August 2, 2026
Category : News
Weather and slugs hamper show entries
DIFFICULT growing conditions and slug infestations led to a lower-than-normal vegetable entry at Mickleton’s annual produce show. However, the event, organised by Mickleton Gardening Club, for more than 40 years…
Vow to increase hospital services at The Richardson
THE Labour Party has vowed to make more use of Barnard Castle’s Richardson Hospital if it comes to power at the next general election.Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting made the…
Globetrotter Karen takes up home post
WHEN Karen Thomson left Teesdale School in 1991, she walked into the Army careers office in Darlington and never looked back.Now Major Thomson, she has come home. She is the…
Gardener sows seeds of grow your own food
A HERITAGE gardener is aiming to pass on her knowledge to a new generation of aspiring gardeners with a series of starter classes.During the past couple of years, the number…
Plan for solar power farm on site of old coal mine near…
A PLANNING application for a solar farm on a former deep and open cast coal mining site has been submitted.Bluefield Renewable Developments Ltd, a UK based renewable energy business, hopes…
