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Test Drive: Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT

Test Drive: Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT

ByTeesdale MercuryDec 5, 20224 min read

Ian Lamming compares the very first Cayenne with the latest incarnation as Porsche celebrates 20 years of making SUVs IT still feels wrong taking a Porsche off road but as…

Help add some Christmas sparkle to Startforth

Help add some Christmas sparkle to Startforth

ByTeesdale MercuryDec 3, 20221 min read

STARTFORTH residents are being invited to help bring a little cheer to the dark winter nights by decorating their homes as part of the village’s Christmas Sparkle competition.With rising energy…

Heritage structures saved – but other historic sites remain at risk

Heritage structures saved – but other historic sites remain at risk

ByTeesdale MercuryDec 1, 20223 min read

AN Elizabethan manor house and its dovecote in Teesdale have been officially removed from English Heritage’s At Risk register, along with a nearby packhorse bridge.However, other heritage assets – including…

Gareth’s kitchen creations result in new venture

Gareth’s kitchen creations result in new venture

ByTeesdale MercuryNov 30, 20222 min read

A BUDDING baker says lockdown gave him the impetus to realise his dream.Gareth Metcalf, from Boldron, had just finished a degree in professional culinary management at Derby when Covid-19 brought…