A 10,000-YEAR-OLD axe, ancient animal skulls and flint tools were just some of the Stone Age artefacts that children at Gainford Primary School examined during a special workshop.The session was…

AN environmental group dedicated to improving Teesdale’s tree cover is looking for new areas to plant saplings.Trees For Teesdale is changing tack for the coming season, shifting its focus from…

TWO new-born alpacas helped boost an animal shelter’s coffers during its first open day in more than a year.Wetheriggs Animal Rescue Centre, at Thorpe Farm, near Greta Bridge, held an…

A LEADING North East nature organisation has marked its half-century by unveiling its 50th nature reserve.Durham Wildlife Trust has acquired a 300-acre site in upper Teesdale as part of its…