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Theatre group’s ‘turnip’ for the books…

Theatre group’s ‘turnip’ for the books…

ByNicky CarterNov 13, 2024

AN award-winning amateur theatre group is set to stage a truly original fun-filled pantomime this festive season – one that has been written especially for them. Rehearsals for their latest…

Globetrotter Karen takes up home post

Globetrotter Karen takes up home post

ByTeesdale MercuryMar 19, 2023

WHEN Karen Thomson left Teesdale School in 1991, she walked into the Army careers office in Darlington and never looked back.Now Major Thomson, she has come home. She is the…

Gardener sows seeds of grow your own food

Gardener sows seeds of grow your own food

ByTeesdale MercuryMar 18, 2023

A HERITAGE gardener is aiming to pass on her knowledge to a new generation of aspiring gardeners with a series of starter classes.During the past couple of years, the number…

Plan for solar power farm on site of old coal mine near…

Plan for solar power farm on site of old coal mine near…

ByTeesdale MercuryMar 17, 2023

A PLANNING application for a solar farm on a former deep and open cast coal mining site has been submitted.Bluefield Renewable Developments Ltd, a UK based renewable energy business, hopes…

Dale experts to appear at gardeners’ question time

Dale experts to appear at gardeners’ question time

ByTeesdale MercuryMar 17, 2023

GARDENING enthusiasts can look forward to hearing from some of Teesdale’s top horticulturists ahead of the spring planting season.A Gardeners’ Question Time is being arranged at Whorlton Village Hall on…