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Middleton in Teesdale from the archive.

When fire ripped through dale's largest store and the firemen refused to turn out...

Woman who waited 11 YEARS for endometriosis diagnosis takes on walking challenge

Kathy Scott of Ginger Tree. Picture: SCENICVIEW GALLERY

Kathy Scott of Ginger Tree. Picture: SCENICVIEW GALLERY

Tips for winter skin health from Ginger Tree Clinic

The experts at Winstons Beds have shared 9 top foods to eat before bed to keep you warm this winter.

The experts at Winstons Beds have shared 9 top foods to eat before bed to keep you warm this winter.

9 foods to eat before bed that can give you a better night's sleep this winter

Joan Young spent 40 years as a nurse in Darlington, Stockton and Barnard Castle

Joan Young spent 40 years as a nurse in Darlington, Stockton and Barnard Castle

Joan Young writes third book about her Memorial nursing memories

Man in a doctor's surgery

Man in a doctor's surgery

Dr Zak: ‘A new way to detect prostate cancer’

Durham County Council’s Care Connect service responders arrived within 45 minutes of being despatched in more than 97 per cent of cases last year

Durham County Council’s Care Connect service responders arrived within 45 minutes of being despatched in more than 97 per cent of cases last year

Care Connect: Here to help you with the push of a button

Darlington Rotary Club at the laying of the foundation stone of Darlington Memorial Hospital children's ward

Darlington Rotary Club at the laying of the foundation stone of Darlington Memorial Hospital children's ward

How Rotary in Darlington started a century of service with a remarkable raffle

Mr James Webb and team

Mr James Webb and team

New generation robot-assisted hip and knee replacement surgery can improve your life

Consultant trauma & orthopaedic surgeon, Mr Craig White

Consultant trauma & orthopaedic surgeon, Mr Craig White

Take a step towards a full, pain-free life following hip and knee surgery

Sir Anthony Boutique Hotel

Sir Anthony Boutique Hotel

A space for relaxation: Sir Anthony Boutique Hotel

Wherever your pain stems from, Mr Dan Fagan will be explaining how you could be helped at the Woodlands Hospital.

Wherever your pain stems from, Mr Dan Fagan will be explaining how you could be helped at the Woodlands Hospital.

Don’t let back and leg pain stop you living life to the full

A retirement celebration for Dr Patrick Skehan, right, and his wife, Rosaline, left, in 1982 with their long-standing receptionist Mary Montgomery, from Kelloe, in the centre

A retirement celebration for Dr Patrick Skehan, right, and his wife, Rosaline, left, in 1982 with their long-standing receptionist Mary Montgomery, from Kelloe, in the centre

Meet the Irish doctor who became the NHS's first GP in part of the Durham coalfield

Dr Zak on how anyone can suffer from PTSD

Dr Zak on how anyone can suffer from PTSD

Dr Zak: 'Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can affect anyone'

This year’s Care Home Open Week is focused on connecting communities

This year’s Care Home Open Week is focused on connecting communities

Care Home Open Week at Middleton Hall Retirement Village

Daniel Thwaites boasts a unique collection of award-winning inns, hotels, and spa hotels across England.

Daniel Thwaites boasts a unique collection of award-winning inns, hotels, and spa hotels across England.

Start summer the right way with Thorpe Park Hotel and Spa

An aerial view of the village of Brancepeth dominated by its castle: a village in lockdown

An aerial view of the village of Brancepeth dominated by its castle: a village in lockdown

Looking back on lockdown: the country's first epidemic exhibition

Visiting the area without a car reduces your carbon impact and helps to look after this special place.

Visiting the area without a car reduces your carbon impact and helps to look after this special place.

Walk or ride your way around the iconic Lakes Trail to experience something new

Representatives from Durham County Council, Sustrans, and local cycling and walking groups cutting the ribbon at NCN1 improvements at South Hetton

Representatives from Durham County Council, Sustrans, and local cycling and walking groups cutting the ribbon at NCN1 improvements at South Hetton

Walking and cycling schemes are the route to easier journeys in County Durham

Dr Zak talks about spotting the signs of heart failure

Dr Zak talks about spotting the signs of heart failure

DR ZAK: 'Recognising signs of heart failure by BEAT'

Middleton Hall Retirement Village is located in a beautiful 45-acre estate

Middleton Hall Retirement Village is located in a beautiful 45-acre estate

Higher dependency residential care at Middleton Hall Retirement Village

Dr Zak talks about the potential risks of weight-loss surgery

Dr Zak talks about the potential risks of weight-loss surgery

Dr Zak on the darker side of weight loss surgery

Lucy McDougal who loves her career in social care

Lucy McDougal who loves her career in social care

Lucy shows how a career in social care can bridge the generations

Dr Zak warns on the dangers of choking

Dr Zak warns on the dangers of choking

Dr Zak discusses the dangers of consensual choking

Teesside University involved in project to tackle deadly diseases

Dr Zak talks about the seriousness of OCD. Picture: ANNA GOWTHORPE/PA WIRE

Dr Zak talks about the seriousness of OCD. Picture: ANNA GOWTHORPE/PA WIRE

Dr Zak: 'The truth about OCD and how to get support'

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Generic photo of a doctor and patient. See PA Feature HEALTH Bowel Cancer. Picture credit should read:Alamy/PA. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature HEALTH Bowel Cancer..

