Peter Barron

@BarronMedia

Longest-serving FORMER Northern Echo editor. MBE for 'service to journalism & North-East life'. Darlington Building Society board member. Storyteller.

Darlington barronmedia.co.uk Joined February 2009

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Peter Barron @BarronMedia 7h

Had great fun and was given a fascinating insight into a traditional way of life by representing the County Durham Lieutenancy at the annual lunch of the Northern Section of @showmensguild at @Ramside_Hall today.
Long may the show go on
barronmedia.co.uk/2026/11/11/all…

Peter Barron @BarronMedia 14h

Fantastic work by Woodham Burn Primary School and @LingfieldTrust following the school's recent Ofsted.

Always nice to see community publications like @NewtonNews1 picking up positive local stories like this.

newtonnews.co.uk/were-not-done-…

Peter Barron @BarronMedia 18h

MP praises @DarlingtonBS for investing in a larger, more accessible branch in #Guisborough, marrying traditional needs of customers with digital services.
thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/26711889.…

Peter Barron @BarronMedia 1d

#HeadlineChallenge: A textile artist has created an Italian restaurant and delicatessen with everything on the menu knitted or sewn.
My headline is PASTA POINT OF SEW RETURN. Can you do better?
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

www.bbc.co.uk Kate’s Knitalian: Artist turns Soho gallery into woolly deli From spaghetti to Parma ham, everything at a new Soho exhibition is knitted, crocheted or embroidered.

Peter Barron @BarronMedia 1d

#HeadlineChallenge result: Some great entries on the story about the #Darlington fish & chip shop launching a Christmas menu.
I'm going with Mark Carroll, alias @realcaptainzap, for the Christmas carol ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID'S CHIPPY. Made me laugh.
New challenge soon.