A FORMER advertising copywriter who became an international award-winning painter after suffering a debilitating stroke is hoping his new exhibition at The Bowes Museum will inspire those affected by Covid-19…

NATURE lovers are being urged to get involved in a new project to protect and help regenerate rare plant species in upper Teesdale.Many of the flowers, which grow nowhere else…

RUNNERS, walkers, horse-riders and dog owners are being invited to take part in a fun challenge in the upper Gaunless Valley this weekend.The inaugural To The Edge And Back starts…

A NEW romance novel by a member of Barnard Castle’s Northern Dales Richard III Society aims to improve the much-maligned monarch’s reputation.Maiden of Middleham is Bridget Beauchamp’s debut novel and…