Tuesday 3 January 2017

In your first Teesdale Mercury of 2017...

Happy new year!

In this week's paper, the owners of an Evenwood care home have requested a review after inspectors classed the complex as 'requiring improvement'.

Residents in Gainford organised a collection to say thanks to butcher John Wigham, who has worked in the village for more than 25 years.

An elderly Staindrop couple have endured a freezing festive season after spending most of December without heat and hot water after boiler problems plagued their Teesdale Housing Association home.

The Ark on the Edge animal sanctuary has been inundated with unwanted animals, while another rescue centre, Wetheriggs, at Thorpe Farm, is planning major changes this year, including a hospital and rehabilitation complex.

A Cockfield couple who will celebrate their diamond wedding this month told how it was love at first sight when they first met.

Should dog owners pay for the bags used to clear up after their pets? That's the question posed by Middleton-in-Teesdale Parish Council, which has spent hundreds of pounds of tax payers' money providing them free in the last 12 months.

The popular Vivo pizzeria in Barnard Castle has a new chef at the helm.

In sport, Etherley Welfare Association has bagged £8,000 from Tesco to help with ground improvements and the cricket and football pitch.

Teesdale AC coach Skye Archer is urging people to get off their couches and out pounding the streets to get fit.

We've also the latest from West Auckland Town FC, Barnard Castle CC and Barnard Castle RUFC, plus all the sports tables.

Plus... personal announcements, letters, Remember When, the dale's most extensive events guide, farming news and the weekly community round-up.

All in this week's Mercury - out from today.

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