Local author, illustrator and lifestyle coach Leah Hobson is set to launch her fourth children’s book, drawing inspiration from a familiar herd of four-legged residents.

A row over contractors using a village green to dump materials and waste on has taken a new twist.

St George’s Cross flags that have been put up in Staindrop have been branded as bringing down the tone of the village.

A former soldier from Barnard Castle is an “Ironman”.