SCHOOLS across the dale brought their favourite characters to life as they celebrated World Book Day.Pupils and staff at St Mary’s RC Primary School, in Barnard Castle, donned costumes of…

MotorsportTWO crews from Mickleton Service Station took part in the East Riding Stages Rally. The event was the first rally in Yorkshire to take place on closed roads, using various…

FOLK fans are in for a treat later this month with the visit to Barnard Castle of Irish-born Scotland-based star Heidi Talbot.She is touring her latest project, Sing It For…

DAUGHTER of a farm worker, Linda Bird was born in Corbridge, Northumberland, but came to Teesdale at an early age when her father took over a local farm. She went…