The Teesdale Mercury Shop, in Market Place, Barnard Castle, ceased trading on short notice on Christmas Eve. The Teesdale Mercury newspaper will continue to be published, with the first issue…

In this week’s Mercury: The “chance of a lifetime” to run a farm on a five-year tenancy is being offered by a dale estate which has launched the Next Generation…

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…

BARNARD Castle’s volunteer workers have put their spades, brushes and hedge clippers away for the winter after another busy year. The group keeps the town looking its best by carrying…