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"surra fO RENT ■ | | ■ ■■■• f O R E N T nedfamily House kstartforth area References avail- My: |T67, Teesdole Mercury | Barnard Castle. SUNDER No. 7159 Price 18p Barnard Castle, Wednesday, 21st October, 1992 Established 1854 DO Pagc7 Special meeting Three slimmers who have lost Deputy m ayor to called to discuss get £337 badge tin Jacket, brand an amazing total of 24 stones A badge of office for the itted. Cost £200, value of tourism £1 million question deputy mayor costing £337 is to 65.—Tel. 0325 Hugh Becker, whose letters to be ordered by Barnard Castle the Mercury about the future of Town Council. Members agreed tourism have caused a lot of on Monday to accept a design cle Jacket. Ladies interest, has called a meeting to submitted by a Jewellery firm. tew. £75.— 'Tel. discuss the topic tomorrow. The clerk, Mr Jim Smith, said 16._______ Delegates from tourist bodies, over future of dale there were occasions when the vviUHl councils and business groups deputy mayor had to attend :-100 Portable i VAltyfc will gather in Barnard Castle at Teesdale would be tioned out the dale would be for specialist services, and he functions and, at present, he had instructions. As Slides bylfa; his invitation to consider the nearly £1 m illion a year entitled to 13, but consultants was sure Teesdale could deal no identification. I). £80.— Tel. on New ZaUt current state and value of better off if it stood had shown the dale would need with that. Coun Keith Crabtree thought [6.__________ only eight. He agreed that a new all-in tourism in Teesdale, plus its alone instead of beinG it was wrong to spend charge- 17. relationship with the local popu He revealed that when an Tcesdale Council would need payers’ money on such an item ner Car Seat, 6 lation and economy. linked to Durham Coun index was drawn up showing more accommodation, but said during a recession, especially as ears. £20.— Tel. He also hopes to evaluate the ty Council. the community feeling of each of the cost would be more than cov it might only be worn once or 21, DJD.SMI ered by the dale’s share of the 24. S.CJ.Cta* policy for tourist development, If it was given its own all the eight districts, regarded as These three ladies, who have twice a year. Coffee Hte identify any shortfalls and con purpose council it would be an important point when new county council's headquarters if Coun Terry Nunn agreed, but 7 side lever, 12 councils are appointed, Teesdale that was no longer needed and slimmed away 24 stones bet added that it was important for Middleton 1|| sider ideas for improvement. His able to reduce rates and poll ween them, were presented with id ly used. £35.— 10JUL~!3; aim is to "stimulate and support came out on top. could be sold. the deputy mayor to be recognis 8 0 59. further local discussion and tax by that amount, or give the Answering fears that Tbesdale How long will it all take? Mr bouquets and certificates at a able. He could wear the badge at 31. SuindropCom action." public a better service. could not handle education on Fell said that if new councils are Weight Watchers meeting at each meeting, he suggested. 11" frame 5-speed Hallowe'eife Mr Becker, a businessman This is being claimed by its own, he pointed out that 85% set up it will take longer than Glaxo Club on Monday. The deputy mayor, Coun -Tel. Teesdale who lives at Romaldkirk Hall, Thesdale Council as an impor of the budget is now handled by the government has said, possi They are, from the left, Mrs Clarrie Watson, said considering NOVDOB will host the session at Rabanas tant feature of its case for its schools themselves. The rest is bly until 1995 or 1996. Vera Featherstone of Newholme, its quality the price was reason 5. StartfordiOndl Restaurant on The Bank. own new self-rule unitary Winston, her daughter Helen able. M Disc Drive FirewtvbiSH Among guests will he Tony authority under the forthcom County man has different opinions Pattison of South Cleat!am, and Coun John Eglinton said it lit gun, jo y stick, 630pm. Seaman, the Teesdale tourism ing changes. Hazel Toward of Bridge Street, should have been bought years first class condi- 20. LS.CC.ta^ officer; Mr Ken Lee, director of Mr Chris Banks, director of eight one-tier councils to cover Middleton. They are the envy of ago. "If we keep putting it off it , £90.