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Duo return with classics from Simon & Garfunkel

Duo return with classics from Simon & Garfunkel

ByTeesdale MercuryJul 29, 2024

Returning to The Witham on Saturday, September 28, are duo Tim Chu and Ian Bailey. It follows last year’s sell-out performance at the Barnard Castle arts venue. The singer-songwriters perform…

Gainford play park will reopen, pledge village councillors

Gainford play park will reopen, pledge village councillors

ByTeesdale MercuryJan 26, 2023

PLANS to reopen a play park have taken a step forward after £15,000 was set aside for the project with the hope of securing a further £70,000.Gainford Activity Park, situated…

Oksana aims to cook up a new life during time in the…

Oksana aims to cook up a new life during time in the…

ByStuart LaundyJan 25, 2023

A UKRAINIAN refugee is hoping to use her catering skills to establish a new life for her family during their time in Teesdale. Mother-of-two Oksana Chorna fled her home town…

Talks continue over future of green waste collections

Talks continue over future of green waste collections

ByTeesdale MercuryJan 25, 2023

HOPES have been raised that Teesdale’s green waste and community composting service may not close. Rotters Composting, a not-for-profit community project, had announced it would cease collecting garden waste from…

Countryside group raises concerns over wedding venue proposal

Countryside group raises concerns over wedding venue proposal

ByTeesdale MercuryJan 23, 2023

COUNTRYSIDE campaigners have objected to plans to create a luxury wedding venue in a remote part of Teesdale.Blackton Grange Estates has applied for planning permission to transform a barn at…