Whorlton5 Dec 2025Appeal against refusal to let pub become a houseThe campaign group wants to save the Bridge Inn in Whorlton as a community asset.5 Dec 20255 Aug 2025Villagers celebrate pub conversion plan refusalProposals to turn a Whorlton pub into a house are refused by Durham County Council.5 Aug 202515 Dec 2024Historic bridge dismantled ahead of rebuildWhorlton Bridge is the UK's oldest road suspension bridge and still uses its original iron chains.15 Dec 202430 Aug 2024Piece by piece rebuild of 193-year-old bridgeThe 193-year-old bridge is to be dismantled so its components can be assessed before it is rebuilt.30 Aug 20244 Apr 2024Man resorts to rowing boat as bridge is closedWhorlton Bridge has been closed for repairs since 2019 leaving residents facing diversions.4 Apr 20244 Apr 2024Councils struggling with bridge repair costsResidents face detours or even having to use boats to cross rivers because of bridge closures.4 Apr 202419 Jan 2024Four carers sentenced for abusing hospital patientsThey are given suspended sentences after BBC Panorama exposed their actions in an undercover film.19 Jan 202419 Jan 2024Footage shows patients ill-treated at hospitalJudge Chris Smith said Whorlton Hall was an “unpredictable and inherently frightening place to live”.19 Jan 202427 Apr 2023Carers guilty of mistreating hospital patientsStaff at Whorlton Hall were prosecuted after their behaviour was exposed in a BBC Panorama film.27 Apr 2023...
