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New skate park plan approved

5:16pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

A PLAN to provide a specialist new skate park as part of a £260,000 project has been approved.

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James Wharton toughens up EU Referendum

4:18pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

JAMES Wharton toughened up his EU Referendum Bill before it was presented to the Commons today (Wednesday, June 19) – to loud Tory cheers.

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Event to encourage Darlington residents to meet new people to be held next week

5:08pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

AN event encouraging residents to meet new people is being held in Darlington.

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Celebration sports day for dads

3:06pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

STAFF at an east Durham children’s centre are working with a day nursery to hold a dads celebration sports day.

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Catterick troops score free passes to Croft races

3:01pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

TROOPS from Europe’s largest military base will be among the thousands of petrolheads set to descend on a North-East racing circuit for a weekend of motorsport.

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Sedgefield prepares for nostalgic 1940s event

2:08pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

A LIFE-SIZE replica spitfire will take centre stage at a popular 1940s weekend next month.

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Bishop rededicates historic property

3:41pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

THE Bishop of Knaresborough has rededicated a historic building, 100 years after one of his predecessors blessed it.

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Residents urged to extend their recycling

2:16pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

HOUSEHOLDERS across Hambleton and Richmondshire are being urged to recycle more.

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Durham Bid leaders pledge to help North Road

2:23pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

LEADERS of Durham’s Business Improvement District (Bid) have pledged to work to boost rundown North Road, after traders in the area criticised the new initiative.

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Cash available for "re-use" projects

2:01pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

CHARITIES and other groups are being urged to do their bit to help keep North Yorkshire green.

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Stokesley youth theatre to help victims of Oklahoma tornado

1:44pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

A YOUTH theatre rehearsing a production of the well-known musical Oklahoma, is to raise funds for the victims of the recent Oklahoma tornado.

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More vulnerable people now secure in their homes

1:40pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

MORE than 100 vulnerable people now feel safer in their homes thanks to a local initiative.

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Drink-drive arrests continue to rise across North Yorkshire

1:19pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

THE drink-drive crackdown in England’s biggest county is continuing to get results.

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Military chefs serve up anniversary cake for care volunteers

2:00pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

ARMY chefs have helped a voluntary group which provides respite support to carers across Hambleton and Richmondshire to mark its 25th anniversary.

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Premium bus service to be launched between Darlington and Durham

3:08pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

PEOPLE travelling on a popular North-East bus route will be able to do it in style when a company introduces a premium service later this year.

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Schoolgirls approached by man as they returned from fairground

12:53pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

TWO schoolgirls were left distressed after a man made an indecent suggestion to them as they made their way home from a fairground.

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Groups urged to apply for funding

12:03pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

VOLUNTEER groups are being encouraged to help brighten up their communities.

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Author to launch novel in former home city

11:51am Wednesday 19th June 2013

A BESTSELLING author will return to his former home city to launch his new historical novel.

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Novelist's school visit proves hit with pupils

11:29am Wednesday 19th June 2013

AN author whose debut novel has attracted global interest has visited a school to explain how to get a book published.

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Free Metafit workout sessions

11:18am Wednesday 19th June 2013

VISITORS to council-run leisure centres are being offered the chance to try a new fitness workout for free.

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Dog ownership most popular in the North-East

11:10am Wednesday 19th June 2013

NORTHERNERS are bigger dog lovers than southerners according to research by microchipping firm Petlog.

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Uncooked curry leaves to blame for mass illness at Newcastle food festival

12:14pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

CONTAMINATED curry leaves have been blamed for giving about 400 people food poisoning during a North-East food festival – with some affected by a salmonella strain never seen before in the UK.

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Twelve jailed over drug farm

8:30am Wednesday 19th June 2013

TWELVE people were jailed after a court heard tales of human trafficking, forged passports and how those smuggled into the UK have to pay for for their one-way tickets.

Drunken woman reports herself to police after punching stranger

6:50am Wednesday 19th June 2013

A DRUNKEN mother who punched another woman in an unprovoked attack was so ashamed of her actions she reported herself to police, a court has heard.

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NHS in North Yorkshire 'in crisis' over unfair funding formula

6:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

THE NHS in North Yorkshire is “on the brink of a crisis” because of an unfair funding formula, ministers were warned yesterday.

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Charity reveals North-East mental health trust has highest number of 'life-threatening' face down restraints

12:10am Wednesday 19th June 2013

MORE patients were restrained in a controversial face down position by staff at a North-East mental health trust than anywhere else in the country, according to a new survey.

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Many "too embarrassed" to ask the doctor

4:22pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

NEARLY half of patients in the North-East admit they have been too embarrassed to discuss symptoms with their doctor, according to a new survey. NEARLY half of patients in the North-East admit they have been too embarrassed to discuss symptoms with their doctor, according to a new survey. NEARLY half of patients in the North-East admit they have been too embarrassed to discuss symptoms with their doctor, according to a new survey.

