Headlines in this week’s newspaper:
Damage caused to yet another historic dale bridge sparks calls for permission to be refused for Barnard Castle to be used as an A66 diversion route.
Openreach vows to replace aluminium cabling to stop frequent internet blackouts in Stainton Grove.
Victory for campaigners as proposals to cut services at Bishop Auckland Hospital are shelved.
Owners reveal new plans to convert Cotherstone’s Post Office into a home.
A long-forgotten model railway is being restored at Barnard Castle School.
Old Well Inn celebrates as it is declared Teesdale’s Pub of the Season.
Four new life-saving heart-start machines are installed in various parts of the dale.
Meet the Gainless Valley’s new associate vicar who, as a scientist, has no problem reconciling science and faith.
Also a complete guide to what’s on the dale, readers’ letters and a round up of the weekend’s sport, including Gainford’s march into Wear Valley Sunday League’s division two cup final after an intense penalty shootout.
