SO there goes another record and its Mercedes beating Mercedes in the frugal stakes. The last Mercedes was a diesel powered coupe and as soon as I switched it on…

AT the age of 87, and after 60 years of playing golf, long-standing Barnard Castle member Doug Bousfield has recorded his first hole-in-one. The Gainford resident used a seven-wood at…

A photographic exhibition, Near and Far, natural beauty in the North Pennines, by Martin Rogers is at Bowlees Visitor Centre until the end of August. Martin’s photography is rooted in…

In a news-packed paper this week: Officials at Middleton Sports and Social Club have launched a “Raise the Roof” appeal to raise £40,000 to pay for repairs Supporters at Wetheriggs…