There’s a boost for Barnard Castle with new businesses heading to the town centre. Carver Commercial, a Darlington-based estate agent which currently represents four units in town, told the Mercury: “There something happening with three of the units we have. ADVERTISEMENTThey are excited to be taking a place in the heart of town. DCC’s cabinet will debate pilot auctions in November and Barnard Castle councillor Chris Foote-Wood is urging council leader Andrew Husband to consider bringing the Turks Head to auction.#“It is very prominent in the town centre and it has been empty for years. “It’s not easy to find the right tenants,” warned Paul Ings, Barnard Castle mayor and owner of Ingnet Antiques.