Here are the headlines in this week’s Teesdale Mercury:
Store wars: Lidl accuses Morrisons of trying to retain its monopoly on food shopping in Barnard Castle after the supermarket giant tried to block plans for a retail park on the edge of town.
Woman dies in A66 crash.
Bid for Barney HGV permit scheme is dealt a blow – but Market Cross is whacked by a lorry… again.
Plans for 210 houses are ‘an estate too far’ for Startforth.
Proposals for wind turbine near Scargill.
Landowner wants to sell century-old allotments in Evenwood.
Mobile phone coverage may improve in remote area of Teesdale.
Health chiefs probe claims about Richardson’s out-of-hours centre.
Meditation teacher gives paws for thought with book about capturing spiritual minds of pets.
The great German bake-off: Student wows customers in Middleton-in-Teesdale.
Dale chippies cook up a brace of top awards – accolades for Katie’s Fish and Chips, and Middleton chippy.
Green Lane Primary School performance in St Mary’s Church – picture special.
Plus community news, five pages of what’s on, four pages of farming news, and four pages of sport including rugby and football from across the Teesdale area.
