Shop


The Weardale Gazette Office Stanhope Market Place. Apart from distributing the "Weardale Gazette" it also provides a wide range of sales and services. The Gazette staff are:

Anita Atkinson, Harperley. Anita Atkinson has been editor of the Weardale Gazette since 1998 after being invited to ‘learn the ropes’ by the then temporary editor, Tom Ayre beginning in March that year. A mother of three grown-up children and steeped in community and charity work in the area, Anita is a very busy lady, working seven days a week to ensure the Weardale Gazette is bursting with stories that Dalefolk want to read. Born just outside of the Dale in Billy Row, near Crook, she attended Wolsingham School and has spent almost the rest of her life in Weardale, learning about the area, its people, history and geography.	Sheila Hogarth, Westgate. Sheila has been with the Gazette almost from its beginning in 1987. As the Office Manager, she is in touch with all aspects of the Company’s activities and, not least, is a frequent and welcoming voice on the phone. She is an accomplished shorthand typist who has an invaluable role in computing and transposing much of the incoming text, photographs and finished proof into the newspaper, ready for final printing. Village news in the “What’s On Column” is another of her responsibilities. Sheila also keeps in touch with national and overseas readers, ensuring renewal of subscriptions. Her cheerful, positive presence in the shop is greatly valued in helping customers with photocopying needs, printing orders and purchase of stationery, cards etc.

Christine Craig, Stanhope

We welcomed Christine to Weardale Publishing and Printing as Office Assistant in June 2007.She hails from Westgate and has lived in the Dale all her life. Her home is now in Stanhope. After leaving Wolsingham Wolsingham Grammar/Comprehensive School, she was employed by Barclays Bank PLC, working there for twenty-six years until 2006. Christine joined the Weardale Gazette team with a variety of responsibilities, including the opening of the editor’s many office e-mails, the subscription renewals of readers near and far, customers’ photocopying, stationery, printing orders and other shop requirements. Her help is often needed in co-operation with her two colleagues.

Margaret Powley, Frosterley

The Weardale Publishing and Printing Company is delighted to have Margaret on our office team. Margaret is in charge of Gazette Advertising & Sales and has been with us since summer, 2008. For many years, she has been a Registered General Nurse who felt the time had come to take a break from her work. Margaret is married with three adult children and five grandchildren. Her spare-time interest is keeping an eye on her three Border collies, one of which is diabetic and another is epileptic.

The downstairs shop supplies a wide range of sales and services.
If necessary, Sheila or Christine will always help with further information to meet your needs.