A DALE teenager is carving out a niche as an exotic animal showman. Leon Horrocks, from Woodland, started showing strange and unusual reptiles, amphibians and insects, at the age of…

A DOG lover from Middleton-in-Teesdale is celebrating after winning a title on his debut appearance at the world’s greatest dog show, Crufts. When ten-year-old Ryan Raine stepped into the arena…

AN investigation is underway after a firearm was discharged outside a property in Staindrop. At about 9.20pm on Friday, March 29, a vehicle pulled up outside an address in Grice Court…

THE road to becoming North East mayor brought candidates to a chilly Barnard Castle on Friday night. An audience of about 40 was on hand to hear four of the…