May 21, 2026
Blogs
Doorstep celebration as Bowes lights…
RESIDENTS in Bowes took to their doorsteps to celebrate the switch-on of the village lights.Due to…
Volunteers ensure Staindrop shines brightly…
IT was lighting up time in Staindrop last week as volunteers put the finishing touches to…
Green light for The Bowes…
THIS week’s Christmas market in the grounds of The Bowes Museum has been given the go-ahead…
Football’s back – but dale…
Football round-upLOCAL league football returned at the weekend – but the latest Government Covid-19 restrictions have…
Cooking up a treat for…
FOR many folk, the prospect of spending a Saturday morning chopping up mushrooms isn’t one to…
Fears as tree crashes down…
BECKSIDE trees are causing concern for dale villagers as another has toppled over, damaging roadside fencing.In…
Community choir records ’12 Days…
A COMMUNITY choir has united via Zoom to perform a Covid-inspired version of The Twelve Days…
In this week’s Mercury…
Fears of a ‘catastrophic’ collapse prompted the complete closure of Whorlton Bridge Meet the Meighans, who…
Town Christmas tree trail launched
DECK the shrubs with bows and baubles is the order of the day from Teesdale Lions’…
Kind pupils create special cards…
PERSONALISED Christmas cards created by pupils from six primary schools are to be handed out to…
Flora and fauna – Colourful…
Ragwort – Senecio jacobaea WITH a name like ragwort you might expect this plant to be…
President’s labour of love charts…
WHAT began as an account of Barnard Castle Cricket Club through the years turned into a…






















