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Full speed ahead for Sue’s new wheelchair

Full speed ahead for Sue’s new wheelchair

ByNicky CarterJan 10, 2025

A DISABLED volunteer Scout leader was given the best Christmas gift she could have wished for – news a custom-built all-terrain wheelchair has been ordered just ten months after a…

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…

Staindrop WI wins limerick prize

Staindrop WI wins limerick prize

ByTeesdale MercuryOct 22, 2023

THE Mid Tees WI group meeting was hosted by the Ingleton and District branch. The meeting started with the singing of Jerusalem to a recording that had difficulty keeping up…

Guides get to work sprucing up shabby benches and picnic table

Guides get to work sprucing up shabby benches and picnic table

ByTeesdale MercuryOct 21, 2023

STAINDROP Guides and their parents have given a new lease of life to garden benches and a picnic table at the Almshouses, in Staindrop. Kevin Allen, clerk to the Almshouses…