The story of a much-loved family pet provided inspiration for a Barnard Castle woman to not only write her first children’s book, but to illustrate it as well. Leah Hobson,…

Staff and pupils at Staindrop Primary School say they are pleased to be “home” after four classes had to decamp to the village’s academy when their classrooms were badly damaged…

A GENEROUS, anonymous donation has community fundraisers within touching distance of purchasing an all-terrain wheelchair for Teesdale volunteer. An appeal was launched in the spring to pull in £11,000 to…

A farmer’s fascination with the art of stone-lifting led to a search for forgotten boulders used in the sport across Teesdale. Reporter Nicky Carter spoke to Calum Stott about his…