THE county council is to consult on making savings and introducing a premium for second homes.Members of Durham County Council’s cabinet last week discussed the authority’s updated Medium Term Financial…

FISHING THE TEES WITH ANDREW WILKINSON MID-SUMMER is a season for slowing down. The great countryside writer Ronald Blythe, who died aged 100, early this year, wrote: “Summer, for many,…

LITTLE actors from Green Lane Primary School, in Barnard Castle, have wowed audiences with their production of the West End’s Matilda the Musical.The script of Matilda the Musical was designed…

A DALE farmer aims to enter competition sheepshearing after earning the British Wool Association’s highest award.Lewis Wearmouth achieved a gold seal at the latest shearing course presented at Woodland by…