Making the headlines this week…
Meet the Evenwood caterer who has so far cooked up more than 5,000 meals and snacks for the vulnerable, elderly and frontline key workers…
…while in Barney, staff at one of the town’s restaurants aim to distribute 3,000 free meals
Some of the town’s menfolk have been getting in touch with their feminine sides and dressing up in their wife’s frocks when putting the bins out
Tributes have been paid to well respected fishing author and former Mercury columnist Geoff Bucknall, who has died aged 91
Readers have been sending in their lockdown photos – we print a selection
Parish councils have been making history by organising virtual meetings via video conferencing software – with the public invited to view the online proceedings
We meet artist Suzanne Williams, who is keeping busy during the lockdown
For this week’s look in the archives, we recall the street parties when Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer back in 1981
Don’t miss this week’s stay at home quiz courtesy of Bob Garton, plus all the community news
In sport, we catch up with footballer Harvey Saunders who tells us how his first season at Division One side Fleetwood Town has been going
Plus… our guide to the independent business open across the dale, farming news, all your letters, what the weather’s got in store and your family notices
All in this week’s Mercury, out now
