October 15, 2026
This week’s Teesdale Mercury is in the shops now
The news in Teesdale this week: Staindrop Parish Council has failed in its bid for a judicial review over approval for 72 homes in the village. The day I bought…
Colour run gets kids active
GETTING some exercise definitely put some colour in the cheeks of children at Middleton-in-Teesdale primary school.Pupils from all classes were pelted with paint powder when they participated in the school’s…
Flora and fauna: History of teasel will leave you in a spin
Teasel (Dipsacus sativus) Fuller’s teasel, Brushes-and-combsTEASEL is a large plant, up to six feet high, and common on waste ground, roadsides and rough pasture, particularly on clay soils. It is…
Cup success at the double for Staindrop
FootballSTAINDROP Wheatsheaf FC rounded off the stop-start 2020-21 season in fine style, bagging two trophies.The team plays in the Darlington Sunday Morning Invitation League and defeated Middleton Rangers 5-0 to…
