February 20, 2026
STAFF who between them racked up 70 years of service at a hardware shop were given a surprise send-off by colleagues when they retired.Staff at Maxwell’s Hardware Store, in Barnard…
AN elderly Cockfield woman and her family have thanked the kind-hearted heroes who saved her life during Storm Arwen.Doris Teasdale, 86, says she “wouldn’t be here today” if her rescuers…
STAINDROP Primary School has been recognised as the best in County Durham and second best in the North East.It is the second time the school has featured in the Parent…
A TOWN toilet twinning scheme is flushed with success after the organisers signed up the 50th loo – 30 more than expected.Former Teesdale MP Helen Goodman has signed up to…

