Several pubs and a social club in and around Teesdale are among the best in the Darlington and North Yorkshire regions according to the Campaign for Real Ale.

A Dale entrepreneur has described her life as going from ‘trauma to triumph’ after winning a slew of awards.

The county’s clean and green team descended on a dale village last week after parish councillors described it as a deteriorating mess.

A Grade II-listed bridge may take months to be repaired after being struck by a lorry.