September 27, 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…
Village hall support gets a warm welcome from Gainford residents
WARM space events hosted at Gainford Village Hall were hailed a success by organisers who hope to make them a regular thing.The two sessions were held on Friday mornings in…
Flora and Fauna: Carpet of leaves disappears for another year, ready for…
AutumnI love the fitful gusts that shakesThe casement all the dayAnd from the mossy elm tree takesThe faded leaf awayTwirling it by the window-paneWith thousand others down the lane John…
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…
