February 6, 2026

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Cash boost helps club offer a warm welcome

Cash boost helps club offer a warm welcome

ByNicky CarterJan 21, 20242 min read

A WELCOME funding boost will keep a dale community club’s crafters creating. Members of the Thursday Club, which meets at Mickleton Village Hall ironically every Wednesday, between 1.30pm and 3pm,…

Village views sought on Startforth plan

Village views sought on Startforth plan

ByNicky CarterJan 17, 20242 min read

A DALE group that has spent six years putting together a plan to give the community a stronger voice in how development takes place in Startforth is inviting residents to…

£4,000 grant is music to Cotherstone bell ringers’ ears

£4,000 grant is music to Cotherstone bell ringers’ ears

ByNicky CarterJan 16, 20242 min read

CAMPANOLOGISTS in Cotherstone are a step closer to hitting their target of raising £8,500 to repair bells at the village church thanks to a grant from county councillors. Currently only…

Birthday challenge for Margaret, 98

Birthday challenge for Margaret, 98

ByNicky CarterJan 13, 20242 min read

RENOWNED botanist Dr Margaret Bradshaw celebrated her 98th birthday by kickstarting a new challenge to raise more than £1,000 to highlight the decline of the dale’s rarest plants. She aims…