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IRRESPONSIBLE wild camp-ers are ruining a popular dale walk, leaving human excrement, soiled nappies and rubbish behind, it is claimed.Middleton-in-Teesdale...

BARNARD Castle's traditional bank holiday carnival procession might be called off if more volunteers don't come forward, say organisers.Activities and...

VILLAGERS are celebrating after their petition saved a landmark tree.The red horse chestnut, growing near to the entrance to the...

MORE planning than ever has not prevented travellerssetting up unauthorised stopovers on their annual migration to Appleby.Temporary stopover areas are...

This week's edition of the Mercury has hit the streets. Here's what is making the headlines:Have chiefs blundered with their...

A CHURCH'S toilet has been twinned with a loo in rural Sierra Leone as part of a scheme to improve...

ORGANISERS of a charity fun day featuring an It's a Knockout competition are pulling out the stops to make the...

A FEW heavy showers weren't going to stop an annual celebration that is vital to a small dale church.Parishioners and...

A FEW heavy showers weren't going to stop an annual celebration that is vital to a small dale church.Parishioners and...

A BBC One episode of Panorama, due to be aired tomorrow, will feature allegations of physical and psychological abuse by...