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Age Concern launches scheme to ensure older people eat properly

12:14pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A NEW scheme to ensure that older people are eating enough has been launched by Age Concern.

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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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Football club hit by repeated vandal attacks

2:08pm Monday 20th May 2013

VANDALS are threatening the future of one of North Durham’s oldest football clubs.

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Police probe assault in former pit village

4:46pm Sunday 19th May 2013

THREE people have been arrested after a man was badly assaulted.

Find out about foster care in County Durham

5:26pm Sunday 19th May 2013

A SERIES of information sessions are taking place across County Durham as part of Foster Care Fortnight.

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Woodland will fund hospice rebuilding plans

1:27pm Sunday 19th May 2013

A GRIEVING father has helped to launch a new wood to raise money for the hospice that cared for his dying wife.

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Man jailed for affray after relationship split

12:37pm Sunday 19th May 2013

A MAN who went "completely out of control", terrifying members of his family after a break-up with his girlfriend, was jailed for 18 months.

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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Three arrests after man injured in suspected assault

9:48pm Saturday 18th May 2013

THREE people have been arrested after a man in his 40s suffered injuries that were initially believed to be life threatening.

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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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Free activities at leisure centres

11:34am Thursday 16th May 2013

FREE activities are being offered to children and adults at two leisure centres this weekend.

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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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Furniture vans on parade at museum

6:24pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

REMOVALS vehicles from down the ages will be on display at a leading museum this weekend.

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All systems go for Beamish Safety and Reliability Run

2:26pm Monday 13th May 2013

THE ANNUAL Beamish Safety and Reliability Run will be held on Father's Day next month, it has been revealed.

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Police mobile units going into community

3:36pm Monday 13th May 2013

OFFICERS in north Durham are taking their crime-fighting to the community with a mobile police station.

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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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Alcoholic jailed for arson attacks on cars he broke into

5:36pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

A MAN set alight two cars parked in the street where he lived, in a bid to remove evidence having broken into the vehicles, a court heard.

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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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Washington flower festival

3:21pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

The Holy Trinity Church in Washington Village is holding a Flower Festival, Celebrating the Northern Saints, from Friday, May 17, to Sunday May 19. Admission to the preview evening on Friday is £5, including refreshments, while tickets for a concert by Holy Trinity Choir and Westoe Colliery Band at 7pm on Saturday are £6. The church will be open for free viewing on Saturday and Sunday.

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Public meeting with police officers

2:19pm Monday 6th May 2013

People in the Esh area have got the chance to meet their local police officers to discuss concerns about crime.

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Community theatre in Stanley under threat of closure

11:13am Sunday 5th May 2013

TALKS are underway to save a community theatre in north Durham from closure and demolition.

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Housing plan angers residents

10:57am Sunday 5th May 2013

CONCERNS have been raised about plans to create a housing development in north Durham.

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Have your say on crime in South Stanley

6:12pm Sunday 5th May 2013

A public meeting for people to have their say on crime concerns in South Stanley is being held at St Stephen’s Church Hall, Hollyhill Gardens, South Stanley on Wednesday May 8 from 7pm-8pm.

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Durham teenage candidate makes political history

6:28pm Friday 3rd May 2013

A TEENAGE student has become the youngest member of Durham County Council in history.

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'Deviant' predator from Stanley jailed for six years

5:15pm Friday 3rd May 2013

A PREDATORY ‘deviant’ who carried out his fantasy by having a sexual encounter with a teenage boy was today (FRI MAY 3) jailed for six years.

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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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Metal thieves target old folks' bungalows

3:10pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

Police are investigating a series of metal thefts from elderly people’s bungalows.

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North-East leading way in turning benefits claimants into entrepreneurs, says Government

4:55pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

PARTS of the region are leading the way in Government attempts to turn benefit claimants into entrepreneurs – who set up their own businesses.

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Factory destroyed by fire may be demolished

4:42pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

A BLAZE under investigation by police and fire experts has destroyed a north Durham factory.

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Loyal club man 'Higgy' honoured for long service

4:45pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

A LONG service award has been presented to loyal club treasurer Alan ‘Higgy’ Ward. He received the accolade from Durham CIU National Executive member Colin Armstrong for 25 years service to Tanfield Lea Workingmen’s Club, near Stanley.

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Rover rally

3:48pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

The Rover P6 Club will mark the 50th anniversary of its P6 Rover Rally with an event at Beamish Museum, near Stanley, County Durham, from 11am to 4pm on Sunday May 19. For further information contact Janet Thompson on 0191-388 6872 or 07746223530.

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A167 closed overnight as firefighters monitor acetylene cylinders following Croxdale garage blaze

11:59pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

Firefighters will remain overnight at the scene of a garage blaze to cool  down several volatile acetylene gas cylinders.

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REG Food guide launched to highlight food made from local goods

6:40pm Monday 29th April 2013

A NEW guide has been produced which aims to promote North-East eateries who look to put more local produce on the menu.

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Two women hurt in car crash

3:29pm Monday 29th April 2013

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a car crash which left a woman in her eighties needing hospital treatment.

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Art plan to tackle youth nuisance in Stanley

5:40pm Sunday 28th April 2013

PLANS to spend up to £40,000 on public art in a former north Durham mining town to tackle anti-social behaviour have been revealed.

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The boys are back in town

5:37pm Tuesday 23rd April 2013

A TRIBUTE act dubbed the country’s hardest working band is coming to Stanley.

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Burlesque and comedy night to raise funds for Tabitha's Toys

4:49pm Tuesday 23rd April 2013

A NIGHT of burlesque and comedy will be held tomorrow (April 24) to raise money for a charity that provides toys for severely disabled children.

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Volunteers needed for woodland clear-up

5:33pm Tuesday 23rd April 2013

FAMILIES are being invited to take part in cleaning up a woodland on their doorstep.

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Man admits dangerous driving over collision with pedestrian

4:11pm Monday 22nd April 2013

A MAN who struck a pedestrian while at the wheel of a car was today (Monday April 22) warned, “all sentencing options remain open”.

Tickets available for variety troupe's spring panto

5:54pm Monday 22nd April 2013

A VARIETY troupe is putting the finishing touches to its spring panto.

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