A guide to getting yourself out of debt
When you are in debt, you may find yourself feeling stressed and unable to find a way out. Being in debt makes it harder...
Anchors Aweigh: How a Care Home Made an Elderly Sailor’s Dream Come True
Maritime aficionado, David Bickle, a resident of HC-One's Greenways Court care home in Consett, County Durham, voiced his desire to experience life at sea...
Places to Go: Rochdale
My visit to Rochdale in May 2019 was something of an experiment. I was trying to see whether this Places to Go column could...
Circle Of Life – By Lorraine Weightman
After moving back to Consett and especially over the last lockdown year I have taken up walking - very slowly at first - partly...
Back to Life – By Lorraine Weightman
With thoughts of impending Spring, we observe gardens and hedgerows around us coming back to life. And alongside the welcome lighter mornings and nights,...
Consett in Focus Photography Group – December 2023
Consett Golf Club - By Chris Bruce
Consett and District Golf Club has been in existence for more that 110 years. The course, set in...
Wetherspoon Pub Listed In The Latest Good Beer Guide 2021
A Consett pub has been acclaimed for the quality of its real ale – by members of the town’s Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)...
Places to Go: Seaton Carew
Convalescing after an operation, I wanted a night away at the seaside, but not too far away. I returned for the first time in...
Yoga: Defying Age, Flexibility, and Fitness Myths – Jacqui’s Personal Story
I’m Jacqui and I’m a British Wheel of Yoga teacher based in Consett. Whenever I tell people what I do I generally get a...
‘Consett in Focus’ Dahlia Grower – Alan Swinburn
Some people have greener fingers than most. Alan certainly has and has been growing show Dahlias for 40 years but has taken it more...