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/ FROM the airwaves of Teesdale into the homes of the North East, two local DJs have been cast in a new TV advert that will soon be seen by hundreds of thousands. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2550.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:10:50 GTM Teesdale News AN ambitious million pound project to heat more than 100 upper dale homes through a community boiler system has been abandoned, the Mercury can reveal. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2549.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:03:27 GTM Teesdale News OFFICIALS behind the proposal to open a children’s home in Cockfield have said they are happy to respond to locals’ concerns about its presence in the village. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2548.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:02:12 GTM Teesdale News HUSKY owners living in Hamsterley Forest say they are frustrated that despite the recent snowfall providing perfect conditions they have to make a four-hour round journey to train their dogs. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2547.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:59:46 GTM Teesdale News AN official switch-on of Barnard Castle’s new floodlights is being planned. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2546.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:59:02 GTM Teesdale News A PAIR of elderly cats who were made homeless last summer have finally found themselves a new home with plenty of laps to curl up on. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2545.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:58:22 GTM Teesdale News WORK to upgrade the sewerage network and replace a section of sewer pipe in Barnard Castle has begun. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2544.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:57:33 GTM Teesdale News Work has begun to create a new £2million caravan site in the dale. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2543.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:56:36 GTM Teesdale News THOUSANDS of pounds of NHS money pledged to the county council to grit the roads is yet to spent because of a shortage of salt, an MP has claimed. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2542.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:55:02 GTM Teesdale News AN apprentice engineer is looking to build a somewhat different career. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2540.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:52:35 GTM Teesdale News BARNARD Castle’s bags for life are proving to be a hit with shoppers after over 2,500 were sold in less than a year. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2539.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:52:00 GTM Teesdale News COUNTY councillors say that bureaucracy is to blame for the dwindling number of burial plots available in parts of the dale. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2538.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:51:18 GTM Teesdale News THE discovery of a key piece of history at a Teesdale church has unlocked an administrator’s desire to unearth more of the religious building’s past. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2537.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:50:34 GTM Teesdale News POLICE are trying to flush out the thief who stole a portable loo from a yard near Barnard Castle. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2536.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:48:40 GTM Teesdale News SHOP owners  and councillors have called for urgent support to save the dale’s ailing high streets. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2535.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:48:09 GTM Teesdale News A Teesdale woman has made a flying start to her career with the Royal Air Force. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2534.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:47:01 GTM Teesdale News A NEWLY-formed parish meeting is proving good things come in small packages after persuading the powers that be to reduce the speed limit in their village. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2533.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:46:06 GTM Teesdale News Parish councillors in Teesdale have backed a plan to transport coal from an open cast mine by rail in Weardale so it won’t be carried on roads through their community. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2532.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:45:01 GTM Teesdale News Tributes have been paid to a business owner who kept the people of the dales on the road for more than 50 years. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2531.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:43:44 GTM Teesdale News THE husband of a Teesdale author who died last month has said he has been on an ‘emotional rollercoaster’ since finding out two of his wife’s books will be posthumously published. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2530.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:42:48 GTM Teesdale News A TEESDALE assembly set up by the council to give residents a say on local issues is understaffed, it has been claimed. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2529.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:40:42 GTM Teesdale News A parish council chairman has distanced himself from a colleague’s comparison of their home village to the “Wild West”. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2528.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:39:37 GTM Teesdale News HER story has moved the Teesdale community to raise money for the people who saved her life but now, several months after her freak accident, Nikita Battye has inspired a local band to write a charity single. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2527.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:38:32 GTM Teesdale News An MP has called on the Government to refund taxes to search and rescue teams as a “show of gratitude” for the “vital” service they provide. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2526.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:34:57 GTM Teesdale News A POPULAR sporting event that was cancelled by council chiefs over ‘health and safety’ will make a comeback. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2525.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:33:40 GTM Teesdale News A CALL has been made for local organisations to work together to ensure a new school is built in Teesdale to meet the needs of the 21st Century. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2524.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:32:45 GTM Teesdale News A PROJECT to build a memorial will go-ahead after parish leaders won a long fight to convince officials that a large amount of cash was rightfully theirs. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2523.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:31:21 GTM Teesdale News A DERELICT farm in the centre of a village is in danger of imminent collapse after the icy weather took its toll, village councillors fear. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2522.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:28:56 GTM Teesdale News CONCERNED residents are backing a campaign to stop another major supermarket being opened in the centre of Barnard Castle. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2521.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:27:06 GTM Teesdale News WORKMEN made a macabre discovery when they found the remains of human skulls under the font of a Teesdale church. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2520.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:26:09 GTM Teesdale News THE heroes of arguably the greatest cricket match of all time have come to the aid of a village pub that has hit difficult times. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2519.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:25:12 GTM Teesdale News A CRAZED pheasant that has terrorised a village and forced residents to take cover indoors has sent the world’s media into a frenzy. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2518.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:24:13 GTM Teesdale News THERE are no plans for further redundancies at Glaxo in Barnard Castle, say the site’s managers. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2517.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:22:36 GTM Teesdale News CAR restorers in Barnard Castle are weeks away from finishing a two-year project to refurbish a vehicle that is the only one of its kind in the world. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2516.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:21:21 GTM Teesdale News MAJOR changes to Barnard Castle’s road layout are being drawn up in a bid to protect the historic Market Cross. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2515.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:20:19 GTM Teesdale News THE mystery surrounding the death of a First World War hero has been solved, thanks to the Teesdale Mercury. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2514.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:18:53 GTM Teesdale News FATE smiled on St Mary’s in Barnard Castle when Richard III came to power. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2513.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:17:30 GTM Teesdale News A DALE village has failed in its bid to become an eco-friendly “test bed” community where residents could make money by selling the electricity they generate. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2512.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:15:32 GTM Teesdale News WITH only one burial plot left in their village’s cemetery, residents in Ingleton have been told that plots at nearby churchyards have been made available. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2511.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:13:59 GTM Teesdale News POLICE hope a spate of thefts from unlocked cars in a Teesdale village in recent days will serve as a “wake up call” for motorists. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2510.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:29:03 GTM Teesdale News