May 19, 2026
Blogs
Would-be developers sought advice on…
ADVICE on possible proposals for new holiday cottages and caravan sites was among the most popular…
Work to improve Barnard Castle…
RESURFACING work to a dale tennis club’s courts has begun, though it is unclear when it…
Home schoolers prove where there’s…
A SELF-confessed technophobic teacher who didn’t want to abandon her students has embraced technology to keep…
Anger at holiday makers visiting…
RESIDENTS in Teesdale are angry that owners of holiday homes are ignoring government instructions to stay…
This week’s Mercury is out…
In this week’s paper: Traveller Tess Bettison tells of her experience being stranded in Peru and…
Surge in demand for traditional…
DEMAND for home deliveries during the coronavirus pandemic has seen the return of the traditional milkman…
Call to reopen Richardson Hospital…
CALLS have been made for the Lowson Ward at Barnard Castle’s Richardson Hospital be re-opened to…
Plans to turn Jersey Farm…
THE new owners of the Jersey Farm Hotel, in Barnard Castle, a proposing a raft of…
Artist Rachel misses out on…
FOR Teesdale artist Rachel Scott, the coronavirus lockdown couldn’t have come at a more inconvenient time.This…
Appeal launched to help Teddy…
THE family of seven-year-old child model are desperate to raise money for a £15,000 device to…
Rotters mucks in to help…
A VOLUNTARY garden waste collection scheme has seen a spike in demand for compost as people…
Family says farewell to a…
A COTHERSTONE farmer and businessman, described as a true dales gentleman, has died aged 82.Keith Lamb…






















