The front page this week
The front page this week

What’s making the headlines this week –

Dale bobsleigh racer’s Olympic dream is back on track.

Council staff caught flouting their authority’s own parking rules.

Bid to make Staindrop the ‘fittest place in England’.

Fears over missing hen carrier – police haven’t ruled out the possibility that it was shot.

Cancer survivor’s family say a special thank you to hospital.

D-day for land row in Romaldkirk.

Traffic calming scheme planned.

The shop that combines baby clothes with tanning booths.

Service to celebrate church’s anniversary.

Appeal over dog mess on rugby pitches.

History sleuths needed to solve track riddle in Middleton-in-Teesdale

Plus letters, community news, five pages what’s on, seven pages of farming, community news, business and three pages of grassroots sport.