BILLINGHAM town centre became the focal point for teams of international dance groups on Saturday when the parade of nations kick-started the festival. For the next week, performers from around the world are taking part in the 55th Billingham International
THE remarkable life of shepherdess Alison O'Neill is the subject of a special exhibition at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes. A third generation hill farmer, she has been the tenant of Shacklabank Farm, near Sedbergh, for 20 years. The 37
AN Open Air Cinema is set to return to the region, with a fresh line-up of films, later this month. The Luna Cinema, which sets up a portable cinema screen at venues across the country, will be showing two new films while at the Bolton Abbey Estate
A DRINK made by a gin-making business, devastated by fire earlier this year, has won a top award at one of the industry's international and most prestigious competitions. Masons Yorkshire Gin, which is based in Bedale in North Yorkshire, took home
A 42-YEAR-OLD woman who was diagnosed with an eye disease, usually suffered by those over the age of 60, will take part in the Great North Run for those "who would love to do it and can’t". Julie Hall of Middlesbrough, was diagnosed with macular
YOUNG people are being encouraged to put down their digital devices and get outdoors to search for dozens of hidden books. Look for a Book Darlington has been launched following the success of similar schemes around the country. People are being
A COUNCIL which must generate a further £40.3m of savings over the next three years to meet a £200m austerity challenge is set to extend its commercial ventures beyond the area it serves. The executive of North Yorkshire County Council, which has
A FORMER police sergeant dedicated to raising awareness of male suicide following her husband's shocking death has been nominated for an award. Shelli Gordon, 41, has raised almost £30,000 for the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) in memory
