REED beds at a community hub in Barnard Castle are helping improve the quality of water flowing into a dale beck, a recent report has revealed.The water quality of two…

HORSE riders have only partially welcomed changes to the highway code which gives them priority over vehicles on public roads.However, they complain that cyclists have unfairly enjoyed priority over horses.Changes…

COUNCILLORS have voted overwhelmingly against taking a pay rise, rejecting it as “a massive disservice to the county” .A recommended two per cent increase in county councillors’ allowances prompted numerous…

A STORYTELLING photographer is hoping to document the struggles of rural women in Teesdale after winning a prestigious award.Joanne Coates, from Arkengarthdale, has previously covered the trials of fisherman at…