September 26, 2026
Category : News
Accolade honours Babul’s ‘curry legend’ founder
THE late Rafique Uddin Babul, the founder of Babul’s Indian restaurant in Barnard Castle, has been recognised with a prestigious national award. The Curry Legend award was given in Rafique’s…
The Bowes Museum defends its stance over The Castle Players after summer…
THE director of The Bowes Museum has acknowledged the “sense of frustration and disappointment” after The Castle Players cancelled their summer production following a row over costs and conditions.For the…
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…
