3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (377+ words) Plans for a £32m tourism development at Hamsterley Forest could put “lives at risk”, the Environment Agency has warned. In the agency’s latest objection, planning specialist Lauren Hunter said that the proposal for a bunkhouse and campsite lies within a flood…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (452+ words) Marion and Tony Elstob will celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary next week surrounded by family and friends. The couple met when they were working in fields near High Lands in 1960 and have remained sweethearts ever since. What makes their 60th anniversary…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (489+ words) A 10-hour pedalathon has raised more than £1,000 for the Diabetes UK charity. The event was the brainchild of 10-year-old Georgina Davis, from Copley, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes earlier this year. Her mother Kathryn is a practice administrator at…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (98+ words) Teesdale Mercury A community pottery group can now reach further into rural parts of the dale thanks to funding for a new kiln. Mud And More, based in Stainton Grove Industrial Park, was started by Suzanne Thomas and Vicky Hindle…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (253+ words) Quick-thinking mechanic Nathan Forrest had an unusual introduction to his neighbours when a tractor caught fire in a field near his newly-opened business in Evenwood Gate. It was the first week of trading at Forrest Motorworks in a unit at…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (369+ words) Alan Middup, 79, and his friend Michael Harris, 83, both from Barnard Castle are preparing to take on a 102-mile walking challenge this June in support of Endometriosis UK. The pair will spend eight days walking alongside the Settle-Carlisle railway, one of…...

3+ mon, 23+ hour ago   (211+ words) A bumper crowd packed into Barnard Castle Cricket Club to watch the Sam Alexander Cup clash between Barnard Castle and Richmondshire and raise more that £4,000 for charity. The gloomy conditions failed to dampen the spirit of the spectators, who enjoyed…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (493+ words) One of the most challenging endurance runs on the calendar is heading back to the dale this month. The Summer 2026 edition of the Spine Race, which covers the entire Pennine Way from Edale to Kirk Yetholm, will be passing through…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (320+ words) Members of Teessdale Athletic Club travelled to Shildon’s Sunnydale Leisure Centre recently to take part in training sessions on its running track. The facility boasts a high-quality 3G surface, designed to provide optimum performance and safety, while the outdoor track offers…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (328+ words) Residents in Teesdale will benefit from improved access to free, impartial advice as Citizens Advice County Durham is expanding its services. From June 1, the organisation is increasing its opening hours at its Woodleigh office in Barnard Castle. The service, which…...