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Prison officers in glassing horror

8:05am Monday 15th March 2010

THE brother of a prison officer left fighting for his life after being stabbed at a high security jail by an inmate wielding a shard of glass has said his sibling is lucky to be alive.

Battle to put killer on sex offenders’ register

PLEA: Mrs Yates’ daughter, Rosie Palmer, was murdered in 1994

8:10am Monday 15th March 2010

A MOTHER whose three-yearold daughter was abducted and murdered is pleading for help to ensure the killer is put on the sex offenders’ register if he is released from prison next year.

‘Why I came close to considering suicide’

MEANING BUSINESS: Duncan Bannatyne is gearing up to give seaside resorts a fitting makeover.

8:20am Monday 15th March 2010

ENTREPRENEUR Duncan Bannatyne has revealed he came close to considering suicide following the breakdown of his first marriage.

City workers ‘must pay for parking’

PARKING: City workers 'must pay'

8:24am Monday 15th March 2010

WORKERS must be forced to pay to park in the region’s big cities to end the congestion nightmare, a Government study has warned.

Heartbreak after fire kills £20,000 pigeons

20 YEARS WASTED: Ian Everington

8:29am Monday 15th March 2010

A PIGEON fancier has spoken of his heartbreak after a drunken football fan set fire to his loft, killing birds worth £20,000.

Lighting the way along Roman frontier

LIT UP: Beacons blaze along the length of Hadrian’s Wall

8:50am Monday 15th March 2010

THOUSANDS of people turned out to witness the illumination of Hadrian’s Wall on Saturday night.

Woman tells of bid to help bike girl

GRIEF: Flowers at the scene

8:36am Monday 15th March 2010

A WOMAN has told how she tried in vain to help an 11- year-old girl who was killed in an accident with a car at the weekend.

No call for all these bills, says Geoffrey

FRUSTRATION: Geoffrey Gregg received five bills despite making no calls on his new phone

8:16am Monday 15th March 2010

MOBILE phone company O2 has apologised after sending out bills totalling hundreds of pounds to a man who did not make a single call.

Archers take aim at 24-hour charity marathon

ON TARGET: Some of the Durham City Archers who will be taking part in the marathon

8:18am Monday 15th March 2010

A GROUP of archers are to hold a marathon sponsored shoot in aid of Sport Relief.

Teenage beauty queen stripped of title in row

MINI MISS UK: Sophie Watson from Spennymoor, County Durham, with her mum, Joy

8:42am Monday 15th March 2010

A TEENAGE beauty queen has been stripped of her title after a row over her appearing in rival contests.

Man accused of killing his partner

8:30am Monday 15th March 2010

A MAN appeared in court on Friday accused of killing his partner in a drunken earlymorning car crash.


Olden balls

Children's author Terry Deary has launched the Beamish tram race.

Front line soldier backs wristband appeal

Ashleigh's mother makes emotional plea to parents following the sentencing of her daughter's killer





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