Category : Sport

Runners face gruelling challenge for Spine Race

Runners face gruelling challenge for Spine Race

ByTeesdale MercuryJun 5, 2026

One of the most challenging endurance runs on the calendar is heading back to the dale this month.

Club poised to tackle new season

Club poised to tackle new season

BySam AlexanderSep 6, 2024

Barnard Castle Rugby Club are preparing for the new season with a new look management and backroom team. Whilst many of the members have been at the club previously, they…

Double delight for Barney cricketers after victory in two Hundred finals

Double delight for Barney cricketers after victory in two Hundred finals

ByTeesdale MercuryAug 30, 2024

Cricket Hundreds Finals Barnard Castle completed The Hundred trophy double on Sunday, with both first and second teams winning their respective division’s final, witnessed by a strong travelling crowd. The…

Doug’s delight as he hits a hole-in-one aged 87

Doug’s delight as he hits a hole-in-one aged 87

ByTeesdale MercuryAug 25, 2024

AT the age of 87, and after 60 years of playing golf, long-standing Barnard Castle member Doug Bousfield has recorded his first hole-in-one. The Gainford resident used a seven-wood at…

New course records set in carnival hill race

New course records set in carnival hill race

ByTeesdale MercuryAug 10, 2024

Fell racing has returned to Middleton in Teesdale’s Carnival, after a gap of more than ten years. Tuesday evening saw 60 runners from the village, across the dale and well-beyond,…