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Young farmers finish in fine style

Young farmers finish in fine style

ByMartin PaulNov 12, 2024

A UNIQUE sale at Middleton Auction Mart saw young farmers demonstrate their cattle finishing skills. Some 15 young guns attended the spring cattle sales in April and May where they…

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…

Chilling play reveals meaning of gaslighting

Chilling play reveals meaning of gaslighting

ByTeesdale MercuryMar 17, 2023

THE Castle Players are about to perform one of their darkest ever plays.Gaslight, a play written in 1938 by Patrick Hamilton and later adapted for the silver screen, gave us…

Barnard Castle man to appear in court today charged with murder

Barnard Castle man to appear in court today charged with murder

ByTeesdale MercuryMar 8, 2023

A MAN will appear in court this morning following the death of a woman in Barnard Castle on Saturday evening. Emergency services were called Bowes Lyon House at 6pm. Jane…