EX-MP Helen Goodman is catching up on her reading and other pleasures as she enjoys a break after 14 years...

A DISABLED youngster from Copley has been helping to show what really matters in life after starring in a national...

TWO arrests have been made following a New Year's Day raid on a shop in Evenwood.The incident happened at about...

A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the cultivation of cannabis after officers discovered about 100 plants growing...

Headlines in this week's Mercury include:A huge surge in support for The Witham throughout 2019 has been reported, with tickets...

CHRISTMAS has come early this year for one upper dale family whose son was left brain-damaged after being struck down...

A TEAM of bus drivers will be spreading festive cheer to help a Gainford family find a cure for their...

ART experts have experienced a "Christmas miracle" after discovering what could be a 16th century painting of a nativity scene...

ST MARY'S Church, in Cockfield, held a special Christingle service for the village primary school.Parents, teachers and children sang their...

TRIBUTES have been paid to Durham's Police, Crime and Victims' Commissioner.Ron Hogg died last week having been diagnosed with motor...