JUST who discovered the rare plants of Upper Teesdale?That’s the question posed in a new book titled Who discovered the Teesdale rarities? by Dr Frank Horsman.Now retired, Dr Horsman, who…

THE dale’s young farmers’ clubs are hoping to meet face-to-face for the first time in 18 months this September.The Covid-19 crisis has resulted in Barnard Castle Young Farmers’ Club experiencing…

Mountain Pansy (Viola lutea)MOST of us find it strange that the Latin name of this flower means yellow, when in the North Pennines it almost always has purple petals. Yellow…

STORM clouds loomed heavy on the horizon, but the rain held off competitors at the Dales Pony Society’s summer show at Streatlam Farm, near Barnard Castle. Competitors from all over…