5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (484+ words) A gallery of painted rocks has grown up on Barnard Castle’s Silver Bridge – and the Teesdale Mercury has tracked down the man behind the colourful display. Pete Hughes started sharing his artwork in 2022 in Roberts Park, Saltaire, near Bradford. It…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (949+ words) Her life story has been billed as ‘from the coal-house to the White House’, but Fiona Hill remains close to her County Durham roots. She told Andy Potts about work experience at the Mercury, and why she sees strength in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (317+ words) Durham County Council is to inspect a small bridge which is being used by diverted traffic after villagers warned it could become the scene of a serious accident. The authority said an inspector would visit the bridge to check for…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (452+ words) From almost closing two years ago, plans are being put forward for a £200,000 upgrade for Eggleston Village Hall. An emergency meeting was called in 2024 when long serving chairman and treasurer Dave Smith died, leaving only three people on the committee....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (311+ words) A Cockfield pub is set to reopen with a new landlord and new safety conditions after a man was seriously injured in a glass attack there. The King’s Head had its licence suspended by Durham County Council on August 1 after…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (452+ words) Marion and Tony Elstob will celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary next week surrounded by family and friends. The couple met when they were working in fields near High Lands in 1960 and have remained sweethearts ever since. What makes their 60th anniversary…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (98+ words) Teesdale Mercury A community pottery group can now reach further into rural parts of the dale thanks to funding for a new kiln. Mud And More, based in Stainton Grove Industrial Park, was started by Suzanne Thomas and Vicky Hindle…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (305+ words) A partial solar eclipse, which will be the most visible from the UK in 27 years, is set to take place on Wednesday evening. More than 90 per cent of the sun will be hidden by the moon during the event, which…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (264+ words) A Cockfield pub’s licence has been suspended after a man suffered life-changing injuries in what police described as a “sustained, violent and entirely unprovoked” assault. Durham County Council’s licensing sub-committee met last week to consider the premises licence for the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (496+ words) Barnaerd Castle’s annual bonfire night celebrations and its weekly parkrun remain in place after a bid to secure protected designation on the upper Demesnes wildflower meadow failed. It emerged this week that an unidentified resident had attempted to get the…...