August 6, 2026
Blogs
Traders urged to join Shotwatch…
A SHOPWATCH scheme, started a little over a year ago, has helped apprehend several shoplifters –…
Volunteers turn out in force…
LITTER pickers turned out in force to clear rubbish from the streets of Barnard Castle.The clean-up…
Rural groups highlight issues of…
NEWLY-elected Police, Crime and Victims Commissioner Joy Allen says she is keen to work with rural…
This week’s Teesdale Mercury is…
The news in Teesdale this week: Staindrop Parish Council has failed in its bid for a…
TBI column – “why new…
ADVERTISING FEATUREParliament has announced an act that will bring in a no fault divorce system for…
Ann’s work on show at…
DALE landscape artist Ann Whitfield is celebrating the reopening of Bowlees Visitor Centre’s exhibition space with…
Covid crisis highlights need for…
AN initiative in the dale to provide safe, private and clean toilet facilities in deprived communities…
Colour run gets kids active
GETTING some exercise definitely put some colour in the cheeks of children at Middleton-in-Teesdale primary school.Pupils…
Pleased to meet you… at…
FUNDRAISERS met in person for the first time at a charity event last week – despite…
Musician’s touching tribute to stepfather
A BARNARD Castle home-coming provided a singer with the inspiration he needed to complete an acoustic…
Flora and fauna: History of…
Teasel (Dipsacus sativus) Fuller’s teasel, Brushes-and-combsTEASEL is a large plant, up to six feet high, and…
New-look farm cafe reopens after…
A WEST Auckland farm cafe, closed for two years, was officially reopened last month by Teesdale…






















