September 25, 2026
Category : News
Opponents’ fears over forest redevelopment
About 40 people attended a hastily-convened public meeting following the submission of a planning application for a £32m tourist development at Hamsterley Forest.
Proposed vehicle ban on historic road to Tan Hill
COUNTY officers have recommended that vehicles should no longer be allowed to use a historic road to Tan Hill.Sleightholme Moor Road, a route between Gilmonby and Arkengarthdale, has been used…
Museum marks swan’s 250th celebration – £250,000 needed to make it work…
THE Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle has opened a six-month exhibition inspired by its iconic and most loved object, the Silver Swan.The show is about celebrating the beauty and artistry…
Staindrop’s big day goes down a storm
TWO PAGES OF PHOTOS IN THIS WEEK’S TEESDALE MERCURY… OUT TODAY A SHORT, sharp cloudburst just before the colourful parade was due to set off failed to dampen spirits at…
Hamsterley road will stay closed for the foreseeable future
THE main entrance road to Hamsterley is to remain closed for the foreseeable future as it continues to slip into the Wear River.Saunders Avenue was closed at Crackhill Bank in…
