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Making the headlines this week:

Celebration after funds secured to repair Whorlton Bridge and divert the A68 at Toft Hill

Ben the Spoon Man is making a stir with his creations

Cotherstone community cafe group nears £100k target

Barney ear clinic is best in the United Kingdom

Christmas lights saved in barney and Cockfield

Barney dementia group to carry on despite threat of losing Alzheimer’s Society support

Puppet to star in dementia play

Staindrop’s “chicken and the egg” problem with speeding

Fairy scone mother hangs up her apron

ManHealth charity warns of the scale of men’s mental health in Teesdale

Mystery over Barney’s no man’s land solved

Plus a full events guide, readers’ letters, sport, community news, puzzles and, of course, Bob Garton’s quiz