September 17, 2026
Category : News
Bid for illuminated signs for new village store refused
A request to install illuminated hand-painted signs on a Grade-II listed building in Staindrop has been refused. Theepan Rasalingam had previously been granted permission by Durham County Council to convert…
Outdoor sleuths hunt for missing butterflies
CHILDREN learned about the importance of butterflies and moths during the first Wild Wednesday event of the summer holidays last week. Organised by the North Pennines National Landscape, at Bowlees…
TCR Hub food support scheme hits the road
STAFF and volunteers from a Barnard Castle charity spread a little love – and a few tasty treats – last week, when they took their food support programme on tour.…
In your Mercury this week
Hitting the headlines this week: An investigation has been launched into a series of fly-tipping incidents across the dale Durham County Council has unveiled plans for a raft of parking…
Town centre garage torched in arson attack
A BLAZE which badly damaged a town centre business in Barnard Castle is thought to have been started deliberately. Emergency services were called to Vere Road Garage in the early…
