CONKER contestants battled it out in a knock-out competition in Cotherstone.The inaugural conker contest took place at the Red Lion on Sunday when more than 40 entrants, both children and…

Elder Sambucus nigraELDER is a shrub or small tree of the honeysuckle family that can grow up to 30 feet high. It is found in woodland, scrub and, like nettles,…

THE search is on for nature lovers who have made a difference to the conservation of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).The AONB Partnership has opened nominations…

ARTWORK created by a teenage refugee who has made her home in Barnard Castle has been included in a unique exhibition at the Hippodrome, in Darlington.The three-month exhibition Identity, opened…