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All aboard – it’s full steam ahead for Thorpe Light Railway

All aboard – it’s full steam ahead for Thorpe Light Railway

ByTeesdale MercuryApr 14, 20231 min read

A POPULAR miniature Teesdale railway fires up this weekend with the first in a series of six open afternoons.Volunteers at Thorpe Light Railway are looking forward to welcoming visitors for…

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…