February 6, 2026

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Mapping out sites ready to attack alien invader

Mapping out sites ready to attack alien invader

ByNicky CarterJul 15, 20242 min read

A BARNARD Castle botanist has created a map tracking the trail of an alien invader plant which will help volunteers to stem the spread. For the past few months, Dr…

Community answers its own prayer

Community answers its own prayer

ByNicky CarterJul 14, 20244 min read

When a Methodist chapel in rural Teesdale was put up for sale, villagers banded together to repurpose it as a vibrant heart of their community. Five years on, they have…

Mart says: ‘you can’t park here’

Mart says: ‘you can’t park here’

ByNicky CarterJul 8, 20242 min read

DIRECTORS of a dale auction mart say they are unable to offer access to their facilities to help alleviate Middleton-in-Teesdale’s parking woes. Middleton-in-Teesdale and Newbiggin Parish Council had hoped directors…

Clearing overgrown beck ‘risks fires’

Clearing overgrown beck ‘risks fires’

ByNicky CarterJul 7, 20242 min read

A LANDOWNER has voiced concerns that cutting back overgrown vegetation on an historic beck side path will encourage people to use it for campfires, an upper dale parish council was…