PRIMARY school pupils took charge of The Bowes Museum as part of National Museum Takeover Day.Children from Woodland, Butterknowle and Frosterly primary schools converged on the iconic Barnard Castle venue…

MEMBERS of The Castle Players are in the final throes of rehearsals for their forthcoming winter tour production of Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale of buccaneers and buried…

This week’s Teesdale Mercury is in the shops and it’s our special Christmas edition with 12 pages of nativities, vintage editions, puzzles and seasonal events across the dale. Here are…

CRAFTING kitchen utensils using traditional skills was on the agenda in Barnard Castle, when a 12-week wood whittling course got under way.The sessions, run by Colin Wilson and Sarah Morehead…