Chairman honours Bishop Auckland’s very special ‘Walker’
It was best foot forward for a Bishop Auckland man when he stepped up to receive the Chairman’s Medal recently.
Town Band to perform
Ferryhill Town Band will be performing at Bishop Auckland Methodist Church on Cockton Hill Road on Saturday 6th November from 7pm.
Man in court following brawl
A man who was involved in a brawl in Bishop Auckland marketplace was conditionally discharged from Bishop Auckland Magistrates Court last week.
Man arrested soon after jail release
Only three months after being released from jail, Simon Bernard Blacklock was caught with tools with intent to burgle, Bishop Auckland Magistrates Court heard this week.
Moments in time
A local photographer will be making his debut at the Discovery Centre when his first ever exhibition of work opens next week.
Fireworks display
Bishop’s annual fireworks display will this year be held on Thursday 4th November at Bishop Auckland Rugby Club.
Coffee with a difference
Some people prefer their coffee black; others with cream. But in Hamsterley on Saturday 6th November you will be able to take your coffee with a gorilla, or thirty of them to be precise!
In the money
Grants worth £2,000 will soon be improving life for people in the area.
Inquest hears how body was moved
In inquest into the death of a 40 year-old man who was found in an alley behind Hurworth Street heard how his body had been placed there by his room-mates.
Engineering project builds bridges to employment
Children from St John’s Catholic School are working with mentors to gain a valuable insight into the engineering world thanks to funding from Durham County Council’s Area Action Partnerships.