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Nursery celebrates inspection report and new £40k garden area

Nursery celebrates inspection report and new £40k garden area

ByTeesdale MercuryMar 13, 2026

A Barnard Castle nursery and daycare centre has enjoyed a double celebration of an excellent inspection report and the opening of a new £40,000 garden area this week.

Tan Hill Inn landladies gather to swap tales from behind the bar

Tan Hill Inn landladies gather to swap tales from behind the bar

ByTeesdale MercuryNov 14, 2025

Three former landladies of Britain’s highest – and most remote – pub gathered there for the first time recently to record their memories.

Final farewell to 100-year-old Arthur Walker

Final farewell to 100-year-old Arthur Walker

ByTeesdale MercuryNov 13, 2025

Final the streets of the East End to life in the dale, via wartime service in the Caribbean and the wreckage of post-war Germany, Arthur Walker crammed a lot into…

Barnard Castle travel agents back Guide Dogs UK

Barnard Castle travel agents back Guide Dogs UK

ByTeesdale MercuryNov 12, 2025

Staff at a Barnard Castle travel agents have raised hundreds of pounds for Guide Dogs UK in support of one of their customers.

Fears over future of village green

Fears over future of village green

ByTeesdale MercuryNov 11, 2025

Evenwood could lose part of its village green following the approval of 38 new homes nearby.