“IT’S for them,” says the man who hopes to be the next MP for Bishop Auckland when asked why he is standing as the Labour candidate. Sam Rushworth is referring…

CHILDREN are at the forefront of an anti-dog fouling campaign due to start next week. Barnard Castle Town Council’s campaign will feature banners and signs created by youngsters from the…

RENOWNED botanist Dr Margaret Bradshaw celebrated her 98th birthday by kickstarting a new challenge to raise more than £1,000 to highlight the decline of the dale’s rarest plants. She aims…

ARE you sitting comfortably? Well, if you’re heading to St Mary’s Parish Hall, in Barnard Castle, for an event, you certainly will be. Rather than buy new chairs, the parish…