A lung transplant has given trainee reporter Sam Alexander the chance to make his dreams of a life in journalism come true FEBRUARY 21, 2020 – the day that saved…

MEETING Pearl and Gayle, the first thing you notice are their big brown eyes which peer at you from beneath lovely long eyelashes… and then their soft woolly coats. Pearl…

Making the news in a busy week… A hospital at the centre of a care scandal has been sold and could be turned into housing if plans get the go-ahead…

In this week’s Mercury: Barclays Bank has announced the closure of its branch in Middleton-in-Teesdale Proposals have been drawn up to refurbish a prominent retail complex in Barnard Castle town…