A popular exotic animals experience is returning to TCR Hub in Barnard Castle, next month.

Barningham Village Hall has had an almost entire makeover thanks to a scheme that gives young students an opportunity to get hands-on work experience.

St Mary’s RC Primary School, in Barnard Castle, is celebrating after receiving the highest possible rating following an inspection.

Alarm has been raised about the “countryside being ruined” as a second solar farm and battery storage site is proposed for fields near Evenwood.