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Award-winning street performers to come to Barnard Castle – and it's free 21 Aug 2013 | 05:38 pm
VISITORS to Scar Top in Barnard Castle on Bank Holiday Monday will be treated to an extraordinary afternoon of entertainment as five award-winning and highly-skilled performers, fresh from two days en...
500 mining jobs may be created in North Pennines - but no plans to drill in Teesdale 21 Aug 2013 | 12:34 pm
UP to 500 jobs could be created in the North Pennines as a Canadian firm looks to restart the area’s mining industry. Mining experts last year said there are significant undiscovered deposits of lead ...
Teddy bear's picnic at Scar Top cancelled due to bad weather forecasts 16 Aug 2013 | 02:25 pm
A teddy bear's picnic planned for tomorrow [Saturday] in Barnard Castle has been cancelled because of bad weather forecasts. The event, which was organised by Barnard Castle Town Council as part of a...
Go batty at Bowlees 14 Aug 2013 | 07:47 pm
CREATURES of the night will be making a daytime appearance in Teesdale next week when they pay a flying visit to Bowlees Visitor Centre. Conservation Assistant Alistair Lockett, from the North Pennin...
Bravest bears needed for zip wire challenge in Barnard Castle 13 Aug 2013 | 06:04 pm
CUDDLY toys will be pushed to their limit at an event to find the bravest bears in Teesdale. Children are being invited to bring their boldest bears to Scar Top in Barnard Castle on August 17 and put ...
Tributes are paid to popular pharmacist 13 Aug 2013 | 05:59 pm
THE man who handed out medication to Barnard Castle residents for more than 30 years has died. Martin Rutter, who was a well-known pharmacist at Boots in Market Place, died suddenly at the age of 63. ...
No money for ‘boneshaker road’ repairs in Whorlton 13 Aug 2013 | 05:58 pm
THE highways authority has no more money to spend on repairs on a pothole-filled stretch of Teesdale road, parish councillors have been told. The C44 road between Barnard Castle and Whorlton is said t...
Dixon line gathers to celebrate forefather 13 Aug 2013 | 05:57 pm
A DALE village stepped back 250 years to celebrate the achievements of its most famous son. Cockfield resembled Beamish Museum as villagers donned costumes, wrote with quills and played antique games ...
Appeal for long-lost £1m masterpiece 13 Aug 2013 | 05:56 pm
A PUBLIC appeal is being launched in Teesdale to pay for a frame suitable for a dusty, old painting that was discovered to be a £1million masterpiece. The work of art had been gathering dust in a stor...
Row over discovery of human remains 13 Aug 2013 | 05:55 pm
THE uncovering of human bones during construction work near a Barnard Castle church has sparked a storm of protests. A Facebook page under the name King Richard III Society Barnard Castle claimed old ...
