A nationally renowned comedian might be behind a Barney pub’s inclusion of the latest edition of the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) Good Beer Guide for the first time.

Public meetings are being planned to update villagers on the state of progress with Whorlton Bridge.

In the 18 months since it was initiated, Middleton’s Farmers and Indie Market has grown to be among the biggest in the county.

The upper dale has lost a community champion after a battle with leukaemia. Middleton-in-Teesdale and Newbiggin parish councillor John Miller was 80 when he died last month. In his time,…