YOUNGSTERS across the dale have been using the lockdown to pen letters to older people to help overcome social isolation....

SISTERS who dreamt up a letter writing project to ensure the dale's elderly folk were not forgotten during the coronavirus...

A DALE geologist has devised a clever long-term exercise in which those who are self-isolating can climb the equivalent of...

MORE than 20 enthusiasts tackled an arts trail arranged to coincide with the Norman Cornish exhibition at The Bowes Museum.The...

THE coronavirus lockdown couldn't have come at a worse time for one of the dale's football clubs.After a sticky start,...

IF you go out for your daily allocated walk today, you may be in for a big surprise.Teddy bears may...

AN art teacher is using her skills online to keep families creative during the coronavirus lockdown.Teresa Keeling has already racked...

In this week's Mercury:An evening of live music organised by a group of Dale performers has raised more than £11,000...

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A SELF-EMPLOYED sound engineer from Teesdale has described the difficulties being faced by those in the entertainment industry during the...