REED beds at a community hub in Barnard Castle are helping improve the quality of water flowing into a dale beck, a recent report has revealed.The water quality of two…

HORSE riders have only partially welcomed changes to the highway code which gives them priority over vehicles on public roads.However, they complain that cyclists have unfairly enjoyed priority over horses.Changes…

Common ivyA poisonous, evergreen shrub, common ivy can scramble up trees to reach considerable heights with the help of numerous short roots positioned along the stems. The leaves are thick,…

NATURE lovers are being urged to get involved in a new project to protect and help regenerate rare plant species in upper Teesdale.Many of the flowers, which grow nowhere else…