The story of the life of a barn owl from Teesdale has been told in a new book.

With good, warm weather forecast organisers of Barnard Castle Meet are preparing for a fun-packed, fantastic Whitsun weekend.

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.