May 24, 2026
Lifeline cash to safeguard YMCA’s work in the dale
A FUNDING lifeline has been handed to a dale organisation so it can continue to provide vital support to young and old people in Teesdale. Without the cash, Teesdale YMCA…
Q&A: ‘Proposing to Steph was just magic’
Magician Danny Hunt has come a long way since he staged his first show aged just 14 at Butterknowle Village Hall to raise funds for the martial arts club of…
All aboard for descendants of railway pioneers
AFTER nearly 200 years, descendants of the original railway pioneers have been reunited to promote the historic line that their forefathers were instrumental in creating. Matthew Pease, the great-great-great-great-grandson of…
In this week’s Mercury
A community fundraising drive is being considered to help pay for a legal challenge against Durham County Council’s decision to approve plans by Raby Castle for 150 houses at Staindrop…
