May 20, 2026
Blogs
Traumatic’ incidents of livestock worrying
DOGS chasing cows and worrying sheep has become a concerning trend across Teesdale as more people…
Spartans’ field of dreams takes…
BASEBALL is coming to Teesdale.Staindrop Academy is to be the new home of the Durham Spartans.Volunteers…
Customers following guidelines as popular…
STAFF at a popular dale store say they have been delighted with the response from customers…
Award-winning poet puts dale life…
THE impact of life in lockdown Teesdale has been captured in verse, thanks to a noted…
Dales Pony Society’s summer show…
A SUMMER show for Teesdale’s iconic pony breed will go ahead in a virtual format.The Dales…
Thief asked to return artwork…
A PUBLIC appeal has been made after someone took a unique piece of art created to pay tribute…
Proud and exhausted’ Kim cooks…
A VILLAGE hero has kept the promise she made to her community – to cook up…
Barney restaurant’s community efforts recognised…
THE efforts of a Teesdale curryhouse to feed key workers in Barnard Castle have been hailed…
Art trail spans the generations……
DOZENS of people across the generations are helping to create a unique community artwork in Barnard…
In your Mercury this week…
Large numbers of visitors have caused problems across the dale, with police taking the “unprecedented” step…
Where there’s a Will, there’s…
A DALE lad’s 11th birthday turned out to be rather more memorable than he might have…
Visitors take in the sights…
WALKERS and day trippers made a bee-line for the upper dale reservoirs last Wednesday after car…






















