AutumnI love the fitful gusts that shakesThe casement all the dayAnd from the mossy elm tree takesThe faded leaf awayTwirling it by the window-paneWith thousand others down the lane John…

ANGLERS received the best present they could have asked for when the Environment Agency carried out re-stocking at a popular spot in the grounds of Raby Castle.Some 1,800 young fish,…

THE presence of non-native crayfish in the Tees waters used by members of Barnard Castle Angling Club could be providing an unexpected spin-off.Club chairman Gareth Hinchcliffe told fellow anglers at…

CRAFTING kitchen utensils using traditional skills was on the agenda in Barnard Castle, when a 12-week wood whittling course got under way.The sessions, run by Colin Wilson and Sarah Morehead…