KIDS and their parents in Staindrop are celebrating the new year with a new piece of kit in their play park. A new tractor and trailer play item was installed…

A VILLAGE hall’s energy bill has been slashed in half only two weeks after solar panels were installed. The panels were put on the roof of Butterknowle Village Hall, along…

A POPULAR monthly coffee morning that faded after the covid pandemic has been revived by some of its former customers. The regular get-together, at Staindrop’s Scarth Hall, for many years…

TWIN sisters Charlotte and Jessica Edwards rounded off their time with a dale Beaver group by celebrating receiving the organisation’s top award. The eight-year-olds, who are members of the 1st…