Campaigners have welcomed a decision to refuse plans to convert a village pub into housing as they continue their bid to retain it.

Cotherstone’s Old Chapel café and shop has marked its first anniversary.

Cotherstone Primary School celebrated its 60th anniversary with an open afternoon for past and present pupils.

Babul’s Darlington restaurant has officially been named one of the UK’s Top 100 Asian Restaurants by the Asian Catering Federation (ACF), cementing its status as the region’s leading destination for…