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Pick up the phone to help women's refuge

2:19pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

A REFUGE which helps women fleeing domestic abuse has been shortlisted for a National Lottery Award.

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Council rejects wheelie bin claim

5:33pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

A COUNCIL has rejected claims it substantially over-ordered when buying controversial wheelie bins, which were introduced this week.

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Coundon hosts karaoke night in aid of North-East autism charity

5:18pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

A KARAOKE night and raffle in aid of the North-East autism charity Daisy Chain will take place at the Durham Ox public house in Coundon, near Bishop Auckland, County Durham, from 7pm to 11pm on Friday, June 21. The night will feature a performance by local teenage singing sensation Alice Jordan.

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Play inspired by artistic miners

5:37pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

A SHOW inspired by a band of artistic North East miners runs at Darlington Civic Theatre from July 8 to 13.

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Man arrested for drunk and disorderly and drugs offences

3:12pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

DRUGS ARREST: A 44-year-old man was arrested at Hill Grange, near to Crook, for being drunk and disorderly, resisting arrest and production of cannabis. Police attended the house after reports of a man being verbally abusive at 3.30pm yesterday (June 18). He received a penalty notice for being drunk and disorderly and was cautioned for the production of cannabis.

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Care home staff hold fundraising car wash

4:45pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

CAR WASH: Staff at Barrington Lodge Care Home, in Bishop Auckland, are dressing up in St Trinian’s uniforms for a fundraising car wash on Friday, June 21, between 10.30am and 3pm. All are welcome.

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Evenwood whist drive

10:45am Wednesday 19th June 2013

CHURCH AID: A whist drive in aid of church funds is being held at Evenwood Church Hall on Saturday (June 22) at 2pm. Entry at £2.50 includes refreshments.

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Seasick sailors rescued by Sunderland RNLI after yacht runs out of fuel

11:58pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

TWO sailors suffering from a severe bout of seasickness had to be rescued when their yacht ran out of fuel.

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Rise, rise and fall of Dave McLuckie

9:24pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

DAVE McLuckie began his working life as a miner at Boulby Potash Mine, East Cleveland in 1982, a job he did for around 20 years.

'Haggis not Scottish', claims author

8:20pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

SCOTLAND’S national dish may have its origins south of the border, a leading food historian has claimed.

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Life ban for Hartlepool woman whose starving dog died and was dumped in a wheelie bin

7:11pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

A WOMAN has been banned from keeping animals for life after her dog starved to death and was dumped in a wheelie bin.

Financial troubles serve "bitter blow" to vision to create £32m golf and leisure facility in Newton Aycliffe

7:04pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

A DEVELOPER’S dream to create a £32m housing and leisure development on a North-East golf course has been shattered after financial problems forced the company into administration.

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Care home open day

7:00pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

MOUNT Vale Care Home in Northallerton is taking part in the first ever National Care Home Open day on Friday (June 21).

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Students lobby for teachers

6:53pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

FOREIGN Secretary William Hague will be lobbied by students from across his Richmond constituency to back a worldwide campaign to provide 1.7 million teachers so children around the globe can go to primary school.

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School searches for former pupils

6:38pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

FORMER pupils of a North Yokshire school are being invited to get back in touch to help celebrate the school’s 40th anniversary.

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Appeal after attempted robbery in park

6:29pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

DETECTIVES are appealing for two vital witnesses to come forward following an attempted robbery in York.

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Police close down brothel

6:22pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

A BROTHEL and illegal escort agency run from a North-East block of flats has been closed down.

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Blaze finally extinguished at Albert Hill Skip Hire site

6:20pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

A FIRE that burned at a North East waste management site for more than three weeks has finally been extinguished.

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Chance for over-55s to sharpen their driving skills

6:11pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

OVER 55s in Darlington are being offered a 40-minute driving assessment to ensure their skills are up-to-date.

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North Yorkshire's own New York comes under spotlight

5:57pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

THE history of a tiny North Yorkshire settlement with a very big name is to come under the spotlight.

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Darlington woman to stand trial accused of falsely collecting for cancer charity

5:27pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

A WOMAN will stand trial after she denied trying to fraudulently collect money on behalf of charity.

Stamp fair to be held at Redcar school

5:26pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

A REDCAR school will be the venue for what is being billed as the biggest stamp fair to be held in the region for more than ten years.

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Police chief seeking long-term solution to problem of rogue off-roaders

5:37pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

DARLINGTON’S new police chief Graham Hall says he wants to find a long-term solution to the menace of illegal off-road bikers in the borough.

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Care home residents enjoy afternoon of croquet

5:16pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

STAFF and residents from a Darlington care home wiled away a summer’s afternoon playing croquet against a team of church volunteers.

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Magical musical event recreated for North-East audience

6:20pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

NORTH-East music lovers who missed out of a major event at London’s Albert Hall can get a flavour of the occasion at a concert this weekend.

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