The man who robbed a Barnard Castle petrol station has been warned he faces a substantial custodial sentence. Matthew Reece Howe, 30, of Cockfield, appeared at Durham Crown Court via a video link ...

Barnard Castle’s talented artists are taking centre stage at The Witham this month with the latest exhibition from Barnard Castle and Teesdale Art Society. The display opened on Wednesday, and ...

McFarlane Family Butchers will mark 25 years since it came under ownership of popular shopkeeper Alastair McFarlane. Previously, he and brother Stuart had worked for Tarn & Son Butchers in Barnard ...

Everyone’s a winner! The reality is a good deal more complicated. However, slowly but surely, Sam and Maurice are making a difference. “Maurice’s drive has always been to conserve and restore the ...

A working-class boy barely out of his teens who suffered huge personal loss before embarking on an adventure that’s seen him learn how to cook, create recipes for cancer-sufferers, write best-selling ...

Mr Knight explained that while Durham County Council supplies and installs stand-alone planters, it is usually a village or town council that pays for them to be filled each year and is also ...

A CHILDHOOD spent listening to radio comedy classics of yesteryear is responsible for a show which is coming to Barnard Castle later this month. Actor and impressionist James Hurn will lead a ...

Since then she has become an advocate for upper dale farmers, arguing against Natural England’s attempts to remove sheep from the hills. Her campaigning has led to Natural England beginning to ...

EVERYTHING came up roses at the Teesdale Business Awards for a venture launched just over a year ago. Pink’s Flower Farm, at Cotherstone, was launched by Heidi Varley and her mum, Pat Oddy, to help ...

A call has been made to remove small, heavy sandstone bollards in Cockfield because of their state and the damage they are causing. Parish councillor Victoria Button raised the issue when the council ...

Former financial manager David Vasey, 63, was handed a 24-month prison sentence suspended for 18 months at Durham Crown Court on Thursday, April 23. He was initially charged with seven counts ...

A CHARITY dedicated to the welfare of service veterans that was launched in Butterknowle is marking its tenth anniversary with new premises and a nomination for a top national award. Sporting Force ...