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ON February 6, 1918, the Mercury reported that George Bell, a Staindrop farmer, had appeared at the Police Court in...

TODDLERS at a forest school have been improving their outdoor skills while helping wildlife at the same time.The group of...

A NEW book uncovering historic secrets about the dale has gone on sale.Written by history author Andrew Graham Stables, Secret...

I WONDER how many people attending a Nativity play or listening to readings at Christmas services over the holiday season...

A LIFELINE bus service in the dale has inspired one of its passengers to pen a book of poems to...

A LADIES a cappella choir is seeking new voices to add to its fledgling group.Mickleton's Barbara Wilson formed the Teesdale...

AN environmental group has called on a bee expert for advice on turning Middleton-in-Teesdale into a insect-friendly village.Not ones to...

FOSTER carers are urgently needed to offer secure and loving homes for children in Teesdale.As the number of young people...

TRIBUTES have been paid to Teesdale's "magical soul" Hannah Hauxwell who has died aged 91.Memories are now all that remain...

HANNAH Hauxwell shot to fame in a TV series about her simple, solitary life on a remote farm.Quiet mannered and...