THOUSANDS of people spent the weekend learning about living a thrifty lifestyle when a popular festival returned to the region. The Festival of Thrift, the brainchild of designer Wayne Hemingway, who attended this year's event at Kirkleatham Museum
A GRADE II listed former bank could be converted into a hotel under a new proposal. Plans to turn the old HSBC on Barnard Castle Market Place into a boutique hotel were revealed in a planning application submitted to Durham County Council last month
BIGGER hedges and planting more trees and woodland are one of the key ways British farming will achieve its target of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. The NFU published details of its plan to achieve its ambitious target on Tuesday
THE new season of Darlington Piano Society starts on October 20, with a much-anticipated return by the award-winning Martin Roscoe. Martin opened the season two years ago and his programme of Beethoven, Schubert and Chopin attracted one of the society
FORMER world road cycling champion Mandy Bishop is touring schools across North Yorkshire to inspire youngsters into getting on their bikes. Mandy, who won the championships in 1982 the last time it visited Great Britain told youngsters she had
A CATERING team are celebrating after winning a national award within their first year of business. Last year, Dorothy Macdonald took over the running of Darlington Farmer's Auction Mart (DFAM) cafe bringing along her catering experience and home-cooked
