Barnard Castle town councillors are considering a plan to install bunds – raised earthworks – at the lower Demesnes to protrect the area from illegal traveller camps and stop vehicles…

SIX schoolchildren have won book tokens in a lockdown reading competition.The My Best Book of 2021 competition was organised by the Friends of Barnard Castle Library (FBCL) to promote reading…

BARNARD Castle Town Council is to more than double its events budget this year.The budget was slashed from £7,200 in 2020 to only £2,390 last year because of Covid-19 restrictions.Plans…

A BOARDING school matron from Barnard Castle has won a community champion award for selflessly giving up time with her own family to care for students unable to return home…