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Sleek, sporty and the stuff of sci-fi – not a taxi

by Teesdale Mercury

Off the buses, my face is my new career…

Steve’s peak practice with eye on the summit

Dad and daughter’s goal to ease parents’ baby grief

RETRO LOOK: Toyota Land Cruiser 2025 has good looks, a tough and dependable capability and is great to drive

Test Drive

At home in war zones and car parks

MATING DANCE: A male postures to attract a female,

Features

Shake your tail feathers!

BRIGHT LIGHTS: Mock-up of how an illuminated artwork proposed for the museum grounds would be sited in the grounds

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Plan for ‘light art’ to visit museum grounds

Sealed with a kiss: Phoebe Lorenz as Viola de Lessops and poster girl for The Castle Players’ summer outdoor production, Shakespeare in Love

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Forsooth, players prepare for Shakespeare in Love

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CRAG POND: Wild swimming sessions have been set up by new owners Abi Atkinson, pictured, and husband Rob through their Wilderness Company

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Connecting to nature with ‘human rewilding’ vision

SINGING SUPPORT: Affinity Community Rock Choir leader Jane O’Byrne-West and Claire Jefferies, with Hilary Rabbett, are ready to sing up a storm to raise money to help George

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Raised voices will boost Get George Home appeal

Solemn Procession: Astley Fenwick carries the cross on the Walk of Witness followed by Revd Dr Ana Moskvina-Baldwin, Jan Thompson, Revd Canon Alec Harding and Fr Thomas Mason

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Good Friday’s Walk of witness

PAIN FREE: Emily Towler treating pet Labrador Maple to a session of laser therapy to ease pain of osteoarthritis

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Emily’s mission to help pets in pain

CLEANING UP: Josh Jenkins and Pauline Connelly look on as George O’Brien hands over the litter-picking equipment to Laura Drew

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Anti-litterbugs gear up for work

SHARING ANTHEMS: The choir at St Mary’s Parish Church, Barnard Castle

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Singing from the same song sheet

Barnard Castle and Bridge, from upstream, painted c1825 (Tate). Turner sketched the chapel in the centre of the bridge in 1797 and retained it in the finished watercolour over 20 years later, even though it had disappeared by his second visit in 1816

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Turner in Teesdale, a birthday tribute

SMART: Well thought out and well designed, the Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo is fun to drive and easy to live with

Test Drive

Plenty of pep in Skoda’s sporty offering

Majestic views: Looking eastbound from Stainmore cafe car park, top, the A66 has features of note including God’s Bridge, left, and the summit marker of the old Stainmore railway line

Features

In the footsteps of the Romans

APPEAL: Cieran and Claire Chidzey are determined to make memories for their son Ryan who suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Their most recent memory making event included a trip to London for the avid football fan to see Arsenal play Chelsea

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Family must raise thousands for special wheelchair to keep poorly Ryan mobile

CELEBRATION: Peter and Anthony Donegan present an evening of stories and songs which pay homage to their dad, Lonnie

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Celebrating the legacy of our dad, Lonnie

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Solemn Procession: Astley Fenwick carries the cross on the Walk of Witness followed by Revd Dr Ana Moskvina-Baldwin, Jan Thompson, Revd Canon Alec Harding and Fr Thomas Mason

Good Friday’s Walk of witness

LACK OF FUNDING: Deerbolt Independent Monitoring Board chairman Charlie Ing says Deerbolt does not have enough resource to build in ‘prison nous’ among the staff

Unlocking solutions is key…

LOOKS FABULOUS: The Toyota Prius will change public perceptions about its name

Sleek, sporty and the stuff of sci-fi – not a taxi

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: The temporary banking hub is now open. Pictured are Post Office on-site trainer Keith Angus-Wall with banking hub operator Nikki Walia-France

Banking hub now open for business

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ALL SMILES: Jonathan Wallis has be awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Country Life

Surveyor Jonathan lands top honour

VW ID.7 has no fuss and plenty of thrust and a capacious boo

Test Drive

The perfect choice to lighten the load

SAD DAY: Marking the closure of the Friends of The Bowes Museum charity are secretary Helen Rowell, Bowes Arts magazine editor Dorothy Blundell, treasurer Liz Beadle, chairman Colin Hardy, museum executive director Hannah Fox, president Earl of Ronaldshay Robin Dundas, member Lord Barnard and membership secretary Elaine Hicks

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Supporters call time on museum friends group

SAVE OUR PUB: Elisa Hargreaves chairwoman of the Whorlton Community Benefit Society committee which is attempting to save the village pub

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‘Inn is more than just a pub – we must try to save it’

GET ACTIVE: No balls or clubs needed – frisbee -style discs are tossed at specially adapted basket ‘hole’s. A nine hole course has opened in Hamsterley Forest Pics: Forestry England

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It’s golf, but not as you know it…

SAFETY FIRST: MP Sam Rushworth with Staindrop parish councillors Ed Chicken, Jonothan Raper and Dilys Caygill on the busy A688

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Let villages take control of road safety, urges dale’s MP

Plans for eco-friendly new village hall lodged

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Plans for eco-friendly new village hall lodged

Vampires Rock is a must-see at Darlington Hippodrome

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Vampires Rock is a must-see at Darlington Hippodrome

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OPEN FOR BUSINESS: The temporary banking hub is now open. Pictured are Post Office on-site trainer Keith Angus-Wall with banking hub operator Nikki Walia-France

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Banking hub now open for business

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TEXTILE BANNERS: Marie Cadman and Glenys Egglestone have organised the exhibition of banner tapestries never displayed before in County Durham which will be on show at Etherley Methodist Chapel

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Banner headlines for a unique display at chapel

LACK OF FUNDING: Deerbolt Independent Monitoring Board chairman Charlie Ing says Deerbolt does not have enough resource to build in ‘prison nous’ among the staff

Features

Unlocking solutions is key…

WOOL AND WEATHER: Felting supremo Claire Priestley’s vibrant exhibition depicts the four seasons in the North Pennines, in wool

Art & Leisure

Vibrant landscapes shaped in felt

HEAD FOR HEIGHTS: Rob and Abi Atkinson are gauging interest in the possible return of the climbing wall at Teesdale Leisure Centre

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Duo aim high in effort to relaunch climbing wall

DRIVING AHEAD: Oxfam shop manager Naila Laundy is on the hunt for volunteer drivers to help ferry donations between different locations

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Drivers sought to make most of top gear

ALL CHANGE: The spectacular curtain-raiser for the 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway was staged at Bishop Auckland

Art & Leisure

Full steam ahead for railway celebrations marking 200 years

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