Ruth Addicott

WHAT do women in prison say to a captive audience of men? That’s what women at Low Newton prison in Durham had to ask themselves when they were invited to create a play based on their own experiences.

As an 18th Century watermill goes up for sale in North Yorkshire, Ruth Addicott.

As a posse of pussies descends on Barnard Castle to compete at the Teesside Cat Club Shared Championships, Ruth Addicott talks to former prize winners and some of this year’s entrants about what it takes to look so purr-fect.

A year after being named the world’s best B&B, Millgate B&B in Masham, North Yorkshire is up for sale. Ruth Addicott talks to its owners

On the eve of the Swaledale Festival, internationally acclaimed violinist Adam Summerhayes talks to Ruth Addicott about his music and his passion for landscape photography.

Fascinated by Captain Cook, Yorkshireman John Paul embarked on an epic journey across the globe. He talks to Ruth Addicott about his extraordinary adventures and the time he took his family with him

A new shop selling vintage homeware is opening in Stockton. Ruth Addicott reports.

TALKING to the women who came into her coffee shop, Linda Kirk realised that many of them were not only victims of abuse, but they had nowhere else to go. So, inspired by the idea of a ‘Big Society’ and putting something back into the local community, the former social worker sold her coffee shop and opened the Just For Women centre – a space where vulnerable women can meet, receive free counselling, form friendships and learn new skills – using crafts as a form of therapy.

Chilihound Graham Ford is warming up the region with the sauces and chilli condiments he makes in his kitchen in Saltburn. Ruth Addicott is hot on his trail.

Darlington amateur photographer Steve Watts has won national recognition for his striking images of industry in the North-East. He talks to Ruth Addicott about the visual magic of manufacturing.