May 20, 2026
Blogs
Fresh bid to develop land…
PLANS have been submitted for 37 homes on the site of a former borstal in Gainford.Plans…
Debate over Lidl’s booze sale…
COUNCILLORS will decide whether to allow Lidl to sell alcohol when the store opens on the…
Funding so village can try…
A TEESDALE village has been given a £38,400 grant to look at options for renewable energy…
Motorists ‘using village road as…
CALLS are being made for speed checks in Esperley after one of only two benches in…
Gardeners ‘must register for plots’…
PEOPLE are assuming they can take over vacant allotment plots in Gainford, say parish councillors who…
Plea to help tackle anti-social…
VILLAGERS have called for help from the authorities to tackle drug and drink-fuelled groups at a…
Tech wizard’s app aims to…
A SOCIAL media app designed to help visitors explore a location before they arrive could help…
Walkers rack up 1,300 miles…
MORE than 1,300 miles were added towards a charity’s target in just a day when 55…
Live entertainment veto means The…
BARNARD Castle’s arts centre is to remain closed for the foreseeable future.With the easing of Covid-19…
Making the headlines this week
In this week’s Mercury… Dale holiday venues are offering a free weekend getaway for exhausted NHS…
Poster suggests nudists have been…
IF you go down to the woods today, you may be in for a surprise -“because…
Raby Castle CC juniors back…
Junior cricketRABY Castle CC junior section has resumed training sessions in groups of six per adult…






















