BARNARD Castle's annual Poppy Appeal will go ahead, despite the town council no longer organising it. The Royal British Legion...

FISHING THE TEES WITH ANDREW WILKINSONMID-SUMMER is a season for slowing down. The great countryside writer Ronald Blythe, who died...

THE county council is to consult on making savings and introducing a premium for second homes.Members of Durham County Council's...

DURHAM County Council's customer access point (CAP) at Barnard Castle library will only be open three days a week if...

A DALE farmer aims to enter competition sheepshearing after earning the British Wool Association's highest award.Lewis Wearmouth achieved a gold...

LITTLE actors from Green Lane Primary School, in Barnard Castle, have wowed audiences with their production of the West End's...

PLANNERS say there is nothing stopping St Peter's in Gainford being demolished, despite the owners appealing consent conditions.Ruttle Plant Hire...

THE 75th anniversary of the NHS was marked by a party at Barnard Castle's Richardson Hospital on Wednesday.The event, organised...

A chance meeting led to the return of town crying in Barnard Castle. Nearly two decades later, it's still going...

TWO PAGES OF PHOTOS IN THIS WEEK'S TEESDALE MERCURY... OUT TODAYA SHORT, sharp cloudburst just before the colourful parade was...