A reproduction Spitfire, striking poppy installations and an art exhibition are among the many acts of remembrance taking place in County Durham this month.

Eight-year-old Ashton Shaw, a pupil at Springmoor Grange School in Spennymoor, has made his family and school incredibly proud after becoming a two-time national Taekwondo champion.

Work is now getting under way on Shildon Alive’s new community premises on Main Street in Shildon, marking a new chapter for the organisation.