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Category : Country Life

Tractor rally tribute in memory of Richard

Tractor rally tribute in memory of Richard

ByMartin PaulSep 10, 2021

MORE than 100 tractors are to take to the lanes of the upper dale in tribute to a popular farmer who died of a brain tumour earlier this year.Richard Scott…

Bowes tractor rally ‘best in the country’

Bowes tractor rally ‘best in the country’

ByMartin PaulSep 6, 2021

SOME 50 tractors joined in the annual Bowes Show Rally on Sunday.Enthusiasts travelled from as far as Hull to take part in what has been described as “the best tractor…

Flora and fauna: A plant to ward off spirits

Flora and fauna: A plant to ward off spirits

ByTeesdale MercurySep 4, 2021

Betony (Stachys officianalis) Common hedge-nettlePLINY, the great Roman naturalist (AD23-79), who died in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, wrote of “betonia or vettonica” as a Gaullish name for a plant…

Landowners urged to think of cyclists when cutting hedges

Landowners urged to think of cyclists when cutting hedges

ByTeesdale MercurySep 1, 2021

A GROUP responsible for advising on rights of way and access matters in the county is calling on landowners to make sure cyclists are protected during this year’s hedge cutting…

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