DUCK eggs were thrown at a wedding party during a spate of incidents in Durham.

Police believe the trouble may be connected to the number of young people flocking to the city for the funfair currently in place at The Sands, which runs until April 22.

In the first incident a wedding party at the Radisson Hotel was disrupted at about 5.30pm on Saturday afternoon by a large group of youths throwing duck eggs at party members and vehicles.

The eggs were partly developed and presumably taken from a nest on the River Wear, which is in front of the hotel.

The following evening there was a large-scale disturbance involving two groups of youths, again near to the Radisson which resulted in at least one assault.

No arrests have been made at this stage in connection with either incident, but police enquiries are ongoing.

Sgt Kay Howarth, from the neighbourhood policing team said: “We have raised our concerns with the organisers of the fair, who have taken on board various suggestions we have made.

"Police will not tolerate this sort of behaviour and over the next ten days while the fair is on, we will be carrying out extra patrols in the area around the Sands to nip this problem in the bud.

“The vast majority of people coming to the fair are simply out to have fun. By taking a firm line against anyone who misbehaves, we hope the atmosphere can stay positive and everyone can enjoy themselves.”

  • Was it your wedding that was pelted or were you a guest? Email newsdesk@nne.co.uk or call 01325-505065.