Making the headlines this week:Prolific shoplifter arrested, but freed a day later;Call for CCTV in Barney;Paddler uses boat while bridge...

PRESS the starter button and there it is, 915 miles to empty!In all my motoring days I have never driven...

Ian Lamming discovers bigger is better in Land Rover's new Defender 130IT'S the holidays so it's time for a treat.Ordinarily,...

Making the headlines this week:River sewage shock: Environment Agency shows extent of pollution in dale's waterways;Petition for 30k speed limit...

THE curtain falls for the final time ending a tough period of commuting.Late night rehearsals, five performances and a school-to-home...

AN investigation is underway after a firearm was discharged outside a property in Staindrop.At about 9.20pm on Friday, March 29, a...

Making the headlines this week:Middleton-in-Teesdale to get brand new schoolThe Bowes Museum's new galleries unveiledTalks continue over banking hub in...

Volvo's new electric SUV leaves Ian Lamming fully chargedTHIS is a game-changer. Why? Because Volvo has become the first premium...

RUGBYBarnard Castle .................... 38Houghton............................ 28Having lost in a keenly contested encounter in the away fixture earlier in the season Castle...

FootballChester-le-Street PV ............0Barnard Castle FC ................3On an extremely windy day at the Riverside Cricket Ground, Barnard Castle beat Chester-le-Street PV...