In this week’s paper…
We report on how the dale’s schools have been preparing to welcome back pupils for the new term
More than 100 HGV drivers breached weight restrictions on Barney’s County Bridge in the past year, but just six have been referred to police
Barney’s arts centre has reopened – although there will be no live performances for the time being
Find out what’s been keeping MP Dehenna Davison busy during the summer parliamentary recess in her latest column
We’ve pictures from the Bowes tractor run
In a special feature, Barningham Estate owner Sir Edward Milbank urges people to respond to a consultation into the England Tree Strategy
In What’s On, we catch up with musician Katie Bottomley
Dave Moore is talking stoats and weasels in his regular Nature Notes column
In sport, there’s the latest from the golf, athletics, shooting, football, cricket and motor sport world
Plus… readers’ letters, family announcements, Bob Garton’s weekly quiz and much more besides… all in this week’s Mercury, which is out now.
