A theatre nurse with more than two decades’ experience is on a mission to give people basic medical training to save rural lives.

Big-hearted crafters have stitched together more than 20 knitted blankets for youngsters in need.

Due to the overwhelming support of its members, Barnard Castle Working Men’s Club will not be closing its doors for good.

A Barnard Castle man has escaped a prison term after pleading guilty to attempted sexual assault in the ladies’ toilet of a local pub while drunk.