PLANS to reopen a play park have taken a step forward after £15,000 was set aside for the project with the hope of securing a further £70,000.Gainford Activity Park, situated…

A UKRAINIAN refugee is hoping to use her catering skills to establish a new life for her family during their time in Teesdale. Mother-of-two Oksana Chorna fled her home town…

HOPES have been raised that Teesdale’s green waste and community composting service may not close. Rotters Composting, a not-for-profit community project, had announced it would cease collecting garden waste from…

COUNTRYSIDE campaigners have objected to plans to create a luxury wedding venue in a remote part of Teesdale.Blackton Grange Estates has applied for planning permission to transform a barn at…