County officers want to permanently close the main road into Hamsterley but say it will not have any impact to a proposed £32m tourism development at the nearby forest.

Barney were worthy winners of the Women’s Hardball 100, beating Norton in the final at Acklam Park, Middlesbrough.

An impromptu tractor rally for a dementia sufferer has gone viral on social media.

A major police operation unfolded in Middleton-in-Teesdale as officers investigating a shooting in Gainford made a series of arrests.