Features

Shocked by the dramatic decline in the number of bees, Dina Salenova decided to turn her garden into a hive...

With September comes the start of the dale's 5s&3s dominoes league. New chairwoman Gillian Watson tells reporter Sam Alexander of...

Local historian David Croom recalls his memories of school days in the 1970s while being unaware of the historic changes...

It's taken 20 years, but now a village is celebrating a community park which is a testament to volunteers' dogged...

The Teesdale Mercury's resident local historian David Croom recalls the days when print was king and the Mercury print shop...

ONE sunny summer afternoon in Teesdale, I threw caution to the wind, donned a pair of trainers and rocked up...

What do James Bond, Mahatma Ghandi and Bill Gates have in common? Answer: They all loved the mental challenge required...

Following Labour's victory at the recent election local historian David Croom has been looking into the history of the Barnard Castle...

FIVE years ago Whorlton Bridge was closed to vehicles. A report of damage to the structure led to an inspection...

Sparked by last month's 80th anniversary of D-Day, Mary Stastny recalls a Barnard Castle man, Ronald 'Ronnie' Henderson and found...