A BITTER five-year dispute over rights of access to Hamsterley Forest is nearing a conclusion after the intervention of Teesdale’s MP. Forest residents have been at loggerheads with Forestry England…

ORGANISERS of Gainford’s annual fun day pulled out all the stops on Saturday for what will be their final event. Organisers Geoff and Sue Taylor announced their retirement from the…

A DALE teenager has been crowned a Scottish taekwondo champion after only two years in the sport. Chloe Simpson, from Cockfield, fought her way to the under-14 title during the…

A UNIQUE Dickensian-themed mural at Greta Bridge’s Morritt Hotel is undergoing restoration, almost 80 years after it was first painted. The mural across the walls of the hotel bar was…