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Making the news in the first week of 2022

Making the news in the first week of 2022

ByTeesdale MercuryJan 5, 20222 min read

Barnard Castle town councillors are considering a plan to install bunds – raised earthworks – at the lower Demesnes to protrect the area from illegal traveller camps and stop vehicles…

Test Drive: The New Polestar2

Test Drive: The New Polestar2

ByTeesdale MercuryJan 5, 20225 min read

Ian Lamming has his interest sparked by a new name in the automotive industry OUR collective heads are all over the place at the moment so why not launch a…

Extra cash for events – but no return for 1940s weekend

Extra cash for events – but no return for 1940s weekend

ByTeesdale MercuryJan 4, 20222 min read

BARNARD Castle Town Council is to more than double its events budget this year.The budget was slashed from £7,200 in 2020 to only £2,390 last year because of Covid-19 restrictions.Plans…

Lindy honoured after giving up time with family to care for Barney…

Lindy honoured after giving up time with family to care for Barney…

ByTeesdale MercuryJan 3, 20222 min read

A BOARDING school matron from Barnard Castle has won a community champion award for selflessly giving up time with her own family to care for students unable to return home…