Hitting the headlines this week:
A charity which has helped thousands of elderly and disabled people across the dale for more than 20 years is being wound up
Cockfield Parish Council may have to write off almost £5,000 it paid for work which was never carried out
Whorlton Parish Council faces a large bill after abandoning a legal battle with the owners of the village pub
A newly-opened artisan hub in Barnard Castle has seen a huge demand for space from local artists and makers
The use of Barnard Castle's Richardson Hospital as a Covid-19 vaccine centre has raised its profile, according to the friends group
Post Office services at Gainford Village Hall are here to stay after a trial run exceeded expectations
MP Dehenna Davison is being asked to help solve the long-running saga of the dilapidated St Peter's site, in Gainford
In sport, there's a full cricket round-up plus details of how to get on the water with Teesdale Sailing and Watersports Club
Plus... Bob Garton's weekly brainteasers; four pages of farming and rural news; another fascinating look behind the scenes at The Bowes Museum with Dorothy Blundell; Ed Cole tackles the Q&A feature; all your letters; family announcements and more
All in this week's Mercury, out now in the shops and available in digiutal format
