The long-awaited Toft Hill bypass will not be going ahead – and Durham County Council is blaming the ongoing repair of Whorlton Bridge for eating up funding.

On February 7, the Rotary North East district final of the Young Musician of the Year competition took place at Stokesley Methodist Church.

Alice Cooper might not seem to have much to do with the local music scene, but at Mickleton Village Hall they tell a different story.

It has long been understood by audiences across Teesdale that Shakespeare’s works lend themselves readily to reinvention.