4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (302+ words) No town and parish councillors in Teesdale are receiving a basic annual allowance – despite being allowed to have the cash. This is in contrast with places like Peterlee and Bishop Auckland where members of their town councils are given an…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (317+ words) Durham County Council is to inspect a small bridge which is being used by diverted traffic after villagers warned it could become the scene of a serious accident. The authority said an inspector would visit the bridge to check for…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (496+ words) Barnaerd Castle’s annual bonfire night celebrations and its weekly parkrun remain in place after a bid to secure protected designation on the upper Demesnes wildflower meadow failed. It emerged this week that an unidentified resident had attempted to get the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (513+ words) Barnard Castle’s art centre has landed a £40,750 gift. The Witham will use the cash it has received from Teesdale West Durham Land Trust (TWDLT) to give its café a makeover. The trust was established in 2006 to work with local communities…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (456+ words) There is mounting opposition to a proposed new housing estate in Barnard Castle before a planning application has even been made. Bellway Homes is hoping to build 65 new homes on a field along Darlington Road and has started a consultation....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (409+ words) A housing developer has been accused of dragging its feet in cleaning up an ‘eyesore’ entrance to Barnard Castle. Residents of the relatively new Ashtree Park estate on the Darlington Road entrance to the town describe the mound of debris,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (481+ words) The Environment Agency has reiterated its objection to a £32million tourism development at Hamsterley Forest. Forestry England is proposing a new visitor centre, 70 holiday cabins with hot tubs, a tree top adventure course and a bunkhouse with camping facilities. Although the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (466+ words) Chickens being kept in back gardens and overgrown green spaces are being blamed for a rat infestation in Startforth. Durham County Council says warm and wet weather has made it difficult to keep up with grass-cutting, but this is unlikely…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (648+ words) Protestors are demanding to know why plans for a controversial wind farm doesn’t include any reference to how the electricity generated will get to the National Grid. Fred Olsen Renewables has been accused of putting “the cart before the horse…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (553+ words) A County Durham councillor has resigned from Reform UK to become an Independent. Jasmine Fox, of Lower Teesdale ward, is not aligned to any political group after leaving the party in recent weeks. She was elected in May 2025 alongside Reform’s…...