Firefighters battle large barn fire near Crook

A LARGE barn containing 200 tonnes of straw and belonging to prominent former racehorse trainer Howard Johnson was burned to the ground at the weekend. Firefighters were called to White Lea Farm, in Roddymoor, near Crook, County Durham, at abo

Roddymoor man appears at court charged with sex offences

Robert Colville, 50, of Ivy Crescent, Roddymoor, Crook, County Durham, is charged with engaging in non penetrative sexual activity with a child and sexually assaulting a child in the same town between December 2008 and December 2009. A not gui

Roddymoor allotments grow success out of disappointment

VILLAGERS who turned their dilapidated allotments into a thriving success said their triumph grew out of their biggest disappointment. Eighteen months ago, Roddymoor allotments were in trouble with plots being left to go to ruin and no sense o