October 24, 2026
Category : News
Tributes to former nurse and charity worker
Tributes have been paid to a former nurse and charity volunteer and fundraiser who has died aged 77.
Stay and play celebrates Chinese New Year at Barney Prep School
CHILDREN are being invited to stay and play as a leading school opens its doors to the community to mark Chinese New Year. Visitors aged two to four are being…
£4,000 grant is music to Cotherstone bell ringers’ ears
CAMPANOLOGISTS in Cotherstone are a step closer to hitting their target of raising £8,500 to repair bells at the village church thanks to a grant from county councillors. Currently only…
In this week’s Mercury
Making the headlines this week: Barney’s last bank branch set to close; Toddler’s health battle inspires family’s fundraising effort; Tiny parish faces difficult tax decision; Plans to turn pub into…
Meet the man who would be Teesdale’s next MP
“IT’S for them,” says the man who hopes to be the next MP for Bishop Auckland when asked why he is standing as the Labour candidate. Sam Rushworth is referring…
