A bumper crowd packed into Barnard Castle Cricket Club to watch the Sam Alexander Cup clash between Barnard Castle and Richmondshire and raise more that £4,000 for charity.

Barnard Castle extended their lead at the top of the Premier Division to 22 points following a crucial victory over their main rivals Richmondshire.

A Cockfield beekeeper claims generators sited in the village by Northern Powergrid are putting at risk two of her hives.

Owners of a Teesdale pub have been given permission to convert it into a home.