— Tel. 0388 21. Lynesack Qhb the enterprise agency; Mr Mr Eric Fell, chief executive, personnel services at county the county was the most unlike all their friends now they have will Just become more expen p .m . ______ Work and Had gave the figures to Staindrop hall, told the meeting the county ly and most expensive option. If such slim figures. Maurice Abrahams, chairman of Parish Council on Thursday. council had not yet decided the county was split up he felt Vera explained to the Mercury sive," he said. "I think it will be the business club; Mr Phil He has been revealing them in which system to favour - the Teesdale would most likely dis that she started attending the money well spent." Barber, NFU secretary; and Mrs talks to other parishes, but present two-tier one, a change to appear into Darlington. classes two years ago to keep Elizabeth Conran, curator of this was the first one at which eight unitary councils, or a He spoke of the resources now Helen company and to lose C y c lin g events The Bowes Museum. change to two or four councils being used by the county council weight. Since then she has lost Also there will be representa the Mercury was present. covering the whole county. to support the Easington area eight stones, Helen has lost return to Meet tives of Raby and Strathmore He explained that at the But he felt there was a need because of the pit closure prob seven stones and Hazel has Two cycling events are to be Estates, Durham County moment the dale pays £15.88 for a strong voice for the whole lems. This would he impossible beaten them both by losing nine features of next year’s Barnard Council, the Northumbrian million a year to the county. of the county, sandwiched as it if there was not a large council. stones. They have all had to buy Castle Meet. This will delight Tourist Board and other bodies. This comes from community was between Tyneside and He asked what would happen new clothes, but are delighted. many enthusiasts as the Meet charge payers, business rates Teesside. He believed there was if Glaxo ever closed in Barnard They said it was hard work was mainly for cyclists after it 6,000 bulbs planted and government grants. a need for a large county author Castle. It would he a devastating but well worth the effort just to started over a century ago. \ Forty people turned out on see the astonished looks on their Mr John Whaley, of H. Forest Sunday to plant 6,000 bulbs on But in return, he added, the ity to deal with strategic plan blow, but would Tbesdale be able friends' faces. They all achieved Cycles on The Bank, will organ verges in Winston and alongside county was spending only ning and with Europe. to cope with it on its own? He their target weights. ise a big race for mountain bikes RDV the A67 road. The parish council £14.9 million on Tbesdale. He thought the setting up of did not believe it could. and a cycle polo match, both of spent £218 on the bulbs, which He went on, "Where is the which will be welcome attrac other million going? It is being Now it's brighter news from burial 930 crimes in dale E ( f ) include daffodils, crocuses, spent in other districts. These Coffee money tions for competitors and specta snowdrops and narcissi. Coun districts are getting the benefit. The sum of £305 was raised at tors during the weekend. Ivor Appleton, who organised it, We are losing. These figures ground that was badly vandalised against 711 in same a coffee morning in Middleton He gave details at a meeting gave thanks to the volunteers of have come not from me but from period last year Masonic Hall on Saturday to of the Meet committee at the all ages. The parish council is the county's own consultants. Crime figures have risen raise funds for the James Hora Red Well Inn on Monday. There spending £100 on trees which "I would like to know where sharply in Teesdale this year, Hostel in London. It was organ are also hopes that an archery will be planted during our £900,000-plus is going when with a total of 930 recorded up ised by Mavis and Harry Ebdon event will be included in the fair November. it is not being spent in Teesdale. to the end of September com and family, who stayed there in the castle grounds. If we had that money we could pared with 711 in the same peri when their policeman son-in- Barnard Castle FC will again Burglar alarm plea give a reduction in community od last year. At the same time law, Colin McManus, was run the football competitions, 40NH A new request is to be sent to charge and rates, or a higher the detection rate has dropped stabbed two weeks ago.