In an occasional column, Dorothy Blundell takes a sideways look at the collections of The Bowes Museum where she is a volunteer IT’S mid-summer and the crops have not yet…

A BARNARD CASTLE man has taken some 35 years to grow a veritable forest of miniature trees.Bonsai artist Frank Smith’s back garden is a treasure trove of miniature firs, oaks,…

In an occasional column, Dorothy Blundell takes a look at the opening of The Bowes Museum where she is a volunteer standfirst goes something likeAFTER 30 years in the planning…

A charity started from a home in Butterknowle by getting jobs in sport for two veterans has grown over eight years to provide support for almost 10,000 ex-soldiers and is…