AN initiative to grow 50,000 native broadleaf trees by 2026 received an enthusiastic response when it was unveiled to residents in Barnard Castle.Volunteers with charity Living Woods, which is dedicated…

AMBITIOUS proposals to upgrade a town centre shop and warehouse which has been vacant for more than a year have been submitted to planners at Durham County Council.Trustees of the…

A CANCER survivor has raised more than £7,300 for NHS charities after completing a gruelling Alpine trek. Last month, Cotherstone based travel consultant Vince Bendin headed to Europe to complete…

A MICKLETON man aims to complete six gruelling challenges to raise £6,000 for six different cancer charities to mark his 60th birthday. Brian Jukes, an entertainments operator, wants to raise…