It’s taken 20 years, but now a village is celebrating a community park which is a testament to volunteers’ dogged dedication, as Nicky Carter reports… COTHERSTONE children’s play park is…

The Teesdale Mercury’s resident local historian David Croom recalls the days when print was king and the Mercury print shop supplied services to businesses and organisations nationwide. THIS year the…

ONE sunny summer afternoon in Teesdale, I threw caution to the wind, donned a pair of trainers and rocked up to The Witham, in Barnard Castle, to take part in…

What do James Bond, Mahatma Ghandi and Bill Gates have in common? Answer: They all loved the mental challenge required to play bridge. Veteran player Tony Craig explains some of…