August 1, 2026
Blogs
Hike will fund arts bursary…
COMMUNITY choir members are limbering up for a mammoth 73-mile hike to raise money for a…
Superb Swaledales go on show…
PERFECT summer conditions in upper Teesdale meant that the Swaledale sheep on show at Langdon Beck…
Drones may help beat crime…
THE cost of rural crime in County Durham fell by almost 30 per cent in 2021…
Test Drive: The New Kia…
Ian Lamming joins a new breed of hypermilers in Kia’s super-frugal Niro WITH fuel prices wavering…
Turn Barnard Castle pink to…
CANCER Research campaigners aim to “Turn Barney Pink” for a week next month to raise awareness…
This week’s Teesdale Mercury is…
This week’s Teesdale Mercury is in the shops and here are the headlines… Massive solar farm…
Witham panto is back (oh…
PANTOMIME returns to Barnard Castle’s art centre not once but twice this year.Along with the traditional…
Shear genius: Business idea for…
CUDDLES with some of the cutest “woollies” in the world are putting smiles on faces across…
Eggleston hosts its best show…
A BELGIAN blue and its calf were named best in show at the 146th annual Eggleston…
Sat-nav detour from A66 near…
HEAVY traffic congestion through two villages on Fridays has locals fearing that emergency vehicles will not…
Human waste left by visitors…
PORTABLE toilets could be installed close to a riverside beauty spot in Gainford as a measure…
Dog treat business Wellybix becomes…
A DALE baker is enjoying a more relaxed routine after changing his customer base from humans…






















