FOUR village venues in Teesdale enjoyed a spruce up during the past year thanks to a scheme that offers on-the-job-training for aspiring decorators.Along with village halls in Copley, Winston, Ingleton…

UNCERTAINTY surrounds the future of the dale’s last remaining animal sanctuary after it was forced to close due to an outbreak of avian flu.More than 400 birds were destroyed after…

EVERY family with a child at Evenwood Primary School has been given a special hamper to help them cope with current cost of living challenges.Some 60 families, regardless of their…

CHILDREN’S ideas are the inspiration for many of the proposals put forward for a campaign to tackle dog fouling in Barnard Castle.A town council group formed to look into the…