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/ THE terms of the sale of both the Zurbaran paintings and Auckland Castle have been agreed by Church Commissioners, the Teesdale Mercury is first to reveal. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3884.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:54:44 GTM Teesdale News A man has this afternoon been charged with killing his baby son in Gainford last February. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3883.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:51:49 GTM Teesdale News . http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3882.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:01:49 GTM Teesdale News TEESDALE’S MP says council chiefs have got it all wrong with the proposal to build a £1. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3881.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:30:14 GTM Teesdale News Concerns have been raised about plans to hand Barnard Castle Library to a charitable trust as part of a major shake-up in council services. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3880.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:29:58 GTM Teesdale News A MAN who chased criminals across the Teesdale countryside has received a bravery commendation from the police. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3879.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:29:34 GTM Teesdale News THE chairman of Middleton-in-Teesdale parish council is urging residents to make a stand against the “filthy” individuals who are ruining their beautiful village. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3878.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:28:58 GTM Teesdale News A TEESDALE hotel which has been run by the same family for 36 years is now on the market – with a £1m plus price tag. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3877.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:28:40 GTM Teesdale News A STAINDROP girl has turned her back on Teesdale talent in a bid to find a date on TV’s most popular dating show. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3876.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:28:22 GTM Teesdale News ANGRY villagers are accusing the police of lacking community spirit after officers handed out parking fines to people carrying out church work. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3875.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:27:45 GTM Teesdale News TWO Barnard Castle pensioners say a flying saucer hovered inches from their car as they drove home at night. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3874.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:27:18 GTM Teesdale News MILLIONS of pounds are being invested in one of the world’s best grouse moors. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3873.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:26:49 GTM Teesdale News COUNCIL chiefs have been urged to consider reducing the hours of two waste depots instead of closing them. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3872.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:26:26 GTM Teesdale News A PLAN to almost double the size of a settlement is facing increasing opposition. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3871.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:26:02 GTM Teesdale News A DALE farm has completed its second year as an experimental test bed for the development of the best industry practices. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3870.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:25:40 GTM Teesdale News A TV channel from Bangladesh is to make a film in Teesdale – following the success of a Barnard Castle restaurant. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3869.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:25:09 GTM Teesdale News THE Mortham Estate at Rokeby has been granted £4,375 to help endangered woodland birds. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3868.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:24:50 GTM Teesdale News ABOUT £400,000 will be spent on making Teesdale a mecca for walkers and countryside lovers. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3867.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:24:31 GTM Teesdale News A FILM-MAKER who has made a touching documentary about the unique life on an upper dale farm is now raising funds to bring the programme to our screens. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3866.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:24:09 GTM Teesdale News AS the 75th anniversary of the abdication of King Edward VIII approached, a discovery was made in the archives of a long-standing and now defunct weekly journal. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3865.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:23:48 GTM Teesdale News plans to construct a wind farm next to the A66 near Barnard Castle have been unveiled. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3864.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:47:30 GTM Teesdale News A TEESDALE project to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens has been boosted with almost £30,000 of funding. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3863.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:47:05 GTM Teesdale News A HOTEL landlady has added her voice to concerns over the impact changes to snow clearing could have on the upper dale. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3862.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:46:30 GTM Teesdale News A COUPLE were forced to take refuge overnight in a remote abandoned building after getting lost in the high Pennines. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3861.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:46:11 GTM Teesdale News BUS passengers in Teesdale have gone from being furious about the timekeeping of Arriva to being taken to their destination by a driver who is mates with the stars. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3860.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:45:34 GTM Teesdale News A project is recruiting young people from the area to reinvigorate Teesdale’s folk music traditions. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3859.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:45:12 GTM Teesdale News THE Government has appealed a High Court ruling that said plans to slash solar power subsidies are illegal. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3858.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:44:51 GTM Teesdale News SHOPS in Barnard Castle have reported good sales over the festive period – although some have doubted claims that the town is booming. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3857.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:44:27 GTM Teesdale News Music-lovers high in the Teesdale hills are celebrating a success that proves quality live entertainment can thrive outside towns and cities – and pack in audiences from throughout the dale, the region and even further afield. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3856.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:42:46 GTM Teesdale News IF all goes to plan, one of upper Teesdale’s most popular tourist attractions will reopen in the next few months. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3855.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:42:21 GTM Teesdale News A youth farming programme praised by Prince Charles will be discontinued – despite the fact that all nine previous participants have got jobs or further training in the industry. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3854.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:41:59 GTM Teesdale News MEDIEVAL nuns may return to haunt a developer by putting a halt to a proposed wind farm. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3853.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:41:39 GTM Teesdale News A CAMPAIGN is calling for Teesdale children to be given a day off school so they can watch the Olympic Torch passing through the town. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3852.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:41:20 GTM Teesdale News Castle News in Barnard Castle has become the latest newsagents in Teesdale to close. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3851.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:40:56 GTM Teesdale News Ever wondered what life is like behind bars? Andrew Dowson provides an unrivaled look at Deerbolt Young Offenders’ Institution, in Startforth ’M sitting on a hard and uncomfortable mattress in a cramped cell in Deerbolt Young Offenders’ Institution waiting for its occupant to arrive. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3850.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:40:22 GTM Teesdale News THE Teesdale Mercury\s reporting team has been shortlisted for a press award in recognition of our campaign to save the dale’s bus services. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3849.html Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:44:10 GTM Teesdale News  A MAN has suffered serious head injuries after a car was involved in an accident with a lorry. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3848.html Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:29:37 GTM Teesdale News HE has had both legs amputated, three heart attacks, five stents fitted to his arteries – and he takes more than 20 tablets each day to get him through the pain. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3847.html Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:50:13 GTM Teesdale News FIFTEEN top cops at Durham Police earn combined salaries of £730,000, figures show. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3846.html Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:49:58 GTM Teesdale News Barnard Castle Rotary Club is backing a new technology to provide clean and safe drinking water for some of the world’s poorest people. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,3845.html Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:49:24 GTM Teesdale News