February 8, 2026
A COTHERSTONE woman is celebrating achieving a lifelong ambition to be a writer with the publication of her first collection of poems, Back to Life.Ally Hammock, 41, wanted to be…
CONKER contestants battled it out in a knock-out competition in Cotherstone.The inaugural conker contest took place at the Red Lion on Sunday when more than 40 entrants, both children and…
ARTWORK created by a teenage refugee who has made her home in Barnard Castle has been included in a unique exhibition at the Hippodrome, in Darlington.The three-month exhibition Identity, opened…
A MUCH-used dale village hall has been given a makeover which also enabled students to gain much-needed work experience.Ingleton Village Hall had been in need of a spruce up for…