August 3, 2026
Category : News
Town centre garage torched in arson attack
A BLAZE which badly damaged a town centre business in Barnard Castle is thought to have been started deliberately. Emergency services were called to Vere Road Garage in the early…
Mystery of curious stone-carved head in Deepdale
BY GEOFF MILBURN ONE of my ancestors named Merryweather was a Barney stonemason, one of the large gang of men hard at work on the great edifice which became The…
Grant will help young carers
A DALE primary school is keeping up its good work with young carers – children who look after their parents or other adults at home.Bowes Hutchinson’s Primary School was this…
Innovative training scheme plans more work in the dale
FOUR village venues in Teesdale enjoyed a spruce up during the past year thanks to a scheme that offers on-the-job-training for aspiring decorators.Along with village halls in Copley, Winston, Ingleton…
Animal sanctuary in limbo as bird flu crisis deepens
UNCERTAINTY surrounds the future of the dale’s last remaining animal sanctuary after it was forced to close due to an outbreak of avian flu.More than 400 birds were destroyed after…
