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Teen would have beaten man on head with a brick, court hears

8:00am Monday 20th May 2013

A TEENAGER told police he would have battered a man with a brick if his father had not broken up their fight, a court has heard.

Councils spent £500,000 hosting Olympic Torch relay

Paul Collingwood used the Olympic torch as a cricket bat as he set off from Durham Cathedral

6:00am Monday 20th May 2013

COUNCILS in the North-East and North Yorkshire spent more than £500,000 hosting the Olympic Torch for last years games, according to new figures.

Jewellery and laptops stolen from house

6:12pm Monday 20th May 2013

JEWELLERY and laptops have been stolen from a County Durham house while the owners were away.

Households cut off after bridge collapses due to heavy rain

The damaged Thornhope Beck Bridge near Wolsingham

1:36pm Monday 20th May 2013

A BRIDGE connecting more than 100 people in a rural community with the outside world has been closed to vehicles after damage was caused by Saturday’s downpours months after repair work was completed to protect it from future flooding.

Luncheon club and pool competition

1:42pm Monday 20th May 2013

South Durham events

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.

Fishburn couple flooded for the third time after heavy rain hits the North-East

Fire fighters at the property on Saturday

2:07pm Sunday 19th May 2013

TORRENTIAL downpours caused disruption across the region on Saturday, with one couple flooded for the third time in six 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

Restaurants invited to showcase their local food menus in County Durham

2:10pm Saturday 18th May 2013

NORTH-EAST eateries are being offered the chance to showcase their local food menus to accommodation providers at two new events.

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.

New bedroom browser launched for visitors to Weardale

Members of the Weardale Visitors Network launch the new bedroom browser

2:51pm Thursday 16th May 2013

VISITORS to a Durham dale will be greeted with a new book lifting the lid on the area’s best places to visit.

Youth theatre to close after 15 years of unique productions

12:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

A YOUTH theatre is closing after 15 years of giving a town’s youngsters somewhere to get off the street and express their creativity.

Police appeal for smashed window info

2:39pm Thursday 16th May 2013

South Durham events

Poaching play, vintage picnic and open garden

5:40pm Thursday 16th May 2013

South Durham events

Brickworks fined £13,500 after worker's near fatal fall

7:00pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A BRICK manufacturer has been fined £13,500 after a worker nearly died falling from an oven.

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).

Neighbourhood issues in Crook, Willington and Tow Law to be discussed at meeting

2:01pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

RESIDENTS in Crook and the surrounding area can find out how local issues are being tackled when the local Area Action Partnership meets next month.

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.

Witton-le-Wear villagers raise £1,000 for Fraja

Fundraising for Fraja are Lynn Docherty and Valerie Gibbs

10:13am Wednesday 15th May 2013

VILLAGERS have raised more than £1,000 to help send a girl overseas for a life changing operation.

Events in South Durham

11:16am Wednesday 15th May 2013

South Durham events

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.

Wear Valley Arthritis Care group raises awareness in Boots

June Atkinson and Jane Clayton from the Wear Valley Arthritis Care Support Group in Boots

3:45pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A SUPPORT group for people with arthritis has set up shop in a town centre chemist to raise awareness about their existence.

SWD Witton-le-Wear Primary is officially outstanding

Witton-le-Wear pupils spell out their success

4:20pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A SCHOOL is celebrating after inspectors officially declared it outstanding.

Loco delights rail enthusiasts as it visits County Durham

EN ROUTE: The A4 Class Union of South Africa locomotive makes its way along Weardale Railway in Bishop Auckland

4:30pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

RAIL fans got a treat when a rare locomotive rolled into town.

Community centre given reprieve from closure after councillor wants a chance to make it work

4:52pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A COUNCIL has delayed the closure of a community room after a councillor asked for a chance to give it a new lease of life.

Rocking Strike memorial to undergo £45,000 facelift

6:00am Monday 13th May 2013

THE £45,600 restoration of a memorial to the first miner’s strike has begun along with the creation of a new riverside heritage path.

Manet's Madamoiselle Claus begins national tour at The Bowes Museum

ON VIEW: Madamoiselle Claus, by Manet, currently on show at The Bowes Museum.

12:50pm Monday 13th May 2013

A PAINTING by the 19th century French impressionist artist Edouard Manet, which was saved for the nation at a cost of £8m, has begun a national tour in the North-East.

Travel quizzes point the way to Killhope museum

12:45pm Monday 13th May 2013

THE trip to a County Durham museum will be even more fun for young visitors thanks to a new series of travel quizzes.



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