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Band Coffee Morning a huge success

30 September 2026

STANHOPE Silver Band members organised a very successful Coffee Morning last Saturday in the church hall, Stanhope. The morning event was very well attended with teas/coffees available as well as cake stalls, tombola and raffle, which raised an amazing £864.96p.

Weardale Wilf visits Harperley

30 September 2026

Weardale Wilf took the Weardale bus to Harperley the other day and made his way to see our Editor, Anita. Renowned as a farmer’s wife who isn’t keen on animals, she appeared to be surrounded by them – and enjoying

Fresher’s week student safety (September 28 to October 4)

30 September 2026

As thousands of students prepare to start studying at Durham University this month, firefighters are sharing their top safety tips for living in shared accommodation. County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) has warned that being careless when

Coffee Morning at Wolsingham Methodist

30 September 2026

WOLSINGHAM METHODIST CHURCH AUTUMN EVENT COFFEE MORNING SATURDAY 10th OCTOBER2026 10.00 am – 12.00 noon CAKE STALL – LUCKY DIPS FOR ALL AGES JEWELLERY – CARDS – BOOKS – PAINTINGS FREE ENTRY

Secrets beneath Auckland Palace to be revealed at Newcastle talk

30 September 2026

A talk at Newcastle’s Tyne Theatre and Opera House this November will explore nearly a decade of archaeological discoveries at one of the UK’s most important medieval sites. Dr John Castling, Archaeology Curator at The Auckland Project, will take audiences

The history of policing and imprisonment at Ripon

28 September 2026

Students see first-hand how the police uniform and truncheon developed in Victorian England. Year 11 History students at King James I Academy have visited Ripon Prison & Police Museum to explore the history of crime and punishment in Britain and

Over £640 raised at King James for Macmillan Cancer Support

28 September 2026

Anne Goddard (left) and Linda Dixon (right) in the Sixth Form Common Room at King James. Every year at King James I Academy, staff and students look forward to the annual Macmillan Coffee Morning event, which takes place in September.

Borehole plans for Hamsterley Forest lodges remain untested, briefing says

28 September 2026

Plans to supply the proposed holiday development at Hamsterley Forest with drinking water from a new borehole have still not been supported by site-specific drilling or pumping-test evidence, according to a technical briefing based on the public planning record. Forestry

County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service launches wholetime firefighter recruitment campaign

28 September 2026

Crew Manager Mark Bryden County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service launches wholetime firefighter recruitment campaign Could you be the person someone needs on the worst day of their life? County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS)

Olive Tree Holistic Therapies opens at the Durham Dales Centre in Stanhope

27 September 2026

Olive Tree Holistic Therapies has opened its new treatment room at the Durham Dales Centre in Stanhope, following a move from its previous base in Barnard Castle. Set in the heart of the Durham Dales, the Centre provides a peaceful

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