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Boy sustains broken leg in road accident

7:59pm Friday 12th March 2010

A TEN-YEAR-OLD boy has suffered a badly broken leg after he was injured in a road traffic accident.

Frontline soldier urges support of wristband appeal

RIFLES APPEAL: Serjeant Paul Bowe, from Consett, and Serjeant Major John Pepper, right, in Sangin

8:30am Friday 12th March 2010

A SOLDIER fighting on the frontline in Afghanistan has urged people to back the 3 Rifles Wristband Appeal.

Students help to recharge Earth’s batteries

GREEN CONTEST: From left, Jennifer Hall, 12, of Moorside School, Katie Butcher, 11, of Tudhoe Grange School, Kamil Shah, corporate communications manager for Sanyo, and Samantha Barnett, 12, of Greencroft School, at the launch of an inter-schools environm

9:10am Friday 12th March 2010

PUPILS are competing to make theirs the most ecofriendly school as part of a competition to raise awareness of sustainability.

Blitz spirit to be created at Blackhill

5:10pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

A FANCY dress party based around the 1940s is being held to raise money for a north Durham church hall.

Little money available to recover from care home thief

6:17pm Monday 8th March 2010

LITTLE money may be redeemed from a former nursing home administrator who stole thousands of pounds of residents’ money.

Community ready for clean-up

5:10pm Monday 8th March 2010

RESIDENTS will come together this weekend to clean up their communities.

Cleaner finds £4,000 of ‘litter’ and hands it in

REFRESHING HONESTY: Philip Stobbart, from Consett, is rewarded with a bottle of whisky from Inspector Dave Turner, of Consett police, after handing in the bag of cash

8:52am Saturday 6th March 2010

A WORKER picking up litter found nearly £4,000 in used notes – and has been praised by police for handing it in.



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