A DALE primary school is in the running to be named the best in England.Staindrop Primary School is one of...

HUNDREDS of painted river stones that captured the mood of people in Barnard Castle during the Covid-19 lockdown have gone...

A COVID-secure Halloween trail will provide some spooky family fun later this month.It takes place at the TCR Hub, in...

A DALE resident who turned daily exercise into a charity effort has raised a few quid for a good cause...

YMCA Teesdale is to give up its Barnard Castle premises because of financial stress, but officers have vowed to continue...

BARNARD Castle's floral displays won praise from visitors and residents alike during the Covid-hit summer.However, according to the town councillor...

THE Covid-19 lockdown dealt a "brutal" blow to Barnard Castle's arts centre.The Witham's annual meeting was told the centre had...

SOME of the best photographs of the dale have been included in the Mercury's 2021 calendar which is now on...

Flora and fauna by Dr Richard WarrenAvens: Geum urbanum and Geum rivaleTHESE two respectable species, wood avens and water avens...

ADVERTISING FEATURETilly Bailey & Irvine Solicitors in Teesside were praised for its legal services once again in the 2021 Legal...