In this week’s Mercury…
A cannabis farm was discovered at a dale house after thieves broke into the property
A volunteer who has been self-isolating since March has said ‘thank-you’ to a farm charity by sewing face masks to raise cash
A new campaign – Barney Does It Best – is to be launched this weekend to thank the town’s unsung heroes and raise cash for charity
Chef Paul Grundy has called time at The Bridgewater Arms, in Winston
A Barnard Castle family described their shock at discovering they would need to quarantine for 14 days just hours before returning home from a holiday in Spain
There’s no carnival parade, but there’s still plenty going on in Middleton this week
We’ve pictures from last week’s protest by residents in Winston and the surrounding area over how plans to permanently site a plasterboard recycling site at a farm are being handled
Everything’s coming up roses at Amen Corner as the small town garden’s connection to Richard III has been restored
Botanist Dr Richard Warren tells you everything you need to know about pineappleweed in his latest flora and fauna column
In sport, there’s a full round up of all the cricket action in the dale
Plus… All your letters in the weekly postbag; the concluding part of a series of features into the curators of The Bowes Museum; Bob Garton’s latest quiz; family announcements and much more
All in this week’s paper
