A County Durham farmer has begun a novel fundraising campaign – and he doesn’t give a Diddly Squat if people think it’s a load of ‘bull’.

The man who robbed a Barnard Castle petrol station has been warned he faces a substantial custodial sentence.

The oldest independent shop still in operation in Middleton-in-Teesdale is preparing for a significant anniversary next year.

Northumbrian Water is set to invest £6.9m in Selset Reservoir.