en-gb Since 1854, the Teesdale Mercury has been the voice of Teesdale, reporting local news and events to a loyal readership. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/images/teesdale-120_60.gif http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/ http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/ A COUPLE who have reopened a village pub nearly saw their dreams go up in smoke after a serious fire took hold upstairs. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2505.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:14:07 GTM Teesdale News IN a dramatic turnaround, Britain’s broadband blackspot could become home to some of the country’s fastest internet speeds. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2504.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:13:45 GTM Teesdale News An under-threat social club has been saved after members rallied round to raise thousands of pounds in a year-long battle to secure its future. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2503.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:13:27 GTM Teesdale News THE organisers of Barnard Castle Meet are celebrating after being given £25,000 worth of equipment. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2502.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:12:52 GTM Teesdale News A TRADITIONAL trade that has long since disappeared will be resurrected in a local village, thanks to an innovative grant scheme. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2500.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:11:58 GTM Teesdale News AN ice-cool Royal Marine says he will do Barnard Castle proud in the Winter Olympics after being selected for Great Britain’s bobsleigh team. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2499.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:11:37 GTM Teesdale News Class 1 escape on their sledges in the nick of time as Class 2 (the Germans) arrive on edge of playground  Children at Cotherstone School made the most of the recent snow when they re-enacted the Dunkirk evacuation using sledges instead of boats. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2498.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:07:47 GTM Teesdale News A FORMER village shop could be given its last rites after an application was submitted to turn it back into a house. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2497.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:03:37 GTM Teesdale News POLICE have issued advice on protecting motorbikes after six were stolen in Teesdale last year. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2496.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:03:00 GTM Teesdale News WORK has started on a multi-million pound chalet park near Barnard Castle – and the developers have not ruled out building a luxury hotel complex nearby. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2495.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:02:28 GTM Teesdale News FOLLOWING our report that Newsham\s rampaging pheasant was dead one villager called to put us right. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2494.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:56:50 GTM Teesdale News The tale of Newsham\s angry bird has been reported across the globe – but where has he gone? Some residents say the pheasant\s revolt is at an end. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2493.html Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:16:23 GTM Teesdale News A PARISH councillor says his village is becoming like the Wild West after a gritter driver suffered a head injury when a group of youths threw missiles at his vehicle. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2492.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:26:54 GTM Teesdale News WHAT is believed to be the first sports hall in upper Teesdale will be created under a £780,000 scheme to revamp one of the best-known buildings in the area. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2491.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:25:42 GTM Teesdale News A MASSIVE fun run is being planned for Barnard Castle so people can say “pants to testicular cancer” and raise £15,000 for charity in the process. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2490.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:25:08 GTM Teesdale News A £6MILLION development could help make Barnard Castle the ‘local food capital’ of the north, it has been claimed. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2489.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:24:05 GTM Teesdale News PLANS have been unveiled for a recycling centre at a knacker’s yard, which was once at the centre of a bitter row about incinerators. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2488.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:23:38 GTM Teesdale News While the majority of Teesdale has suffered from the effects of the recent cold snap one section of wildlife could soon be flourishing after sitting snugly under inches of snow. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2487.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:22:59 GTM Teesdale News THE Women’s Institute is famous for singing Jerusalem and making jam, but it now finds itself in a somewhat stickier situation. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2486.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:22:21 GTM Teesdale News THIRTY-three incidents of rowdy behaviour were recorded in a Teesdale village in only a month. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2485.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:21:41 GTM Teesdale News A farm shop has proved it has the recipe for success after its mouth-watering range of produce has scooped yet another prestigious accolade. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2484.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:20:55 GTM Teesdale News PRISON inspectors have heaped praised on Deerbolt Young Offenders’ Institution, but an increased use of force due to the “volatile and challenging nature” of inmates was reported. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2483.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:20:20 GTM Teesdale News THE group tasked with regenerating Barnard Castle is no longer pursuing plans for a new entrance into the town’s castle. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2482.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:19:44 GTM Teesdale News Almost a third of people living in Teesdale in 20 years’ time will be over the age of 65, according to Government predictions. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2481.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:02:14 GTM Teesdale News PLANS to transform one of Teesdale’s biggest eyesores into a retirement complex have been thrown into doubt after it was revealed the company behind the project had gone into administrative receivership. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2480.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:01:24 GTM Teesdale News Plans to create a wind farm have taken a step forward after permission for a 60-metre high wind monitoring mast was granted last week – but the decision split councillors. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2479.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:00:47 GTM Teesdale News PLANS for a £6m development at the Witham Hall in Barnard Castle have been met with a mixed reaction from councillors, with some claiming proposed retail units may damage trade in the town. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2478.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:00:24 GTM Teesdale News THE husband of a former Teesdale headteacher who went on to enjoy international success as an author has described his wife’s death as ‘devastating’. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2477.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:00:04 GTM Teesdale News WITH much of Teesdale returning to normal during last week’s thaw, many people were left wondering why the A66 had not reopened until Thursday night. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2476.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:59:33 GTM Teesdale News BARNARD Castle will take up second place in the county’s pecking order of council offices under proposals released last week. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2475.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:59:07 GTM Teesdale News If you want your children to have a great time while they learn then you should ‘pop and dopple’ along to see a Martina Wray and her furry friends. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2474.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:58:36 GTM Teesdale News ANGRY parents say the council is putting their children in danger after a school bus began to slide on a hill because of ungritted roads. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2473.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:58:09 GTM Teesdale News TRIBUTES have been paid to the  man behind one of Teesdale’s most spectacular Christmas light displays who has died aged 74. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2472.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:57:14 GTM Teesdale News A UNIQUE festival that attracts 5,000 visitors each year could make its debut in Teesdale this summer. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2471.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:56:42 GTM Teesdale News A CANDIDATE battling to become Teesdale’s next MP has bought the website names of three election rivals. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2470.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:56:19 GTM Teesdale News A DRAMATIC animal rescue took place on Monday afternoon when a pet dog got trapped on a narrow ledge beside the partially-frozen River Tees. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2469.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:36:55 GTM Teesdale News The future of an under-threat working men’s club is looking brighter after a court deadline passed. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2468.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:36:35 GTM Teesdale News MOTORISTS have been warned about the dangers of relying on sat-navs after several drivers had to be rescued when they followeddirections onto snow-covered roads in Teesdale. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2467.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:36:13 GTM Teesdale News “I’M just trying not to get killed because people are driving like lunatics. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2466.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:35:42 GTM Teesdale News A TEESDALE businessman woke to find thieves had stolen the front of his van. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2465.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:35:17 GTM Teesdale News