Tag: Resilience

Watts Stelling has lived his entire life in Leadgate’s Bradley Cottages. From childhood, football was his passion, excelling as a striker at school and...

Ken Brown, born 95 years ago in Park Villas, Leadgate, lived an extraordinary life. Called up for National Service, he joined the King's Shropshire...

A Life of Grace: Remembering Edith Coates (1921–2025)On 20th March, Redwell Hills Care Home in Leadgate, Consett was filled with warmth, laughter, and celebration...

County Durham was transformed into a picturesque winter wonderland on Saturday, with heavy snowfall blanketing the region.As the chill set in and roads became...

By Chris BruceWe met the fire cadets at this year's Remembrance Day Parade and were invited to photograph one of their training sessions at...

Betty Brown, a 91-year-old ex-subpostmistress and grandmother, is thought to be the eldest individual affected by the Horizon scandal in the country.During a...

Dear Consett Residents,As we usher in 2024, our community's stories of passion, creativity, and resilience continue to inspire. This January, we're excited to bring...

Consett’s history was all too often unwritten, but some early twentieth-century memories have been captured in Edward ‘Ted’ Mullin’s autobiography, Memories of a Survivor:...

You will often hear people saying that confidence is key. That is all well and good, but there are times when your self-confidence isn’t...

It was on a chilly and damp Tuesday morning of March 10, 1992, when an extraordinary expedition commenced.A convoy comprising six articulated lorries, a...