This week’s paper is out now

Making the headlines:

Wetheriggs Animal Sanctuary looking for a new home,

Tributes paid to racer who died doing what he loved,

The Hub digs deep to find new volunteer gardeners,

Mercury welcomes its new editor,

Picture spreads from Hamsterley Hoppings, Gainford Cross Keys Leek Show and Bowes Show Tractor Rally,

Three pages of events,

Bob Garton’s quiz,

GCSE results reports from Staindrop, Barnard Castle and Teesdale schools,

All the sports from around the dale,

And much, much more…