September 26, 2026
Category : News
Volunteer workforce concludes a busy year
BARNARD Castle’s volunteer workers have put their spades, brushes and hedge clippers away for the winter after another busy year. The group keeps the town looking its best by carrying…
We did it’ – chapel bought by villagers
VILLAGERS in Cotherstone are celebrating after buying the former Methodist chapel, which they plan to transform into a community-run shop, cafe and heritage centre.Following the closure of the village shop…
Rarely seen rooms of Barnard Castle’s oldest house open to public
ROOMS in one of Barnard Castle’s oldest buildings, unseen by the public for more than half a century, will go on show this month.The 500-year-old Blagraves House, previously a restaurant,…
Lookalike bus driver from Gainford raises a chuckle or two
A BUS driver from the dale is gaining his own fame because of his uncanny resemblance to Paul Chuckle, from TV’s Chuckle Brothers.Gainford’s John Simpson has become renowned among his…
Art is where the home is
A FORMER make-up artist to the stars has opened her Gainford lounge as a pop-up gallery.Dennie Pasion has renamed her livingroom at Snow Hall as The Drawing Room to host…
