Andrew Harrison visits Midsomer Murder country. Midsomer Murders’ very first story – The Killing at Badger’s Drift, originally seen on television in 1997 – has been brough ...

The story of the life of a barn owl from Teesdale has been told in a new book. Former teacher and writer, Tracey Iceton, was inspired to tell the tale of Sparky, an owl she adopted from a Teesdale ...

The shout should be louder than ever as I notice the four tailpipes sticking from the valance of this particular Lamborghini ...

With good, warm weather forecast organisers of Barnard Castle Meet are preparing for a fun-packed, fantastic Whitsun weekend. Finishing touches to a music and dance themed programme were added when ...

Teesdale event rider Katie Magee, at only her second Badminton Horse Trials, piloted her 17.2hh horse Treworra to a fantastic fifth place. Entering the showjumping phase on her dressage score of 33.3 ...

Barnard Castle councillor Paul Ing has been elected mayor of the town for a third consecutive term. A town council majority voted for Cllr Ing on Monday ahead of Cllr Chris Foote-Wood who was also ...

A couple from Gainford are taking on an ambitious 550-mile tandem bike ride from London to Edinburgh to support the Great North Air Ambulance Service. Richard Roff, 57, and Mary Anne Roff, 60, who ...

The Suzuki SUV is a no nonsense, immensely capable and thoroughly reliable motor. You don’t give it a second thought, you ...

A former Leicester Tiger is to lead rugby at a school which for generations has produced some of the world’s best players. Barnard Castle School has appointed Joe Cain as Head of Rugby from September, ...

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 lac ...

Organisers of Barnard Castle’s weekly parkrun are to change its route to help protect a sensitive hay meadow. The event on the upper Demesnes has been a hit with locals and visitors alike drawing ...

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 ...