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Gatorz team joins Mowden to…

Gatorz team joins Mowden to…

ByTeesdale MercuryOct 14, 20213 min read

WOMEN’S RUGBY BARNARD Castle Gatorz ladies team joined Darlington Mowden Park in a winter touch league…

Story of Quentin Crisp being…

Story of Quentin Crisp being…

ByTeesdale MercuryOct 13, 20211 min read

SHEFFIELD-born actor Mark Farrelly will be channelling the spirit of Quentin Crisp – the legendary English…

Athlete secures England colours for…

Athlete secures England colours for…

ByTeesdale MercuryOct 13, 20212 min read

ATHLETICS Chester Half Marathon LOCAL athlete and member of Teesdale Athletics Club Claire Hesketh competed in…

Trees to be planted to…

Trees to be planted to…

ByNicky CarterOct 13, 20212 min read

TREES of remembrance are to be planted in three community spaces across Teesdale to stand as…

Pop into the village pub…

Pop into the village pub…

ByMartin PaulOct 13, 20211 min read

IN what is possibly a first for the dale, a pop-up flu vaccination clinic was set…

Oliver lands prestigious scholarship

Oliver lands prestigious scholarship

ByTeesdale MercuryOct 12, 20212 min read

A FORMER Teesdale School pupil has won a scholarship towards studying medicine and surgery at Newcastle…

Fiddle mats donated to adult…

Fiddle mats donated to adult…

ByTeesdale MercuryOct 12, 20212 min read

BEAUTIFULLY crafted “fiddle mats” that provide stimulation to those living with dementia have been donated to…

Popular parish vicar Ken bows…

Popular parish vicar Ken bows…

ByNicky CarterOct 12, 20215 min read

THERE are mixed emotions for a long-serving vicar as he hangs up his cassock after 16…

New seating allows for better…

New seating allows for better…

ByMartin PaulOct 11, 20211 min read

A PLAN last year to install socially-distanced seating on a village green has come into fruition…

Makeover for one of oldest…

Makeover for one of oldest…

ByMartin PaulOct 11, 20212 min read

THE congregation of an ancient dale church has secured the last bit of funding needed for…

Margaret, 95, finishes 88km trek

Margaret, 95, finishes 88km trek

ByMartin PaulOct 11, 20212 min read

TEESDALE botanist Dr Margaret Bradshaw has raised thousands of pounds to protect rare upland plants during…

Twins go their own way…

Twins go their own way…

ByTeesdale MercuryOct 10, 20212 min read

TOP performing twins are going their separate ways for the first time in their lives to…