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Another bid to end St…

Another bid to end St…

ByNicky CarterFeb 17, 20213 min read

A HOUSING developer is to submit yet more plans in a bid to develop the former…

Double delight for Barningham bakery…

Double delight for Barningham bakery…

ByMartin PaulFeb 17, 20213 min read

A DALE bakery is enjoying a double celebration after being shortlisted for a national award and…

Making the news this week

Making the news this week

ByTeesdale MercuryFeb 16, 20211 min read

In this week’s Mercury… There was a mixed reaction of plans by upper dale firm Technimark…

Why Barney’s big in Japan

Why Barney’s big in Japan

ByTeesdale MercuryFeb 16, 20213 min read

A VIRTUAL switch on of Barnard Castle’s Christmas lights has reached “cult status” after going viral…

Rent ‘unpaid on allotments for…

Rent ‘unpaid on allotments for…

ByNicky CarterFeb 16, 20211 min read

RENT for land used as village allotments has not been paid for seven years – as…

Memoirs of a new life…

Memoirs of a new life…

ByNicky CarterFeb 16, 20213 min read

LOCKDOWN provided the ideal opportunity for a former teacher to complete her memoirs of life in…

Test Drive: The New DS4

Test Drive: The New DS4

ByTeesdale MercuryFeb 15, 20214 min read

Ian Lamming takes a welcome first look at the new DS4 DS promise the big reveal,…

Selfies’ (of a sort) have…

Selfies’ (of a sort) have…

ByTeesdale MercuryFeb 15, 20215 min read

In another of her occasional columns, Dorothy Blundell takes a sideways look at the collections of…

Michelle’s crafty idea to help…

Michelle’s crafty idea to help…

ByNicky CarterFeb 15, 20213 min read

A FORMER store buyer who lost her job due to the pandemic is launching a hub…

Levelling-up’ fund to help pay…

Levelling-up’ fund to help pay…

ByNicky CarterFeb 15, 20212 min read

URGENT repairs to a historic suspension bridge, closed to traffic for more than a year, could…

Flora and Fauna: Take care,…

Flora and Fauna: Take care,…

ByTeesdale MercuryFeb 14, 20212 min read

Sweet Woodruff Asperula odorata, or Galium odoratumSWEET woodruff is a small, creeping perennial plant of the…

How Cotherstone attracted the best…

How Cotherstone attracted the best…

ByTeesdale MercuryFeb 14, 20218 min read

Colin Robinson is the man behind former local music event Club Cotherstone which he ran with…