May 21, 2026
Blogs
Appeal for rural heart-start machines…
A FUNDRAISING appeal started by an upper dale woman in memory of her father has reached…
Dale’s vaccine programme is so…
TEESDALE’s Covid-19 vaccination model has been so successful that it is being copied in other areas,…
In this week’s Mercury..
A housing developer is to submit more plans in an effort to develop the arson-hit former…
Steps taken to protect popular…
A NEW gate has been installed on a popular beauty spot in Barnard Castle after a…
A ‘natural born dealer’ happy…
Barnard Castle-based antiques expert David Harper has been a familiar face on our television screens for…
Historic cobbles to be repaired…
AGREEMENT has been reached between Staindrop parish councillors and county officers to make good a patch…
Iconic village green tree ‘must…
AN “iconic” tree in a historic dale village is to be felled despite protests. The Scots…
Creativity in Crisis’ has helped…
A BARNARD Castle-based arts charity has been ensuring creativity has not been lost during the ongoing…
Buddy scheme helps avoid social…
A FORMER army doctor from Staindrop has revealed how a charity scheme has not only helped…
No postal addess despite being…
OFFICERS of Staindrop’s historic village hall were dumfounded to discover their venue has no official address…
Scouts beat lockdown blues to…
PROVING that Scouting continues even in a pandemic, Staindrop Scouts have been gaining their Gold Awards…
Matthew signs off with book…
THE former director of an innovative project to widen the appeal of The Bowes Museum has…






















