May 16, 2026
Blogs
In this week’s Mercury
In this week’s paper, we report how a freedom of information request has revealed motorists forked…
Appeal to buy replacement car…
A BARNARD Castle businesswoman has launched an online crowdfunding campaign to help replace her car after…
Farmer made his land pay…
FACED with declining income from his dairy herd, a Teesdale farmer took the brave decision two…
School and pupils pull out…
CHILDREN from Gainford Primary School had only four short weeks after sitting their SATs to rehearse…
Pupils recognised for scientific knowledge
MONTALBO Primary School has been awarded the prestigious silver Space Education Quality Mark, in recognition of…
Kynren shows history isn’t boring’
IN the midst of a dusky summer twilight, the wooden dwellings of a Saxon village suddenly…
Dementia champions complete course
A GROUP of volunteers, all of whom are aspiring to be champions, congregated at The Witham…
Musical takes pupils back to…
BRIGHTLY coloured ankle warmers, lycra leotards and a whole lot of singing and dancing was going…
Rotary club gives out free…
EACH year, in support of the worldwide Rotary literacy programme, Barnard Castle Rotarians deliver presentation dictionaries…
Pony club enjoy superb conditions…
THE Zetland Hunt Pony Club hosted its Annual Hunter Trial on Sunday, June 23, at Stapleton…
Family helped keep breed alive
One of the oldest herds of dales ponies in the country belongs to the Longstaff family…
Charlotte to appear at HOYS…
A DALE rider has earned a spot in the country’s most prestigious equestrian event after winning…






















