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Residents in east Durham invited step out to improve their communities

2:31pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

RESIDENTS in east Durham are invited to step out to improve their community this week.

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Overseas visits to North-East and North Yorkshire fell last year

6:21pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

OVERSEAS visits to the North-East and North Yorkshire have dropped amid fears the region’s tourism economy is suffering from a cut in global marketing.

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Man escapes injury after shed next to house is set alight in suspected arson attack

6:16pm Monday 20th May 2013

A YOUNG man has escaped injury after a shed close to his house was set alight in a suspected arson attack at the weekend.

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Takeaway owner warned he could be jailed for stabbing customer in confrontation outside premises

4:05pm Monday 20th May 2013

A TAKEAWAY owner was warned he may be jailed after admitting stabbing a customer in a confrontation outside the premises.

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Macmillan Cancer Support seeks supermarket collection volunteers

12:35pm Sunday 19th May 2013

MACMILLAN Cancer Support is seeking volunteers to help with supermarket collections across County Durham. For more information contact Michelle Muir on 07809554967 or mmuir@macmillan.org.uk

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Engineering boss faces prospect of jail following conviction of manslaughter of worker

5:29pm Friday 17th May 2013

THE BOSS of a heavy engineering firm faces the prospect of jail after being convicted today (Friday, May 17) of the manslaughter of a worker who fell from cherry picker.

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Doormen used "excessive force" ejecting unruly drinker

6:12pm Thursday 16th May 2013

AN unruly drinker was “unceremoniously dumped” and left unconscious outside a village pub, a court heard.

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Tributes to decorated soldier electocuted in hotel room

5:33pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A DECORATED soldier who saw action in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Iraq has died of an electric shock in a hotel room.

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Police warn motorists against taking photographs of accident scenes

5:20pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

POLICE have warned motorists against using their mobile phones to take photos of accidents – after several drivers were seen taking images of the scene of a serious rush-hour crash this morning (Wednesday, May 15).

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Grants scheme to help communities and groups mark the centenary of the First World War

12:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

COMMUNITIES and groups across the North-East and North Yorkshire have been invited to have a share of a multi-million grants scheme set up to mark the centenary of the First World War.

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Operation Christmas Child charity launches new appeal

6:33pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A CHARITY that inspires thousands of people from across the North-East to fill shoeboxes full of Christmas gifts for vulnerable children has launched a new appeal.

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Musicians in east Durham celebrate cash windfall

11:12am Tuesday 14th May 2013

MUSICIANS in east Durham are celebrating a cash windfall that will help fund the provision of tuition for people in the community.

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House plans

11:39am Tuesday 14th May 2013

Plans have been unveiled to convert a former campus for East Durham College into a dwelling. An application has been submitted to Durham County Council seeking permission to change the use of Londonderry Dene House, Harbour Walk, in Seaham. The Victorian building is set in four acres of grounds. Consideration is pending.

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Crime chief to speak at meeting

4:01pm Monday 13th May 2013

DURHAM Police and Crime Commissioner Ron Hogg will talk to residents about policing.

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Walkers turn out for charity event

3:42pm Sunday 12th May 2013

A SPONSORED walk to raise money for charity has been held in the North-East today. (Sunday, May 12) Former Sunderland and Hartlepool footballer Tommy Miller joined dozens of people, including Hartlepool MP Iain Wright, for the three-mile hike.

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IT centre celebrates cash injection

12:35pm Friday 10th May 2013

AN EAST Durham IT Centre is celebrating after getting a cash injection of £6,500 to update its equipment.

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East Durham coastal area undergoes spring clean

10:23am Friday 10th May 2013

AN EAST Durham coastal area which has been blighted by fly-tipping is undergoing a spring clean today (Friday, May 10).

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Teenager suffered fatal brain injury after hitting telegraph pole as he rode through Hutton Henry

5:37pm Thursday 9th May 2013

A TEENAGER who died after crashing his moped has been described as a caring and loving son by his devastated father.

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Artists sought for annual exhibition in Wolsingham

11:26am Thursday 9th May 2013

ARTISTS are being asked to take part in an annual art exhibition in a Weardale town.

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Man bombarded teenage girl with increasingly suggestive texts

6:17pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

A MAN who became obsessed with an underage teenage girl bombarded her with texts.

Estate agent employee admits stealing £13,000 rent collected from tenants

6:48pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

A TRUSTED estate agent employee kept rent money collected from tenants to help meet her debts, a court heard.

Warning over pitfalls of massive benefits shake-up

7:30am Tuesday 7th May 2013

A MASSIVE shake-up of the benefits system will cause “pain, poverty and misery to many thousands of North-East families,” it has been claimed.

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Shafow Home Secretary calls for tighter controls on guns

4:54pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

THE Shadow Home Secretary has backed a family’s campaign for tighter gun laws in the wake of the Horden shootings.

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Police appeal for witnesses to suspected arson attack

5:24pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a house fire which is believed to have been started deliberately.

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Spring clean for coastal community

12:27pm Sunday 5th May 2013

A COASTAL area which has been blighted by fly-tipping has had a spring clean.

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Old soldiers honour 100-year-old Durham Light Infantry veteran

9:58am Sunday 5th May 2013

OLD soldiers yesterday (Saturday, May 4) rolled out the red carpet for D-Day veteran Sammy Curry, who is celebrating his 100th birthday.

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Team to tackle concerns in Murton

6:07pm Sunday 5th May 2013

A SCHEME to tackle community concerns is running in east Durham and residents are being urged to get involved.

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Scheme tackling swearing at North-East football wins award

1:51pm Friday 3rd May 2013

A SCHEME to tackle offensive language in non league football has scored a winner after it struck gold in the FA’s Respect Awards.

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Three-strikes burglar warned to expect lengthy sentence

5:24pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A ‘THREE-STRIKES’ burglar was told to expect a lengthy prison sentence after admitting his latest two break-ins.

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Footballer joins sponsored walk for charity

2:03pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

FORMER Sunderland and Hartlepool footballer Tommy Miller will be joining dozens of people in a sponsored walk in aid of charity next week.

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