Much-loved Barnard Castle restaurant Babul’s is undergoing a refurb ahead of a make or break year.

A theatre nurse with more than two decades’ experience is on a mission to give people basic medical training to save rural lives.

Bob the black Labrador is a very special dog. Sometimes seen on the streets of Barnard Castle, he’s the only therapy dog in Britain working directly with rough sleepers.

Big-hearted crafters have stitched together more than 20 knitted blankets for youngsters in need.