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Flora and Fauna: Carpet of leaves disappears for another year, ready for…

Flora and Fauna: Carpet of leaves disappears for another year, ready for…

ByTeesdale MercuryJan 15, 20234 min read

AutumnI love the fitful gusts that shakesThe casement all the dayAnd from the mossy elm tree takesThe faded leaf awayTwirling it by the window-paneWith thousand others down the lane John…

Mystery of curious stone-carved head in Deepdale

Mystery of curious stone-carved head in Deepdale

ByTeesdale MercuryJan 14, 20234 min read

BY GEOFF MILBURN ONE of my ancestors named Merryweather was a Barney stonemason, one of the large gang of men hard at work on the great edifice which became The…

Grant will help young carers

Grant will help young carers

ByTeesdale MercuryJan 14, 20231 min read

A DALE primary school is keeping up its good work with young carers – children who look after their parents or other adults at home.Bowes Hutchinson’s Primary School was this…

Test Drive: The New Skoda Scala Monte Carlo

Test Drive: The New Skoda Scala Monte Carlo

ByTeesdale MercuryJan 11, 20234 min read

Ian Lamming assesses the new Skoda Scala Monte Carlo THERE is always something for which to be grateful even when things go bust. So if you are going to have…