Making the news this week:
A young upper dale farmer has been crowned one of the best sheep shearers in the country – and achievement made all the more remarkable after he was diagnosed with a brain tumour
Opposition has been voiced to proposals which could see the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency double in size to include Weardale
We've coverage from across the dale as people paused to remember the fallen during Remembrance events
Meet the Middleton-in-Teesdale couple who got hitched at High Force in a Viking-style ceremony
Planners are being asked to agree the permanent closure of a rural dale pub which is "no longer viable"
In What's On, there's plenty to choose from – two theatre shows coming to village halls; a celebration of folk rockers Lindisfarne's Fog on the Tyne album and two big name comedians who are heading to The Witham
Meanwhile, editor Trevor Brookes gives his verdict on the latest Castle Players production which played to three sell-out audiences
We've pictures and a report from the annual Middleton chrysanthemum and vegetable show
In sport, it was raining medals for the young swimmers of Teesdale Tiger Sharks, while there was plenty of silverware on show at Raby Castle CC's annual presentation evening
Plus... community news, mart prices, Bob Garton's fun quiz, readers' letters, family announcements, notices and classified ads... all in this week's paper, out now
