Barnard Castle and the River Tees route is just one of the top recommended circular walks in County Durham with a cosy pub along the way.
Smiling crowds of garden-lovers and tea and cake enthusiasts enjoyed Middleton Hall Retirement Village’s annual National Garden Scheme open day and helped to raise almost £800 for charity.
The son of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King III made a stop in North Carolina to speak to voters ahead of the November elections.