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A popular open-air swimming pool is seeking more volunteers to help keep it accessible in the future. More than 8,000 people have visited the pool in Stanhope, Weardale, so far this summer, double the ...

Rail passengers could find it easier to explore the North Pennines AONB from this spring onwards as a further stretch of the Weardale Railway is set to open. The 18-mile heritage line is part of the ...

One of the best gifts I’ve ever received is a microscope. Sixty years on, it’s still a wonder to watch a mini rainforest in action ...

Years after the Beeching axe removed great swathes of Britain’s railways, hundreds of volunteers across the region are beavering away to keep heritage lines running. They staff visitor attraction ...

Weardale Lithium has officially submitted plans for its lithium extraction plant, which could create more than 100 jobs. The natural resources development company has lodged an application for the ...

A firm behind plans to help charge the UK’s energy revolution has secured 125-job factory approval. Weardale Lithium has been granted permission to build a County Durham plant. Bosses say it will ...

Weardale Heritage Railway has appointed Claire Gibbons as its new General Manager, making her the first female to lead the historic line. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Shields Gazette, ...

Easter Express, a family-friendly railway adventure packed with springtime fun and festive activities for all ages, returns to Weardale Railway. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Sunderland ...