May 16, 2026
Blogs
Village ready to make carnival…
AN upper dale community is getting ready for its biggest event of the year. Middleton-in-Teesdale residents…
Warning over the spread of…
WARNINGS are being sounded about an invasive species that can cause severe burns. Giant hogweed, which…
Scheme teaches rural children to…
PUPILS at a remote primary school have been receiving special training to become “science ambassadors” to…
Top results from Great Yorks…
SHEEP and cattle bred in the Teesdale area have featured highly in this year’s Great Yorkshire…
Plan to open community gym…
STAINDROP is a step closer to setting up its own community gym after landing a substantial…
This week’s Teesdale Mercury
This week’s paper: Driver from Teesdale buys a personalised number plate for £287,000. Like it or not,…
Students refurbish nursery’s play areas
A NURSERY school’s outdoor learning area is now ship-shape, thanks to the efforts of industrious students.…
Art flies flag for mining…
A TEESDALE artist is putting the finishing touches to a massive outdoor artwork which will be…
Curry night to help improve…
A CURRY night to raise funds for safety improvements at motocross events has been organised by…
Changing times sees end of…
AFTER more than a quarter of a century, a dale village’s mother and toddler group is…
Donna hopes crime show will…
A DRAMATIC robbery in Barnard Castle last year is to be featured in a BBC documentary.…
Amazing’ scheme teaches young children…
A NATIONWIDE scheme aimed at teaching young children to ride bikes has been successful at a…






















