Category : News

This week’s Teesdale Mercury is out now

This week’s Teesdale Mercury is out now

ByTeesdale MercuryJan 10, 2025

Making the headlines this week: A proposal for a 26-hectare solar farm on the outskirts of Barnard Castle to help power GSK is being recommended for approval Tax payers in…

Folk trio gig is Unanswered

Folk trio gig is Unanswered

ByNicky CarterOct 24, 2023

A MULTI-NATIONAL folk trio who found their sound during lockdown are performing tracks from their recently recorded album, Unanswered, at The Witham, Barnard Castle. Ward Knutur Townes are three critically…

Caring Cherri just loves helping folk feel good about themselves

Caring Cherri just loves helping folk feel good about themselves

ByNicky CarterOct 24, 2023

A BEAUTY business is beginning to blossom for a care worker from Middleton-in-Teesdale. Two months since she took the plunge setting up her own business, Beauty in the Dale, Cherri…

River fly indicator of beck recovery

River fly indicator of beck recovery

ByTeesdale MercuryOct 23, 2023

A NEW monitoring network has been set up six months after a major pollution incident on the Holme to Skeeby watercourse. Residents have teamed up with local anglers under the…

Owner appeals order to pull down eyesore

Owner appeals order to pull down eyesore

ByTeesdale MercuryOct 23, 2023

THE owner of a rundown former school in Gainford is appealing an enforcement notice to demolish the remains of the building. Described as an eyesore by residents, planning permission was…