HEALTH and safety concerns have been raised about the state of stiles on popular public footpaths in the upper dale.Middleton-in-Teesdale Walkers are Welcome group’s annual review on the condition of…

A BEEF, arable and poultry farmer from the Teesdale area has been appointed the NFU’s new county chairman for North Riding and Durham and he says he could not be…

UPPER dale farmers completed their basic payment scheme (BPS) claims in record time last year, thanks to the support from Utass (Upper Teesdale Agricultural Support Services).This is despite the charity’s…

Broad Leaved Helleborine. Epipactis helleborineSOME years ago in the northern suburb of Barnton, in Edinburgh, residents were disturbed by a persistent weed that resisted all attempts at elimination.It came up…