Country Life
Gamekeeper Harry bags a top award
A DALE teenager has been presented with a prestigious award for the highest achieving gamekeeper apprentice from a regional agricultural...
Read moreDetails
Mule association gearing up for sales season
THE countdown has begun to the North of England Mule Sheep Association's (NEMSA) much anticipated high profile annual autumn show...
Read moreDetails
Middleton-in-Teesdale is buzzing for Northumbria in Bloom judges’ visit
ORGANISERS of Middleton-in-Bloom are hoping their village retains its status as one of the prettiest in the North East after...
Read moreDetails
Ovington looking its best for Northumbria in Bloom judges
THERE was an air of nervous excitement among residents of Ovington as judges for Northumbria in Bloom were escorted on...
Read moreDetails
Teesdale success at Great Yorkshire Show
DALE farmers enjoyed a successful year at the Great Yorkshire Show taking champ- ionship titles in the horse, sheep and...
Read moreDetails
Historic farmhouse will welcome visitors for a look at the gardens
THE owners of a historic farmhouse are opening the gates to their gardens to raise funds for a local church.Passionate...
Read moreDetails
The beautiful wild flower we wrongly think of as a weed
DANDELIONS are not the most popular of wild flowers, but if they weren't one of the earliest to bloom many...
Read moreDetails
Clay pigeon shoot will help good causes in Teesdale
ORGANISERS of an annual clay pigeon shoot, set up in memory of a popular dales man, are gunning for another...
Read moreDetails
Future of uplands debated by MPs
TESSDALE MP Helen Goodman has called on the government to ensure continued support for Teesdale's farmers after the UK leaves...
Read moreDetails
Cameras roll on trainee clippers
A SHEEP sheering course held in Teesdale is to appear on Channel 5 series The Yorkshire Vet.A record number of...
Read moreDetails
![A COUNTY councillor is backing a campaign to get a pedestrian crossing in Staindrop. Frustrated parish councillors in the village summoned their county council representative Cllr George Richardson to their latest meeting to discuss several issues, including the call for a safe way to cross the A688. Earlier this year their request for a crossing was turned down by the county council’s highways officers. Parish council chairman Jonothan Raper described the reasons for the refusal as “spurious” and called on Cllr Richardson to support their campaign. He added: “One of the arguments they made was there is no clear line of desire when they studied the village – well this isn’t a clear line of desire because there isn’t a crossing, people cross whenever they can. “When the lollipop person was there, one of the things I noticed was people would walk all the way down to the lollipop person to cross the road to go to the shop or to go to the school.” He added a problem of parking at the primary school is exacerbated because people are too afraid to walk their children across the road. Cllr Richardson said he had supported previous attempts for a crossing point with the first being made about 15 years ago. He added: “We went fairly well down the road with that and they looked into it. The only recommended place was where the bus stop is and to get the visibility splays, people on the other side of the road would lose their parking. “That didn’t go down well so it just died a death.” Cllr Raper said he suspected the real reason for the officers’ refusal was the cost of installing a crossing. He added that much of the cost could be recovered from savings made on not having to employ a lollipop patrol. Cllr Raper said: “A lollipop person only provides a benefit of crossing for three hours of the day. You are getting 21 extra hours of crossing time [with a pedestrian crossing].” Cllr Richardson said he would raise the issue with the county council’s cabinet member for highways, Cllr John Shuttleworth.](https://teesdalemercury.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/georgeR-120x86.jpg)
15C Harmire Enterprise Park
Barnard Castle
Co Durham
DL12 8BN
Email: editor@teesdalemercury.co.uk
Registered in England as Barrnon Media Limited. No: 12475190
VAT registration number: 343486488
Explore
Useful links
Follow us on
© Barrnon Media Limited 2024
