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Classic cars to return for a vintage day out

Classic cars to return for a vintage day out

ByTeesdale MercuryJan 25, 20221 min read

A CLASSIC car rally is to return for a second time after a successful debut event last year.The rally, staged in the grounds of Barnard Castle School, attracted more than…

Heather cut to regenerate peat moors

Heather cut to regenerate peat moors

ByTeesdale MercuryJan 24, 20222 min read

RABY Estates is helping restore peatland by making use of cut heather from moorland sites where burning is not allowed.Helicopters have been dropping some of the 4,000 bags of heather…

Test Drive: Hyundai Ioniq 5

Test Drive: Hyundai Ioniq 5

ByTeesdale MercuryJan 24, 20224 min read

Ian Lamming is shocked by the growing popularity of electric vehicles as he takes on Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 THIS is a story of two halves, of one car, one nation…

Teesdale School signs up to toilet twinning scheme

Teesdale School signs up to toilet twinning scheme

ByTeesdale MercuryJan 23, 20222 min read

A DONATION to Barnard Castle’s toilet twinning scheme is raising student awareness of the role of latrines in poor countries for girls’ education.Teesdale School and Sixth Form’s loos have been…