July 31, 2026
Blogs
Katie’s Moon Shot 112-mile walk…
A TEACHER is using her chemotherapy sessions to raise cash to research the “sneaky cancer” she…
The darker side to laid…
FISHING THE TEES WITH ANDREW WILKINSON MID-SUMMER is a season for slowing down. The great countryside…
Plan for tax charge on…
THE county council is to consult on making savings and introducing a premium for second homes.Members…
Reduced hours for council customer…
DURHAM County Council’s customer access point (CAP) at Barnard Castle library will only be open three…
Lewis Wearmouth achieved a gold…
A DALE farmer aims to enter competition sheepshearing after earning the British Wool Association’s highest award.Lewis…
Curtain rises on Matilda and…
LITTLE actors from Green Lane Primary School, in Barnard Castle, have wowed audiences with their production…
Cotherstone goes to town for…
FORTY years since the inaugural fun weekend was held in Cotherstone, villagers are preparing for an…
Frustration as demoliton of St…
PLANNERS say there is nothing stopping St Peter’s in Gainford being demolished, despite the owners appealing…
For whom the bell tolls:…
A chance meeting led to the return of town crying in Barnard Castle. Nearly two decades…
Staindrop’s big day goes down…
TWO PAGES OF PHOTOS IN THIS WEEK’S TEESDALE MERCURY… OUT TODAY A SHORT, sharp cloudburst just…
Museum marks swan’s 250th celebration…
THE Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle has opened a six-month exhibition inspired by its iconic and…
Proposed vehicle ban on historic…
COUNTY officers have recommended that vehicles should no longer be allowed to use a historic road…






















