No town and parish councillors in Teesdale are receiving a basic annual allowance – despite being allowed to have the cash.

Gainford people are to be given a say in how to protect the village green from illegal encampments during the annual Traveller migration to Appleby Horse Fair.

Startforth’s parish councillors have been told to resign by a resident amid a row over a public green space.

Celebration turned to dismay when a new community space was vandalised and items stolen within three days of its opening. Cockfield Parish Council transformed an overgrown disused bowling green into…