PUPILS at Cotherstone School got hands-on experience of how to turn a fleece into wool during a visit from sheep farmer Leanne Dawson, as part of an initiative to understand…

THERE were smiles all round from youngsters at Middleton-in-Teesdale and Newbiggin when they were presented with special commemorative medals as part of the villages’ celebrations to mark the Queen’s platinum…

A MONTH-long community musical festival got off to a roaring start in Barnard Castle with the launch venue, St Mary’s Parish Church, packed out. The fast-moving concert on Monday, June…

FORMER set designer and award-winning artist Paul Helliwell took “the plunge” by setting up a contemporary antique shop in Barnard Castle after being made redundant. Nine months later, his first…