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Fake iPhones offered for sale in Durham

5:19pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

PEOPLE are being warned of fake iPhone 5s being offered for sale.

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Durham Rotarians give £31,000 to 23 charities

4:00pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

A ROTARY club has donated more than £30,000 to charity.

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Jubilee time for village fitness seekers

2:41pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

A new community gym is giving villagers the chance to get into shape on their own doorstep.

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Construction trainees go head-to-head in regional contest

12:21pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

BUDDING bricklayers and prospective plasterers put their new-found skills to the test today (Tuesday, June 18).

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Family fun at new woodland

11:26am Tuesday 18th June 2013

FAMILIES are invited to an event to celebrate the opening of a newly-planted woodland.

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Schoolgirls' business acumen sends them down Wembley way

10:59am Tuesday 18th June 2013

A HIGH school has triumphed in a regional business contest.

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Husband inspires woman to raise vital funds for hospice

6:24pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

A HAIR stylist has vowed to make a success of her new business in memory of her husband and to raise much-needed funds for the hospice which helped them in their darkest days.

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Youngsters' art inspired by Lindisfarne Gospels

12:48pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

TWO young artists have won a competition inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospels. Ruby Ranasinghe, seven, and Emily Chong, nine, won a contest to design an illuminated letter in the style seen in the Gospels. The competition was held at Durham County Record Office’s recent Family Fun Day. Emily won the category for children aged eight and over, while Ruby won the under eights category. Both received a £10 book voucher.

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Oar-some feat for Durham pupils

11:26am Tuesday 18th June 2013

FOUR year seven students have become the first from Durham Community Business College, in Ushaw Moor, near Durham, to reach the North East Regional Indoor Rowing Championships. The event, held at Durham University’s Maiden Castle, featured the best rowers from County Durham, Tyne and Wear and Northumberland. Cameron Hopper finished third in an individual race and the relay team finished second in a 1,000m contest.

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North's universities dominated by the rich, study finds

6:45pm Monday 17th June 2013

THE region’s universities have been fiercely criticised for becoming even more dominated by students from rich backgrounds.

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Folk comes to historic garden

2:22pm Monday 17th June 2013

AN annual festival which brings entertainers and performers to the streets of a North-east city is to return this summer.

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Music night at church

4:09pm Monday 17th June 2013

The Derwentside Singers will be performing a varied programme of light music at St Cuthbert's Church, Church Bank, Shotley Bridge at 7.30pm on Wednesday July 3.

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Church to host music night

12:27pm Monday 17th June 2013

A CHURCH is to host a Midsummer concert featuring pop, folk and jazz.

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Church provides Sunday lunches for poor

11:58am Monday 17th June 2013

A MOTHER shocked at hearing of North-East parents going hungry to feed their children has organised a series of Sunday lunches at her parish church.

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Students collect clothes for homeless people

1:48pm Monday 17th June 2013

FOUR students from the North-East have completed a project to supply clothing and blankets to homeless people.

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Magic of the musical

1:48pm Monday 17th June 2013

The Waddington Street United Reformed Church in Durham City will be hosting a concert by Us2 presenting Magic of the Musical at 7.30pm on Monday July 15. Admission is £6 including a buffet, with proceeds to the prisons charity Nepacs. For further information contact 0191-384 2448.

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Premiere of musical homage to Richard Rodgers

12:31pm Sunday 16th June 2013

THE life and music of legendary Broadway composer Richard Rodgers will be celebrated in a special production premiered this week.

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Nancy celebrates her 100th birthday

5:41pm Friday 14th June 2013

A WOMAN from north Durham has celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by friends and family.

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Music students go busking

12:16pm Friday 14th June 2013

A GROUP of students from East Durham College took their musical talents to the streets to earn cash and gain performing experience..

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Centres offer a summer of fun

12:11pm Friday 14th June 2013

CHILDREN’S centres in the Durham area will offer fun activities this summer.

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City offers eastern promise to shoppers

11:12am Friday 14th June 2013

VISITORS to Durham will be treated to a spot of Turkish delight by a troupe of local belly dancers,

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Guided walk cancelled

3:40pm Friday 14th June 2013

The guided walk , called Walking over the Wear, due to be held in Durham on the evening of Wednesday June 19 has been cancelled because most of the route is impassable. Durham County Council’s Countryside Service apologises for any inconvenience. Details of other walks are at http://www.durham.gov.uk/Pages/Service.aspx?ServiceId=468

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Youngsters enjoy cathedral leavers' services

5:16pm Thursday 13th June 2013

NEARLY 3,000 students from schools across the region are taking part in cathedral leaving services.

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Crackdown of illegal North-East fishing a success

5:27pm Thursday 13th June 2013

ANGLERS are facing spot checks by Environment Agency officials in a crackdown on illegal fishing in the North-East.

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Accused student to face re-trial later this year

4:32pm Thursday 13th June 2013

THE trial of a student accused of voyeurism has been brought to a premature end.

Debt-ridden employee stole almost £7,000 from city estate agents

7:13pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

A DEBT-RIDDEN employee forged an estate agent director’s signature on cheques purportedly paying contractors for work on houses, a court was told.

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Student accused of voyeurism sought help for "risky behaviour"

6:05pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

A DEPRESSED postgraduate student sought help from a psychologist, amid concern at his behaviour, which included petty thefts at work and entering female toilets, a court heard.

Helen Mirren reprises royal role in new stage show

5:45pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

HELEN Mirren will reprise her role as Queen Elizabeth II in a new play being broadcast live from London to a North-East theatre tomorrow night (Thursday, June 13). Peter Morgan’s The Audience, telling the story of the Queen’s private meetings with her Prime Ministers, will be performed at the National Theatre Live and broadcast live at the Gala Theatre, in Durham. The show will start at 7pm. It will be shown again at 2pm and 7pm on Friday (June 14). Tickets are £15 for adults, £13 for concessions and £10 for Friends of the Gala. To book, visit the Gala Theatre box office, call 0191-3324041 or go online to galadurham.co.uk

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Durham students honoured in ceremony

5:23pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

STUDENTS will be honoured for their work in and out of the exam hall next week (Wednesday, June 19).

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Gospels copy going on tour

4:42pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

A FACSIMILE copy of the Lindisfarne Gospels is going on tour this summer. The copy is going round Northumberland until September 22, visiting Ashington, Elsdon, Ponteland, Alnwick and Bellingham. It belongs to Northumberland County’s Local Studies Collection and the tour has been arranged in conjunction with the three-month loan of the original Gospels to Durham this summer. For more information, visit experiencewoodhorn.com

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Beautiful Durham deadline approaches

11:03am Wednesday 12th June 2013

GREEN-fingered enthusiasts have just a few days left to enter an annual gardening competition.

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Leading Durham police's volunteer army

10:52am Wednesday 12th June 2013

A POLICE force has appointed two men to lead its volunteers.

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Under 30s cannot afford to live in countryside, report finds

5:22pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

SPIRALLING house prices and slow salary rises are being blamed for forcing people in their 30s to move out of the region’s countryside.

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Dublin to Sunderland ride raises £40,000

3:27pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

THIRTY cyclists have raised £40,000 for charity by pedalling 380 miles from Ireland to the North-East.

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Volunteers wanted for Foodbank collection day

1:00pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

DURHAM Foodbank is looking for volunteers to help with a collection day at Tesco, at Stanley, on Saturday, June 22. There are four two-hour shifts, from 9am to 5pm. For more information, email: brianhunter1951@gmail.com

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