Steve Owers, who recently stood down as head of the Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team, has given a ...

HEALTH challenges facing farmers have been brought to light thanks to the efforts of a woman who stepped forward to become ...

IT’S been quite the year for anyone with an interest in all things Ricardian. Just a week after the splendid Windows for the ...

IF cricket writer and author Stephen Brenkley was to have a crack at Mastermind, his chosen specialist subject would undoubtedly be the summer of 1926. “For the past 18 months I have lived in 1926. It ...

A SPECTACULAR artwork has been unveiled to mark 550th anniversary of King Richard III becoming lord of Barnard Castle. The new feature at St Mary’s Parish Church – dubbed Windows for the King – was ...

A GENEROUS, anonymous donation has community fundraisers within touching distance of purchasing an all-terrain wheelchair for Teesdale volunteer. An appeal was launched in the spring to pull in ...

THE last time I put pen to paper (or rather text to Word document) I suggested Wednesdays wouldn’t be the same without us if the Mercury were to disappear from the news stands. Funny how things change ...

A 20-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a three-vehicle accident on the outskirts of Barnard Castle last week, it was confirmed this afternoon. Police were called to the collision in Dent Gate Lane ...

Making the headlines this week: A68 bypass route is ‘a done deal’ – despite consultation, ...