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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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HAMSTERLEY FOREST ACTION GROUP

12 August 2025

HAMSTERLEY FOREST ACTION GROUPWE would like to document our concern re the following planning application:DM/24/02979/FPA|Proposed Masterplan for Hamsterley Forest comprising a replacementForestry England Visitor Centre with offices, cafe, classroom, and WCs with additional rationalisedcar parking; 70no. Forest Holidays cabins with

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Bishop Auckland constituency Labour Party

10 May 2025

Emergency Motion Nigel Farage The following emergency motion was approved by a large majority (nem con) at an all-members meeting of the Bishop Auckland constituency Labour Party at Hamsterley Village, County Durham, on Saturday May 10th 2025: “That the Bishop Auckland constituency Labour Party

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COUNCILLOR SAY THANKS

5 May 2025

Dear Electorate,   Sincere thanks for your continued support.     My promise remains steadfast, I will continue to work hard for Weardale and its residents and communities. County Councillor Anita Savory

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The ramblings of an old man. (Part one )

28 March 2025

The ramblings of an old man. (Part one )AS many an old blues man has sang… ” Well I woke up this morning and”… lo and behold a flood ofpolitical propaganda came through my letterbox.Two yawns, a scratch of parts

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