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Poachers target River Tees – people urged to stay alert

Poachers target River Tees – people urged to stay alert

ByTeesdale MercurySep 3, 2025

Audacious poachers are at work on the banks of the River Tees in Barnard Castle, putting mammals such as otters at risk.

Panthers provides place for budding musicians

Panthers provides place for budding musicians

ByNicky CarterOct 14, 2024

NEW youth band, The Panthers, are looking to jazz things up. Band leader Peter Lovatt, who has been a member of the community orchestra at St Mary’s Parish Church for…

When trout ‘hits like a torpedo…’

When trout ‘hits like a torpedo…’

ByTeesdale MercuryOct 13, 2024

Fishing the Tees with Andrew Wilkinson AUTUMN arrived suddenly, and the brown trout season on the rivers ended with wind and rain. The Tees rose swiftly, with floodwater pouring off…

Gable end waterfall causes heads to turn

Gable end waterfall causes heads to turn

ByMartin PaulOct 10, 2024

VISITORS exploring Etherley Incline during the bi-centennial celebrations of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (SDR) are in for an additional treat – a huge mural of High Force waterfall. The…

Review of Cluedo 2 – Darlington Hippodrome

Review of Cluedo 2 – Darlington Hippodrome

ByAndrew HarrisonOct 9, 2024

CLUEDO 2 is a very different murder mystery production unlike I’ve seen before. I certainly wasn’t expecting the Agatha Christie style with all the action happening in the one setting,…