Teesdale event rider Katie Magee, at only her second Badminton Horse Trials, piloted her 17.2hh horse Treworra to a fantastic fifth place.

Barnard Castle councillor Paul Ing has been elected mayor of the town for a third consecutive term.

A former Leicester Tiger is to lead rugby at a school which for generations has produced some of the world’s best players.

A couple from Gainford are taking on an ambitious 550-mile tandem bike ride from London to Edinburgh to support the Great North Air Ambulance Service.