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Landlord banned from renting properties for two years
A council has become one of the first local authorities in the region to successfully ban a landlord from renting out residential properties. Kamran Adil of Halterburn Close, Gosforth, has been banned from operating as a landlord or managing agent
Dalefolk Remembered
Linda Dennison Linda Dennison ( nee Humble) Wolsingham THE funeral of a lady born and bred in Wolsingham took place at Wear Valley Crematorium on New Year’s Eve. The large congregation entered to the music of Chasing Cars by Snow
Stanhope Travel
What an eventful year 2025 has been both in business and personally for us. Travel has continued to be a much-needed distraction for us all as Stanhope Travel enters its 19th year in Weardale. From family holidays and adventurous city breaks
Statement in response to recent PCC announcement from Save St. Thomas’ Church Hall Project Group
31st December 2025 It was with sadness that we learned that the PCC have announced that the Church Hall will go on the open market in the New Year. We were disappointed to hear that their response to our request
Teenager in farm collision dies
A much-loved teenager has tragically died following a collision at a farm in Burnopfield. Police were called at 8.25pm on December 21 after a John Deere Gator overturned at a farm off the B6310. Aaron Anderson, aged 14 from Consett,
Weardale Police Officer awarded King’s Police Medal
A Police Officer who grew up in Frosterley has been awarded the King’s Police Medal in the New Year’s Honours List. Superintendent Andy Huddleston, now working with Northumbria Police, is a former pupil of Wolsingham School who joined Durham Constabulary
Watch film made by local man for free
AWARD-winning film director Dean Midas’s latest horror short, Christmas Eve, has captivated audiences, amassing over 20,000 views in just 18 days—all on a shoestring production budget of just £50. The film, which is available to watch for free on YouTube, is the
Weardale preparing to welcome a new vicar.
THE Parish of Stanhope is preparing to welcome a new Minister with the arrival in a few weeks of Revd Graeme Holdsworth. Rev Graeme is currently the Interim Vicar of Marsden and Slaithwaite, in West Yorkshire, but his family ties
Stanhope church hall to go up for sale
THE church hall in Stanhope’s main street is to be put up for sale in the New Year. The announcement was made during the church service on Sunday in St Thomas church, Stanhope. For months there has been speculation and
Weardale entrepreneur Luke Allan Holmes recognised at Northern Enterprise Awards as Holdham Group wins major innovation honour
Founder & CEO of Holdham Group, Luke Allan Holmes, has been named the North East’s Most Visionary Young Entrepreneur & Community Leader at this year’s Northern Enterprise Awards, in a major boost for a business with deep roots in Weardale.
Families have only days left to experience AGLOW 2025
Families across the region are being urged to book now as AGLOW 2025 enters its final days, with the spectacular festive light trail at Auckland Palace closing on Wednesday 31 December. With limited availability remaining, visitors have just days left to
Eastgate Christmas Carol Service
Eastgate Christmas Carol Service 24th December at 7pm Join us for a fun, family-friendly Christmas service with carols, the Weardale Nativity, and a cosy festive atmosphere surrounded by decorated trees. Perfect for all ages – relaxed, joyful, and welcoming.Refreshments afterwards too! Forget
CLA comments on significant change to inheritance tax reforms
The CLA (Country Land and Business Association) has commented on a government announcement of a significant change to its planned reforms to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR), with the valuation threshold rising from £1m to £2.5m
Call for people to become foster ‘aunts’ or ‘uncles’
A North East council is to be one of the first in the UK to recruit a new type of foster carer. Durham County Council is working in partnership with Now Foster to introduce the Weekenders Programme, a flexible way
CLA comments on rural mobile mast upgrades
The CLA (Country Land and Business Association) has commented on a government announcement as over a 100 mobile masts are upgraded across rural Wales, Scotland and England delivering new 4G coverage from all mobile network operators for the first time.
PCC partners with national safety charity as illegal tyre use soars in the North East
Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen is joining forces with a national charity to prevent serious and fatal collisions involving illegal or poorly maintained tyres. The County Durham and Darlington PCC, who is Joint National Lead for Roads Policing on
Meet the County Durham firefighter taking on 1,393 mile challenge for youngster battling cancer
A County Durham firefighter is set to walk, run and cycle more than a thousand miles to raise funds for a little boy battling a rare form of childhood cancer. Gary Tough, a Station Manager at County Durham and Darlington
Darlington Mart
Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of cast cattle and store stock and their fortnightly sale of fodder on Monday 22nd December 2025. Forward were 78 cattle, 267 sheep and 236 lots of fodder. 33 Cast Cows/OTM sold