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Inspirational Sue bids farewell to the classroom after 23 years

Inspirational Sue bids farewell to the classroom after 23 years

ByTeesdale MercuryApr 13, 20232 min read

STAFF and pupils bade a fond farewell to a much-loved, inspirational deputy headmistress last week when Sue Scaife retired after 23 years teaching at Bowes Hutchinson Primary School.A special assembly,…

Test Drive: The New Genesis G70 Shooting Brake

Test Drive: The New Genesis G70 Shooting Brake

ByTeesdale MercuryApr 11, 20233 min read

Ian Lamming drives the latest Genesis G70 Shooting Brake IT’S early, too early, and time for work. There’s a late frost on the windscreen and it’s surprisingly thick. That means…

Test Drive: The New Genesis GV80

Test Drive: The New Genesis GV80

ByTeesdale MercuryApr 5, 20234 min read

Ian Lamming is in high company with the latest Genesis GV80 THE tourist and his wife walk slowly up the museum drive. A car catches his eye, my car or…

Revealed – the number of HGVs flouting weight limit on County Bridge

Revealed – the number of HGVs flouting weight limit on County Bridge

ByTeesdale MercuryMar 31, 20232 min read

CAMERAS on the County Bridge, in Barnard Castle, caught 97 lorry drivers flouting the weight limit in just over two months.The HGVs ignored the 7.5 tonne ban between October 26…