Back on Durham OnAir for today's Drive (5-7pm) inc Hannah Fox chatting about The Bowes Museum Curiosity project; Barney musician Rebecca-Anna on her new EP; Teesdale Mercury headlines; LP of week from Sheryl Crow; 60s after 6; on DAB+, app, speaker & durhamonair.com

Back on Durham OnAir at 5pm with today’s Drive show. We’re talking keep fit with a Barney instructor who’s been running a class for 50yrs; headlines from Teesdale Mercury; featured album is Country Life by Roxy Music + 60s after 6. On DAB, app, durhamonair.com 👍👍

Middleton-in-Teesdale Fish & Chip Shop Ltd win Supreme Champion British Pie Awards with minted lamb and potato pie. Using meat grown on our hill farm in Wensleydale. #supportbritishfarming

Coming soon to Bowlees Visitor Centre - my first wildlife photography exhibition! Throughout this April, a selection of my best work will be on display in the upstairs gallery - with the theme centered around birds in the North Pennines.

Back on Durham OnAir with the Drive show at 5pm today. Special guest is Ria Lina ⚜️ who is bringing her new show to the region plus headlines from Teesdale Mercury, featured LP – new one by Kaiser Chiefs – 60s after 6pm & more. On DAB, App, smart speaker & durhamonair.com

Horatio’s great escape: Tortoise found after three weeks on the run, even eluding sniffer dogs teesdalemercury.co.uk/perma_link/6434

North Pennines could be a hotspot for lithium mines in the global race to secure enough of the raw material to make car batteries – the Government has included it in a map of places to explore for critical minerals for a high-tech future. teesdalemercury.co.uk/perma_link/6380

A public consultation is on today at GSK Sports & Social Club, in Barney, noon to 7pm about building tens of thousands of solar panels on the edge of town. GSK, which is behind the plans, didn't contact us (or most people in town!) to advertise it but luckily we heard anyway!

These cards are a really nice way to find out you’ve been listed as a finalist in the national Farm Shop & Deli Show awards delighted to receive & great boost to our small team. Nice article Teesdale Mercury thanks

This week's Teesdale Mercury – parking charges proposed for The Bowes Museum

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This week: Watchdog steps in following fears about higher fuel prices in Barnard Castle... We're running out of space to bury the dead.... £1m revamp for Bowes Museum including new car park.... Shocking number of HGVs flouting bridge ban... Wedding hotel plans for stately home.

Well, it took all morning but thanks to the efforts if the farmers who cleared the country lanes, all the papers that got through have all been delivered to our outlying villages. Definitely ready for this… and put the feet up 😃 ⁦Teesdale Mercury⁩

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This week's Teesdale Mercury is a cracking edition, full of news and views from the community (and a few World Book Day photos). teesdalemercury.co.uk/news/the-tm-is…

An area near the River Tees in Barnard Castle has been identified as 'temperate rainforest'. teesdalemercury.co.uk/perma_link/6318 Guy Shrubsole

New on HTFP Jobs: Teesdale Mercury is looking for a Sub Editor/Senior Reporter, you will be expected to work on a range of pages, from news to sport, based Barnard Castle, County Durham holdthefrontpage.co.uk/jobsboard/view…

Hundreds of people have signed a petition to stop the church selling off the popular Startforth Community Centre - the petition is available to sign in our shop at 24 Market Place, Barnard Castle.

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The Bowes Museum may be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the iconic Silver Swan with the automaton still being out of action

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We're looking for a journalist to join our team. It's a fantastic paper to work on – and a fantastic community to serve. And the scenery in Teesdale isn't too shabby!

Outcry after it is revealed the Church of England may sell off the well-used Startforth Community Centre.

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