July 28, 2026
Category : News
Prince invited to attend Aviation Day anniversary
THE Prince of Wales has been invited to Barnard Castle to attend events to mark the 30th anniversary of Teesdale Aviation day. Aviation Day was founded in 1995 by Tony…
Labour of love’ sees Andrea open boutique
A FORMER care boss has launched new boutique to help people dine in style. After 13 years in the care industry, Andrea Poulton, from Barnard Castle, decided to swap careers…
Quality counts at Evenwood leek show
ORGANISERS of Evenwood’s annual leek show say they were delighted with the number and standard of entries again this year. The Evenwood Town Leek Club show was staged at the…
Still in command after 900 years of visitors
Sam Alexander finds out how the castle ruins overlooking the Tees in Barnard Castle continue to draw thousands of visitors to the townAS a Barnard Castle resident I was curious…
Remember to pick up your copy of this week’s Mercury
Making the headlines this week: Popular lollipop-man almost quits after hit-and-run incident Drug dealer jailed for 26 months Retired teacher celebrates first published story Talks begin to use former bank…
