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 MULTI-million pound skin care centre of excellence at GlaxoSmithKline in Barnard Castle is up and running. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4113.html Thu, 03 May 2012 15:31:38 GTM Teesdale News A lollipop man and caretaker has pleaded guilty to stealing money from a dale primary school. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4112.html Thu, 03 May 2012 15:31:15 GTM Teesdale News Graffiti artists have claimed Teesdale back for Yorkshire. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4111.html Thu, 03 May 2012 15:30:43 GTM Teesdale News MORE Teesdale council staff have been transferred to offices elsewhere in the county. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4110.html Thu, 03 May 2012 15:29:38 GTM Teesdale News CUSTOMERS at a pub in a remote dale hamlet are enjoying a special bitter which is brewed exclusively for their inn. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4109.html Thu, 03 May 2012 15:28:37 GTM Teesdale News PUPILS who have lost a loved one to cancer have raised money for a hospice outreach in the dale. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4108.html Thu, 03 May 2012 15:27:22 GTM Teesdale News A POLISH farm worker took his own life after killing his sister because he owed her tens of thousands of pounds, police have revealed. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4107.html Thu, 03 May 2012 15:26:42 GTM Teesdale News THE Government’s health reforms will end up costing County Durham NHS £38million, the dale’s MP has claimed. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4106.html Thu, 03 May 2012 15:26:15 GTM Teesdale News BOOKER prize-winning best selling author Peter Carey has based his latest novel on the famous silver swan automaton at The Bowes Museum. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4105.html Thu, 03 May 2012 15:25:59 GTM Teesdale News A TEESDALE farm is establishing a shorthorn suckler herd – the dale’s native breed which it was once feared would vanish. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4104.html Thu, 03 May 2012 15:25:30 GTM Teesdale News OFFICIALS are looking into the possibility of turning a former GP surgery into a youth centre to get youngsters off the streets. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4103.html Thu, 03 May 2012 15:25:00 GTM Teesdale News THE Forestry Commission says it is still planning a new £1million visitor centre at Hamsterley – but is taking on smaller projects until funding is available. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4102.html Thu, 03 May 2012 15:24:30 GTM Teesdale News A DALE charity is helping women with hair loss due to cancer treatment and alopecia to “look good and feel better”. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4101.html Thu, 03 May 2012 15:24:03 GTM Teesdale News AS the next generation of heart surgeons and astrophysicists work  hard at their university studies, a brass band has found itself short of musicians. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4100.html Thu, 03 May 2012 15:23:30 GTM Teesdale News LEGAL action has been taken against landowner Raby Estates in a bid to fix the town’s historic fortress – following concerns about people’s safety. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4099.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:03:42 GTM Teesdale News MORE than 30 sheep worth £250 each have been stolen from a farmer’s field in the dale. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4098.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:03:28 GTM Teesdale News NATURAL England has scrapped a 50-year vision for hill farming following opposition in upland areas including Teesdale. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4097.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:03:14 GTM Teesdale News A former nursing home that was closed down by a council has been targeted by thieves. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4096.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:02:56 GTM Teesdale News TEESDALE patients with serious head injuries could be taken to a specialist centre instead of their nearest hospital under a new trial launched this week. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4095.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:02:09 GTM Teesdale News APATHY may mean Barnard Castle Meet will be without a carnival queen for the first time in its modern history. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4094.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:31:48 GTM Teesdale News RESIDENTS have finally decided to replace their village clock – 100 years after it went missing. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4093.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:31:07 GTM Teesdale News DURHAM County Council has a £727million “black hole” in its staff pension scheme – the second largest in the country, a campaign group has claimed. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4092.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:30:52 GTM Teesdale News A STARTFORTH man is warning cat owners to keep their animals indoors after three of his beloved pets went missing. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4091.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:30:33 GTM Teesdale News STAINTON Grove’s waste depot is to get a temporary reprieve – while the council considers reviving controversial plans to build a new site nearby. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4090.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:30:19 GTM Teesdale News A PROJECT to capture images of the behaviour of some of Teesdale’s wildest residents is showing signs of success. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4089.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:29:05 GTM Teesdale News BESTSELLING children’s author and TV personality Terry Deary says he feels “humbled” to be chosen to carry the Olympic Flame in Teesdale. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4088.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:28:41 GTM Teesdale News A GROUP is helping to beat long allotment waiting lists in Barnard Castle by turning wasteland into community plots. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4087.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:27:58 GTM Teesdale News FAMOUS names from the past who have made their mark on Teesdale will be the subjects of an illustrated talk. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4086.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:27:30 GTM Teesdale News  As the war in Afghanistan moves into its second decade and plans drawn for the withdrawal of British forces, a dale officer tells Reporter Andrew Dowson of his experiences  MANY are asking the question, ‘has it done any good?’ But for one Army officer from the dale the answer is clear – real progress has been made in the heart of Asia. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4085.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:26:43 GTM Teesdale News A DEPRESSION support group that began life with a one-off fundraising event is planning to open a drop-in centre in Barnard Castle. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4084.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:20:20 GTM Teesdale News A TEESDALE businessman will showcase a lead mining pasty to food lovers across the region this weekend. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4083.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:48:36 GTM Teesdale News A DEVELOPER says it wants villagers to come up with suggestions for a dangerous eyesore which holds a morbid fascination for trespassers. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4082.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:04:12 GTM Teesdale News Mark, 43, lost his job, his brother was wounded in Afghanistan, his gran died, then cancer claimed the lives of his father and wife. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4081.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:03:39 GTM Teesdale News VOLUNTARY and community groups in Teesdale are being given the chance to have their ideas backed with cash. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4079.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:02:28 GTM Teesdale News A HISTORY project that has taken its inspiration from a triangle of land first recorded in the Domesday Book is culminating in an exhibition and pageant on April 20. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4078.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:01:10 GTM Teesdale News SHE weighed less than a bag of sugar when she was born and her family were told to prepare for the worst – but a little Cockfield girl has defied the odds and is celebrating her first birthday today (Wednesday). http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4077.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:00:48 GTM Teesdale News A LAMB has been named ‘Lucky’ after being found alive after being buried for 20 hours in a four-feet drift last week. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4076.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:00:28 GTM Teesdale News David Eccles is helping to keep the tradition of dales ponies alive. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4075.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:59:42 GTM Teesdale News COUNTY planning officers will be on hand at an information event to help residents learn more about wind farm proposals in Teesdale. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4073.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:57:14 GTM Teesdale News VISITOR attractions in Teesdale have joined a network set up in the wake of the closure of tourist information centres in County Durham. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,4072.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:56:46 GTM Teesdale News