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Vicar’s Letter to the Church of England in Upper Weardale

16 April 2026

April 2026 The welcome I have received to the Diocese of Durham and the Benefice of Upper Weardale has been wonderful. As I write this reflection, I am six weeks into my new combined role as Interim priest-in-charge from Frosterley

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Hamsterley Forest Development Faces Growing Doubts Amid Economic Downturn and Public

22 March 2026

Serious concerns are being raised about the viability of a proposed cabin development at Hamsterley Forest, as new evidence highlights changing visitor behaviour, economic pressures, and a lack of supporting demand data. The scheme, involving large-scale holiday accommodation in a

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Dilston memories

18 March 2026

I was interested to read of the activities at Dilston Hall in Corbridge. I understand that during the Second World War Dilston Hall was a maternity home. I have never visited but understand I was born there in February 1942.

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Bob Thompson St John’s Chapel

14 February 2026

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all the support, kind thoughts and messages we have received since Bob’s passing. Sharing your memories has brought us so much comfort and reminded us of his impact in

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Flooding in Ireshopeburn

18 November 2025

Dear Editor Please find attached photos of the flooding on the A689 alongside the Weardale Museum in Ireshopeburn on 13 November 2025 There has been a very long history of flooding on this section of the A689 since the road

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Celebrating One Year of the Weardale Gazette Online

3 November 2025

This month marks one year since the relaunch of The Weardale Gazette as an online newspaper. In that time, it has become the leading source of news and information for the Weardale area, providing local residents with timely, relevant, and

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What happened to the horse?

6 October 2025

Dear Editor, Hi, we were on the steam train last Saturday 4th October, as part of the 200 anniversary, which went from York to Darlington to Shildon and then to Stanhope. Our progress was considerably slowed down between Shildon and

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Does anyone have memories or memorabilia from Warship week in Weardale?

19 September 2025

Dear Editor I live in Darlington and I’m currently researching for a book about Warship Week in WW2.     The Weardale area raised over £62,000 ( the equivalent of raising nearly £4m today) to adopt the  minesweeping ex-trawler, HMS Kingston

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Weardale Lithium Wells

27 August 2025

Weardale Lithium WellsLIKE O’Rafferty’s motor car, lithium and the church redevelopment are the burning questions of theday in every public bar, “it’s all gone quiet at Eastgate” someone said to me this week, “what do youthink is happening?”So, I read

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Dear Editor

20 August 2025

Dear EditorI wanted to write to you to express my thanks to the Weardale Museum and the Weardale Railwayand to promote the wonderful service and information provided to me by them both in not onlysolving a mystery but for shining

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