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Sedgefield prepares for nostalgic 1940s event

2:08pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

A LIFE-SIZE replica spitfire will take centre stage at a popular 1940s weekend next month.

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Free Metafit workout sessions

11:18am Wednesday 19th June 2013

VISITORS to council-run leisure centres are being offered the chance to try a new fitness workout for free.

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Workshop to teach youngsters bushcraft survival skills

5:42pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

YOUNGSTERS can pick up bushcraft survival skills at a ranger workshop at Hardwick Park, near Sedgefield, County Durham, from 1pm to 3pm on Sunday, June 30. Places cost £5 per child and must be booked in advance. Contact 01740-621505.

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Councils' super-authority plan moves ahead

5:26pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

THE LA7 leadership board, of Durham, Sunderland, South and North Tyneside, Gateshead, Newcastle and Northumberland councils, has agreed to recommend to the seven councils that a combined authority be set up for the area. It would be called the North East Leadership Board. More details are expected tomorrow (Thursday, June 20), when the full proposals will be published.

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Cold callers not welcome in Ouston neighbourhood

11:44am Tuesday 18th June 2013

A SCHEME aimed at deterring doorstep salesmen has been extended in a north Durham community following the success of a zone launched earlier this year.

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Drive to improve recycling

6:12pm Monday 17th June 2013

RESIDENTS are being urged to recycle more during a week-long campaign.

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Improvement to social housing across County Durham moves step closer

12:31pm Monday 17th June 2013

A MULTI-MILLION pound scheme to improve social housing in County Durham has moved a step closer with the award of contracts to three successful bidders, it was announced today.

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Packed homes meeting

1:48pm Friday 14th June 2013

A CAMPAIGN against plans to build affordable homes in a County Durham village prompted one of the biggest ever turnouts at monthly parish council meeting.

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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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Music event with Irish flavour

12:57pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

AN annual folk festival will have an Irish vibe this year.

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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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Sedgefield parents who experienced the heartbreak of a stillbirth hold charity pram race

6:16pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

A COUPLE whose baby girl was stillborn will mark what would have been her first birthday with a fundraising event for a cause close to their hearts.

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Plans for 14 houses next to Durham City school approved

5:18pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

PLANS to build 14 houses next to a city primary school have been given the go-ahead after neighbouring residents withdrew their objections over the development's impact on their privacy.

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Mindless youths risk death walking on runway as plane tries to land

6:00am Tuesday 11th June 2013

MINDLESS teenagers risked serious injury as they fooled about on an airport’s runway forcing a pilot to take evasive action as he attempted to land.

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Call for levy on out-of-town stores to boost high streets and corner shops

4:30pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

LIBERAL Democrats are calling for a levy on large out-of-town stores to support high streets and corner shops.

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Date set for Sedgefield veterans meeting

11:58am Monday 10th June 2013

SEDGEFIELD Village Veterans are holding their bi-monthly meeting at Ceddesfeld Hall in Sedgefield at 7pm on Thursday, June 13. Everyone is welcome.

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Durham police launches fund for retired dogs

3:29pm Sunday 9th June 2013

A POLICE chief has launched a new fund for retired force dogs.

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Ferryhill community campaign aims to safeguard valued area of open space

10:54am Saturday 8th June 2013

A COMMUNITY campaign has been launched in a bid to save an area of valued open space from potential development.

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Swimming for disabled young people

5:13pm Friday 7th June 2013

NEW swimming sessions aim to make a splash with disabled youngsters and their families.

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Police issue warning after illegal device fitted to Sedgefield cash point

4:59pm Friday 7th June 2013

POLICE are urging people to take extra care when withdrawing money after a cash point was tampered with in a County Durham town.

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Interviews held for new Bishop of Durham

5:46pm Friday 7th June 2013

INTERVIEWS have been held for the next Bishop of Durham.

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Take a dip in a pond in Sedgefield

5:48pm Friday 7th June 2013

RANGERS at Hardwick Park in Sedgefield, County Durham, are holding a pond dipping drop-in session for children between 1pm and 3pm on Sunday, June 30, priced at £2 per child.

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Charity offers Great North Run places to fundraisers

5:20pm Friday 7th June 2013

CHARITY APPEAL: The Butterwick Hospice has places in the Bupa Great North Run on Sunday, September 15, on offer on a first come first served basis. The closing date for race entries is Friday, July 5, and anyone running for the hospice must raise money for the charity. Further details from Mandy Shields on 01642-628930 or mandyshields@butterwick.org.uk.

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Great North Air Ambulance launches new website to boost fundraisers

5:37pm Thursday 6th June 2013

A CHARITY has launched a new website to encourage its supporters to share fundraising exploits on-line with others.

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New status for Durham children's rights group

5:38pm Thursday 6th June 2013

A PIONEERING children’s rights campaign is to become a community interest company.

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Fears of North-South divide within North-East

6:11pm Wednesday 5th June 2013

THE North-East has been urged to unite as one region, amid growing fears of an internal North-South divide.

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Council's housing project moves ahead

2:55pm Wednesday 5th June 2013

A COUNCIL’S plans to buy long-term empty homes in an effort to boost regeneration have taken a major step forward.

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Public meeting over the future of Trimdon Grange Community Centre

11:35am Wednesday 5th June 2013

A PUBLIC meeting will take place at Trimdon Grange Community Centre at 6pm on Tuesday, June 18, to discuss ways to secure the building’s future. The centre may be forced to close unless more volunteers come forward.

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17 arrested over alleged money laundering and drugs offences in major North-East raids

5:56pm Tuesday 4th June 2013

Thirteen men and four women have been arrested in  raids for alleged drugs and money-laundering offences across five police force areas today.

Six-figure boost for North-East music groups

2:58pm Tuesday 4th June 2013

MUSIC organisations across the North have been given a helping hand to secure their future.

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Fairytale activities for youngsters at Hardwick Park in Sedgefield

6:06pm Tuesday 4th June 2013

CLASSIC fairytale the Billy Goats Gruff has inspired the latest toddler tales and trails session at Hardwick Park in Sedgefield, County Durham, on Wednesday, June 19.

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Plans unveiled for the tenth annual Oyster Festival in Sedgefield

5:42pm Monday 3rd June 2013

A NORTH-EAST fine-dining spectacular that raises thousands of pounds for good causes will celebrate its tenth anniversary in style.

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Durham Dash returns for 2013

4:41pm Monday 3rd June 2013

HUNDREDS of children will race round a city’s streets later this week (Wednesday, June 5).

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Trimdon Pact meeting

3:40pm Monday 3rd June 2013

A Police and Community Together (Pact) meeting will be held at the Trimdon Community Centre, in Trimdon, from 6pm to 7pm on Thursday, June 6. A representative of the neighbourhood policing team will be in attendance.

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Buying empty homes would boost villages - Durham council

3:29pm Monday 3rd June 2013

BOSSES at the North-East’s biggest council want to buy up long-term empty homes in an effort to kick-start regeneration of rundown villages.

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