A RURAL village hall has been transformed in a £30,000 lockdown scheme.The hall, in Ravensworth, was facing reduced rentals after having no upgrades for 40 years. Trustees were concerned it…

THE future of Teesdale’s most remote school has come under the spotlight – five years after it was first earmarked for closure.There is currently just one pupil on the roll…

SHE’S (almost) done it. Eleven weeks and 55 miles since she started her challenge, 95-year-old Dr Margaret Bradshaw is about to complete her latest fundraising adventure. Riding Sigma, the renowned…

THE oldest form of communication brushed shoulders with the latest as free wi-fi was launched in Barnard Castle.Barnard Castle is the latest place in County Durham to benefit from free…