Wool ewe please slow down.... Fake sheep to halt speeders!

This week’s Mercury is in the shops and here’s what’s in the news:

Proposal for fake sheep to be put on the roadside to slow down motorists.

Daughter vs dad in local election.

Heartache for town rugby club in thrilling climax.

Legal cash blow for pre-school.

Warning to trespassers at The Hub.

Animal centre’s vision of expansion.

Call for action over potholes.

Postal votes blunder.

Middleton-in-Teesdale parking restriction ‘will hit funerals’.

Compromise on brewery licence follows Evenwood concerns.

Meeting over Toft Hill bypass bid.

Flood defences for Middleton.

Residents in the dark over street lights removal.

Pub owners use pedal power to aid hospice.

Due complete London marathon for charity.

Eggleston Hall Gardens apprentice to train at Kew Gardens.

Newsham bake-off photos.

Plus all your sport, what’s on, farming, classified, motors, property, community news and much more.