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It made my fingers tingle

It made my fingers tingle

ByNicky CarterSep 4, 2024

ONE sunny summer afternoon in Teesdale, I threw caution to the wind, donned a pair of trainers and rocked up to The Witham, in Barnard Castle, to take part in…

I do it from the heart, says Sam after selling poppies since…

I do it from the heart, says Sam after selling poppies since…

ByTeesdale MercuryMar 30, 2023

AN 84-year-old veteran from Barnard Castle has been praised for collecting for the Poppy Appeal since the 1950s.Sam Henderson agreed to step in to help with collections for the British…

Wedding hotel hint by new owners of Lartington Hall

Wedding hotel hint by new owners of Lartington Hall

ByTeesdale MercuryMar 29, 2023

TEESDALE’S Lartington Hall has been acquired by Apartment Group. It becomes the Newcastle-based company’s second property in the area after it bought Jersey Farm in Barnard Castle in 2020, renaming…

Classes to revive the recorder

Classes to revive the recorder

ByTeesdale MercuryMar 28, 2023

A COMMUNITY event in Teesdale aims to revive the humble recorder.Over the past 20 years, the recorder has lost popularity in schools and many now lie neglected and unloved in…

Burial space is running out in Barnard Castle with no new cemetery…

Burial space is running out in Barnard Castle with no new cemetery…

ByTeesdale MercuryMar 27, 2023

IT’S unacceptable for people from Barnard Castle to be buried in Startforth because of a lack of cemetery space, the annual town meeting heard.Concerns have been raised going back 10…