THE agriculture minister has met dale farmers to discuss issues and challenges facing the sector.MP Victoria Prentis went to West Farm, in Staindrop, alongside MP Dehenna Davison and members of…

ADVERTISING FEATURE BOLD, bright colours and new designer lines are giving customers at Wild Daisy more reasons to be cheerful since it reopened last month.Owner Debbie Herbert, who took over…

The headlines in the Teesdale Mercury, out now: Barney council gets a fresh start with a vow to rebuild trust with residents. Labour loses county majority – what happens next?…

Priest, potter and mum Judith Walker-Hutchinson, who now lives and works in Cotherstone, spent her early years in Spennymoor before qualifying as a chartered public accountant. She worked in local…