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…

What do James Bond, Mahatma Ghandi and Bill Gates have in common? Answer: They all loved the mental challenge required to play bridge. Veteran player Tony Craig explains some of…

IT’S got be said, I’m annoyed with the boy again and he is making me drive angrily. Teenage boys just don’t seem to have a body-clock like the rest of…

Following Labour’s victory at the recent election local historian David Croom has been looking into the history of the Barnard Castle MP who was one of Labour’s founding members LABOUR have…