June 2, 2026
Category : News
Rector appointed for lower dale churches
IN a first for the area, a new rector for the lower Teesdale Benefice was installed as the Mercury went to press this week. Revd Canon David Tomlinson was licensed…
Traders praised for high quality of jubilee weekend shop windows
A CAFÉ and gift shop has won Barnard Castle Meet’s platinum jubilee themed window dressing competition. Clarendon’s took top honours with its display of Queen Elizabeth II with an afternoon…
Toddler group kicks off Woodland’s four day fun celebration
WOODLAND kicked off a four-day celebration of the Queen’s platinum jubilee with a toddlers afternoon tea at the village hall on Thursday. Children and their families tucked into a sumptuous…
Life in the slow lane for farm’s new arrivals
A FAMILY of giant tortoises moved into a specially built home that has been aptly named jubilee house. Sulcata tortoises Link, Shelby, Lucy and Eccles, who have a combined age…












