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THERE has been a major police response to an incident near Middleton-in-Teesdale with officers closing the main road into the...

ABOUT £9million is to be invested in upgrading sewage facilities in the Gaunless Valley.The work will ensure that effluent released...

SCHOOL run commuters will be in the sights of police for the next month with a focus on Startforth.This month's...

A BID to change a sandwich shop into a cafe has led to neighbours making claims about foul language, nasty...

THE last Durham Light Infantry (DLI) Association club is set to close its doors for the final time this spring.Based...

TOWN councillors in Barnard Castle are considering investing tens of thousands of pounds in property.The town council has about £125,000...

DALE folk over the age of 50 are being encouraged to get involved with the regeneration of a nature reserve...

VOLUNTEERS were out in force at the weekend helping to make Barnard Castle and the surrounding area a cleaner, greener...

This week's Teesdale Mercury is dominated by a week of weather most of us will not forget in a hurry. The paper is...

A NEW reading scheme has catapulted a dale primary school into the top one per cent in the country.Children at...