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RESIDENTS in Hamsterley got creative last month, putting together a fine display of scarecrows to mark what would have been...

This week's paper is out now - here's what's making the news:Not guilty... priest cleared after trial into indecent assault...

AN agricultural field identified by a developer as a site to build up to 100 houses was deemed "unsuitable" by...

BARNARD Castle was one of the few places in the country to commemorate Merchant Navy Day, albeit in a very...

WHAT began as daily exercise during lockdown has transformed into an effort to raise cash for Cancer Research UK.Peter Dixon,...

TEESDALE'S MP has called for council chiefs to publish a report on the closure of Whorlton suspension bridge and carry...

STAFF and volunteers laid on a warm welcome for visitors when Barnard Castle's arts centre reopened for business last week.Although...

Making the news in this week's Mercury:Pubs across the dale have been warned not to flout Covid-19 rules, otherwise they...

WORSHIPPERS are celebrating after receiving funding to complete a ten-year project to save their 13th century church.St Andrew's Church, Winston,...

THE launch of a dark-sky observatory in Teesdale has been a success with people making multiple bookings, say the organisers.The...