…
