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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Abarth is built for fun, for blasts in the countryside or to pose around town. If you want to ply up and down our tedious ...

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 County Durham farm which has been in the same family for six generations has been put up for sale with a guide price of £1.8m. Whiley Hill Farm, near the medieval village of Coatham Mundeville, just ...

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 ...

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 ...