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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…

Review: Players triumph with production of Pygmalion

Review: Players triumph with production of Pygmalion

ByTeesdale MercuryJan 22, 20223 min read

PymalionThe Castle PlayersThe WithamALTHOUGH the play was written more than a century ago, it was evident from the rapturous applause of theatre-goers at The Witham, in Barnard Castle, that George…