Durham University scientists looking for hot water in Butterknowle Fault

Scientists from Durham University are looking at the possibility of using naturally hot water from Teesdale to heat homes. Geologists believe the Butterknowle Fault, a 50 mile-long seam previously mined for coal, could hold geothermal energy.

Beer and Music Festival set to raise funds for Butterknowle Village Hall

A BEER and music festival will be held at Butterknowle Village Hall next month in an attempt to raise funds to keep it open. The event, the second of its kind following a pilot last year, has been organised by the Butterknowle Village H

Wine buff Oz Clarke looking forward to hosting two special events in Newcastle

He says there was “a time when I would travel miles for a good real ale, like Castle Eden or Butterknowle at Peterlee, which is sadly no more. “I don