Volunteers are being urged to come forward and help ensure Middleton Carnival has a bright future.

Three schoolgirls were presented with the Frank Harrison Award after their quick thinking saved a woman from drowning in the River Tees.

A Dale primary school has its much-loved ball back thanks to the efforts the Friends of Cotherstone School.

A nationally renowned comedian might be behind a Barney pub’s inclusion of the latest edition of the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) Good Beer Guide for the first time.