CAMPAIGNERS in Wycliffe and Thorpe are celebrating after plans for a nearby slurry pit, larger than an Olympic swimming pool, were rejected. Durham County Council’s south and west planning committee…

TWO Barnard Castle eating places are celebrating national awards for their food and service. Cafe Bowes at The Bowes Museum received a VisitEngland Quality Food & Drink Award while Indian…

PLANTERS will be removed from a dale village centre to lighten the workload of a dwindling band of volunteers. The award-winning gardening group Middleton-in-Bloom, which maintains the planters and floral…

HAMSTERLEY Forest residents have prevented Forestry England from claiming ownership of a track popular with outdoor enthusiasts. Forestry England had applied to Land Registry in February to claim possessory freehold…