THE new-look Barnard Castle Town Council has already made its mark after electing women as the mayor and deputy mayor.It is believed to be first time a man hasn’t held…

FORMER Barney mayor John Blissett has revealed why he resisted calls to resign in the wake of an industrial tribunal judgement.Mr Blissett, who this month failed in his bid to…

RABY Castle Cricket Club merits high praise in a new book titled The Best of Durham.Written by long-standing Barnard Castle Golf Club member Tim Wellock, the book is chiefly about…

Greater Stitchwort Rabelera holostea (Stellaria holostea)GREATER stitchwort is a member of the pink family, the Caryophyllaceae. Although a number of the family have pink flowers, the name “Pinks” is not…