Lonnie Donegan, king of skiffle, was one of the most influential musicians in British rock and roll history. Editor Stuart Laundy spoke to his son Peter who, together with older…

SAD DAY: Marking the closure of the Friends of The Bowes Museum charity are secretary Helen Rowell, Bowes Arts magazine editor Dorothy Blundell, treasurer Liz Beadle, chairman Colin Hardy, museum…

RESIDENTS keen to stop the only pub in their village from being converted into a home, have launched a campaign to save it.After being closed for a year, owner of…

SAFETY FIRST: MP Sam Rushworth with Staindrop parish councillors Ed Chicken, Jonothan Raper and Dilys Caygill on the busy A688