July 29, 2026
Blogs
End of an era as…
AN historic upper dale shop is closing after more than a century of trading. Known as…
Dave’s art goes on show…
A three-day art exhibition featuring a series of paintings depicting unusual views of Barnard Castle, is…
Martin shows beauty of natural…
A photographic exhibition, Near and Far, natural beauty in the North Pennines, by Martin Rogers is…
Landmark to village’s mining heritage…
STAFF at Evenwood firm CA Group gave up their time and expertise to refurbish a village…
A tricky card game dummies…
What do James Bond, Mahatma Ghandi and Bill Gates have in common? Answer: They all loved…
Test Drive: VW Tiguan
IT’S got be said, I’m annoyed with the boy again and he is making me drive…
Back to doing what we…
THE owners of a Barnard Castle garage which was badly damaged in an arson attack say…
Uncle Arthur… the Barnard Castle…
Following Labour’s victory at the recent election local historian David Croom has been looking into the history…
Local producers still delivering the…
Barnard Castle Farmers’ Market has stood the test of time and this year celebrates its 25th…
Outdoor sleuths hunt for missing…
CHILDREN learned about the importance of butterflies and moths during the first Wild Wednesday event of…
Test Drive: The new MG3…
Ian Lamming drives the latest supermini from MG and finds it to be the perfect partner…
In your Mercury this week
Hitting the headlines this week: An investigation has been launched into a series of fly-tipping incidents…





















