20 Apr 2021
Hitting the headlines this week:
A charity which has helped thousands of elderly and disabled people across the dale for more than 20 years is being wound up
Cockfield Parish Council may have to write off almost £5,000 it paid for work which was never carried out
Whorlton Parish Council faces a large bill after abandoning a legal battle with the owners of the village pub
A newly-opened artisan hub in Barnard Castle has seen a huge demand for space from local artists and makers
The use of Barnard Castle s Richardson Hospital as a Covid-19 vaccine centre has raised its profile, according to the friends group
4 Mar 2021
VACCINE HEROES: One of Teesdale’s oldest residents, Margaret Swan, 105, was at Richardson Hospital, in Barnard Castle, to get her second coronavirus vaccine dose last week. Also pictured are carer Monika Allen and lead GP for the day Dr Heather MacConachi
THE sun was shining and one of Teesdale’s oldest residents was in good spirits as she arrived at Richardson Hospital, in Barnard Castle, to receive her second dose of the coronavirus vaccine last week.
Margaret Swan, from Wycliffe, was delighted with the service she received and hopes the vaccination programme will help keep her healthy. By chance the 105-year-old, accompanied by her live-in carer Monika Allen, was given the jab by her former GP, Dr John White, who along with many other medical staff in the dale, has come out of retirement to help with the mammoth vaccination programme. Mrs Swan said: “It was great. It’s good that it’s going to keep me healthy. I come from a large family and one thing with
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• 11 Feb 2021
SNACK TIME: Tom Howe and Katy Richards with some of the drinks that were distributed to key workers TM pic
NHS staff and care homes in Barnard Castle enjoyed some tasty snacks thanks to the stewards at the town’s workingmen s club.
Rather than simply throw stock away as it passed its use-by date, Tom Howe and Katy Richards decided to bring a bit of lockdown cheer to key workers. They parcelled up hundreds of bottles of fizzy drinks along with packets of crisps and nuts before delivering them to staff at the Richardson Hospital, Manor House, King’s Court, Beaconsfield and Charles Dickens Lodge.