Long-awaited documents for a £32m tourist development in Hamsterley Forest have been submitted.

Crew Clothing Company’s eagerly anticipated Barnard Castle shop has welcomed its first customers.

Concerns about noise, fires and hazardous material spills were among the issues raised during a public meeting about a potential solar farm in the Gaunless Valley.

Work is set to start this summer on a new pavilion at one of the country’s most picturesque cricket grounds.