A YOUNG nature lover from Cockfield has been given a national award. Hot on the heels of being named as County Durham Environment Awards’ young volunteer of the year, Sophie Hebdon collected the ...

WEST Auckland’s most famous celebrity is being celebrated in a new display at one of Darlington’s top venues.Rondart, alias Ron Tomlinson, gained worldwide fame in the 1960s and 70s with his ...

THE work of talented young musicians and artists at Teesdale School was celebrated at a special event.The Summer Celebration was the first time since pre-Covid that an audience of family and friends ...

A jubilee party committee ­– Amanda Layton, Rebecca Kesterton, Louise Hamilton, Annette Vasey and Maryann Heads – organised the loan of chairs and tables from the Parish Hall, oversaw the street ...

This week's front page. Making the headlines this week: Barney FC make it a cup double. Ex-apprentice returns to take over reins from mentor at Eggleston hall Gardens ...

MEMORABILIA from West Auckland legend Rondart has gone on display in a unique exhibition.Ronald Tomlinson gained international fame for being the world’s only dart-blowing variety act and performed in ...

A COMMUNITY organisation that provided a lifeline to people in the lockdown will itself get a helping hand through a rough period.TCR Hub, in Barnard Castle, delivered care packages to those who had ...

OFFICIALS at Barnard Castle’s arts centre are on the hunt for someone to take charge of programming and fundraising.A six-month agreement with arts charity Northern Heartlands to plan and book shows ...

Barney Christmas lights group lands funding to save seasonal display. Silver Swan continues to perform despite being in pieces. Parking permit scheme abandoned for lack of support. Thieves ‘clean out’ ...

SIX distant relatives meet in an old creaking mansion to discover who is about to find out who will inherit the fortune from Cyrus West. The meeting has been called with strict instructions by the ...

PUPILS at Bowes Hutchinson’s Primary School enjoyed their first service in church since February. The school celebrated harvest in St Giles, which was full of parents, grandparents and friends who ...

With just one pupil on the roll at Forest of Teesdale School, what does the future hold for the remote school that was saved from closure in 2016? Bowes Show is back – eight pages of pictures and ...