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Four in court over drunken street brawl

6:40pm Saturday 13th March 2010

FOUR drunken louts ran amok in Darlington town centre, fighting each other and lashing out at others, a court heard.

Running coaches offered free training

4:30pm Saturday 13th March 2010

POTENTIAL running coaches are being offered free training to support people taking part in the Great North Run.

University offers "space-law" degree

2:10pm Saturday 13th March 2010

A NORTH-EAST university is boldly going where no British university has gone before by offering a degree in space law.

Witness plea after burglars target elderly man

1:44pm Saturday 13th March 2010

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a distraction burglary at the home of an elderly man.

Three arrests after Corus burglary

12:43pm Saturday 13th March 2010

THREE people have been arrested after a burglary at the Corus site in Redcar.

Warning to dog owners during lambing season

12:32pm Saturday 13th March 2010

DOG owners are being warned to keep their pets under control in lambing season or they could face legal action.

Jailed for branding partners with iron

VIOLENT: Stephen Spence

8:02am Saturday 13th March 2010

A WOMAN beaten and tortured by her violent partner said last night his victims had been let down by the courts after he was jailed for a minimum of four years.

Biomass plant could create jobs

6:30am Saturday 13th March 2010

MORE than 250 jobs could be created if multi-millionpound plans for a renewable energy-fuelled power plant are given the goahead.

Tourist centre move is "madness"

6:30am Saturday 13th March 2010

A COUNCIL has been branded “absolutely mad” for proposing to move a tourist information centre – just as the season gets under way.

Protest as pub landlord forced out over "trouble"

6:30am Saturday 13th March 2010

A LANDLORD has been forced to quit his pub after claims there was too much trouble in his premises – despite huge support from his customers.

Step closer to sunbeds ban for young

6:30am Saturday 13th March 2010

AN attempt to protect teenagers against skin cancer by banning them from tanning salons moved a significant step closer to becoming law yesterday.

Bid for £50,000 grant rejected

6:30am Saturday 13th March 2010

A CONTROVERSIAL £50,000 grant application that was criticised by some members of a community has been rejected by officials.


Children's author Terry Deary has launched the Beamish tram race.

Front line soldier backs wristband appeal

Ashleigh's mother makes emotional plea to parents following the sentencing of her daughter's killer

Peter Chapman confesses to the killing of Ashleigh Hall





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