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Welcome to Barnard Castle – where it is always 5.15pm

Welcome to Barnard Castle – where it is always 5.15pm

ByTeesdale MercurySep 13, 20224 min read

A TOWN clock that has stopped at 5.15pm is giving a bad impression of Barnard Castle but officials still don’t know who is responsible – or even if it can…

Queen Elizabeth II, 2026-2022, ‘a beacon of hope and strength’

Queen Elizabeth II, 2026-2022, ‘a beacon of hope and strength’

ByTeesdale MercurySep 9, 20222 min read

Tributes have been paid to the “iconic” Queen Elizabeth’s “extraordinary devotion” following the monarch’s death, aged 96.Cllr Beaty Bainbridge, chairwoman of Durham County Council, said: “We are greatly saddened to…

This week’s Teesdale Mercury is in the shops

This week’s Teesdale Mercury is in the shops

ByTeesdale MercurySep 7, 20221 min read

This week’s Teesdale Mercury: A Barney couple who run a town pub have made an emotional plea to immigration officials to reunite their family after telling of their visa heartbreak.…

Amazing’ villagers in turn out for Cotherstone show

Amazing’ villagers in turn out for Cotherstone show

ByTeesdale MercurySep 5, 20224 min read

BUDDING bakers cooked up a storm for this year’s Cotherstone Village Show.While growers struggled to produce tip-top flowers and vegetables in the face of this summer’s two heat waves, organisers…