Dr Zak on hopes for an end to Hepatitis C

Hundens Lane isolation hospital, on the eastern outskirts of Darlington, opened in December 1874. It was designed by GG Hoskins but was demolished in May 1982 without any photographs recording what it looked like. This is the demolition in progress with

Hundens Lane isolation hospital, on the eastern outskirts of Darlington, opened in December 1874. It was designed by GG Hoskins but was demolished in May 1982 without any photographs recording what it looked like. This is the demolition in progress with

How Strep A patients were treated in this County Durham hospital

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A generic stock photo of a mature couple. See PA Feature ADVICE Ask Fiona. Picture credit should read: Alamy/PA. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature ADVICE Ask Fiona.

Ask Fiona: 'My husband is concerned about his prostate'

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A generic photo of a thyroid function blood test. See PA Feature HEALTH Thyroid. Picture credit should read: Thinkstock/PA. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature HEALTH Thyroid..

Echo doctor answers YOUR questions on getting blood tests on NHS

Liam and Ivett Hollands, dental hygiene students

Liam and Ivett Hollands, dental hygiene students

Married couple to do degree together in bid to open their own dentists

Dr Zak on the risks of taking cocaine

Dr Zak on the risks of taking cocaine

Dr Zak on the realities of cocaine use and risk of addiction

A bleeding bowl that is in the Weardale Festival exhibition

A bleeding bowl that is in the Weardale Festival exhibition

The unusual device playing a starring role in a County Durham festival this week

Blood pressure monitor

Blood pressure monitor

Dr Zak: Why have I got high blood pressure?

A woman gets in touch with Fiona Caine about her struggles as a new mum. Picture: PA

A woman gets in touch with Fiona Caine about her struggles as a new mum. Picture: PA

Ask Fiona: I’ve let myself go after having my baby

Doctor explains difference between bipolar disorder and depression

Doctor explains difference between bipolar disorder and depression

Doctor explains difference between bipolar disorder and depression

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A generic stock photo of a woman deep in thought. See PA Feature ADVICE Ask Fiona. Picture credit should read: Alamy/PA. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature ADVICE Ask Fiona.

Man asks whether he 'should apologise to his ex' after breaking up

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Ask Fiona: our agony aunt answers reader questions

Elder abuse is a serious issue

Elder abuse is a serious issue

Dr Zak on 'elder abuse': a serious issue on the increase

A woman asks for advice about her parents and their dislike of her boyfriend. Picture: ALAMY/PA

A woman asks for advice about her parents and their dislike of her boyfriend. Picture: ALAMY/PA

Agony advice: 'Why don't my parents like my boyfriend?'

Dr Zak answers reader questions on blood tests

Dr Zak answers reader questions on blood tests

Dr Zak answers reader blood test questions

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Ask Fiona: My father-in-law has become rude and angry

HIV vaccine does not yet exist

HIV vaccine does not yet exist

Dr Zak: Why a successful HIV vaccine still evades us

A women worried about her sister following a miscarriage asks Fiona for advice. Picture: ALAMY/PA

A women worried about her sister following a miscarriage asks Fiona for advice. Picture: ALAMY/PA

Ask Fiona: My sister needs help after miscarriage

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Maternal mental health: has having a baby in the pandemic left you with trauma?

Dr Zak answers reader questions on musculoskeletal pain

Dr Zak answers reader questions on musculoskeletal pain

Dr Zak answers your burning health questions (and they could help you)

Would you try scream therapy? Picture: PIXABAY

Would you try scream therapy? Picture: PIXABAY

Scream therapy - what it is and why some are encouraging people to do it

Debra Radford NSPCC

Debra Radford NSPCC

NSPCC's role in supporting adults who suffered abuse as children

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A Generic Photo of Georgina Rodriguez and Cristiano Ronaldo. See PA Feature FAMILY Baby Loss. Picture credit should read: Alamy/PA. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature FAMILY Baby Loss.

How to support loved ones through the pain of the loss of a baby

Actor Patrick Swayze died from pancreatic cancer in 2009 at the age of just 57, 20 months after first being diagnosed with the disease Picture: PA

Actor Patrick Swayze died from pancreatic cancer in 2009 at the age of just 57, 20 months after first being diagnosed with the disease Picture: PA

The signs of pancreatic cancer that Dr Zak wants everyone to know!

Debra Radford, NSPCC Assistant Director

Debra Radford, NSPCC Assistant Director

Tips from NSPCC on helping children manage anxiety

Dr Zak takes reader questions about their health concerns

Dr Zak takes reader questions about their health concerns

Dr Zak tackles these three abdominal health concerns from readers

NHC National Horizons Centre

NHC National Horizons Centre

Teesside University academic's £100,000 for innovative brain cancer research

A woman write to Fiona Caine about her aggressive husband. Picture: PA

A woman write to Fiona Caine about her aggressive husband. Picture: PA

Agony Aunt offers advice after reader says her 'kind' husband is 'aggressive at home'

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