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 ...

It began life as an orphanage and ended it as a hated eyesore. Now, St Peter’s, at Gainford, has been pulled down will the landowners finally reach an agreement over a new development? Nicky Carter ...

BIG plans are afoot for Barnard Castle’s annual Christmas switch-on event next month. The town’s volunteer Christmas lights committee, working alongside the town council, English Heritage, The Witham, ...

AN exhibition of traditional oil painted landscapes with a contemporary twist is on show at the Bowlees Visitor Centre Gallery this month. Artist Tonya Mitchell’s solo exhibition, The Great Outdoors, ...

A SERIES of music events hit the right note at the weekend – and there’s much more to come. On saturday, the Summer festival of free outdoor performances in the cafe garden at The Witham, in Barnard ...

LIFE after lockdown has been particularly busy for artist Holly Scott. She has moved studios, produced a series of new linocut prints for a solo exhibition and taken delivery of an etching printing ...

A PIPE and drums band from the dale has given its first performance in almost two years as they emerge from the coronavirus pandemic. It was also the first time in two years that residents at Bowes ...

IT was an excellent morning's work for Middleton Wanderers, who progressed to the last 32 of the Durham County FA’s Sunday Cup thanks to a 4-2 win at home to Langley Park. Middleton had the strong ...

THERE’LL be some spook-tacular fun on offer at a dale community centre this Halloween. Artists, children and a host of others have helped create a frighteningly scary trail at the TCR Hub, in Barnard ...

Botanist Dr Richard Warren reveals the secrets of ladies’ bedstraw in his latest column Raby Castle CC named as the county’s top All Stars cricket club Ans well as more sports news from the rugby ...

THE sound of brass band music will ring out from the TCR Hub in Barnard Castle on Sunday, August 1. Barnard Castle Band, under the guidance of leader Andrew Nicholson, will present a Blast of Brass ...

TWENTY-four members gathered to contest the trophy in the usual two group round robin format. In perfect bowling conditions players toiled through four games of five ends, looking for the maximum ...