An award-winning chef and author who has made Teesdale his home will receive a British Empire Medal this year.

Heartfelt tributes have been flooding in for a much-loved school governor who died suddenly after being taken ill while cycling.

A protest group formed to oppose a £34m tourist development in Hamsterley Forest has vowed to continue the fight.

Ian Lamming enjoys attracting attention in KGM’s latest hybrid SUV.