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Teesdale Mercury
TypeWeekly newspaper
Founded1854
Websitehttps://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/

The Teesdale Mercury was until recently a family-owned rural weekly newspaper in County Durham in the United Kingdom, which has been published since 1854.[1][2][3][4] It is based in the town of Barnard Castle, and has printing facilities there, which were used to print the paper until it switched to colour in 2015.[1][5] The paper, along with its sister publication the Wear Valley Mercury (now closed), was owned by Lord Barnard.[5] According to the Holdthefrontpage website the paper was sold in 2024 to Andy Barr, who also owns the Cumberland & Westmorland Herald, Keswick Reminder and the Cumbria Crack website. [6]

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  1. ^ a b Sharman, David (30 January 2015). "Weekly to print first colour edition after relaunch". HoldtheFrontPage. UK. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ Cosh, Colby (9 May 2019). "Colby Cosh: Want a newspaper job? Dream of making films? Be careful what you wish for". National Post. Canada: Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ "About Us". Teesdale Mercury. Teesdale Mercury Limited. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Teesdale Mercury addresses 'awful' 1912 suicide report". BBC News. UK. 8 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b Greenslade, Roy (12 August 2010). "Broadsheet adopts compact format to please its readers". The Guardian. UK: Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 28 May 2019.

6. https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2024/news/independent-weekly-sold-to-new-owner-after-170-years/

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