Glorious! tells the true story of the flamboyant American socialite Florence Foster Jenkins, portrayed by Wendi Peters, dubbed “the worst singer in the world”. Despite her lack of musical ability, ...

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 ...

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 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’. A period of ill health meant Steven Nesbitt had to take time ...

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 ...

A long-standing Staindrop business is under threat after complaints from new housing estate built next to it. Louis Smith Motors has been subject to a number of visits by county officers because of ...

AN historic upper dale shop is closing after more than a century of trading. Known as “not just a hardware shop” , J Raine & Son, in Middleton-in-Teesdale, is to close at the end of September. For the ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...