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CONCERNS RAISED: Fry Time fish and chip shop in West Cornforth Picture: DURHAM POLICE

Fish and chip shop closed over concerns raised - police

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'I just want justice for Patrick' - No charges for illegal foreign driver who killed man, 21

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Haemorrhage, paralysis and hit by a car but still stripped of disability benefits

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Carer forged signatures using clients’ chequebooks to steal almost £7,000

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Drink-driving dad was on his way to pick up son from school

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Another man and woman arrested on suspicion of murder after Easington Lane fire

Woman 'seriously ill' after being hit by van in Bishop Auckland

Bennett's time at Sunderland prompts star crossed photo of 80s squad

That lovin' feline - how combining cats and food has proved a winning recipe for business success

Letters: 'Writing off schools' multi-million pound debts sends wrong message'

Police urged to focus more on troubled area

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“I couldn’t believe it' - £396,000 bingo win a month after starting to play

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Councillors turn down plans for power plant - for second time

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Police welcome reduction in road crash deaths and injuries

Hospice welcomes a Royal visitor to anniversary celebrations

Families enjoy party at Nature's World secret gardens

Restaurant fined after customer has severe allergic reaction

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Renewed appeal seven years after brutal attack

Look what this woman found in her Tesco salad

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Prada, Gucci and Chanel bags stolen in burglary

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New hotel opening creates almost 200 jobs

Filthy and infested Chinese restaurant fined £32,000 and shut down

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Drunk dad, 22, wrote off best friend's £30,000 sportscar

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Man spanked police officer on buttock to 'show off' to mates

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'Bring caulis not flowers' - funeral request of 'real Billy Elliott' who has died aged 71

Ex-RAF man “exploded” when told he would not be seeing children at Christmas

Smash-hit musical Cilla on its way to Darlington Hippodrome

£17m town centre scheme approval marks major turnaround

'I am here to listen' - Shadow Brexit secretary in North-East to talk to businesses

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Murder accused told family he was 'dominant one' and 'could do what he wanted', court hears

Memorial website will honour the 'Barney Boys' of the First World War

Two more arrested on suspicion of murder after fire

Traffic warnings as fog causes delays

County line drug dealing: Six arrests in five days

Road closed after woman hit by van

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Memories of world-famous engineering firm wanted

MP calls for end to "fleecehold" estate fees on new build homes

On guard: Northern Echo reporter heading to Australia for fencing Commonwealths

Letters: Brexit - 'another fine mess' but fertile ground for satirists

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Numberplate technology catches phone theft suspects

Woman hit husband over head with bottle after he said marriage was over

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Man with knife threatens staff during petrol station robbery

Man drops pie crust out of car window - gets fined £400

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Missing schoolboy found

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Council to write-off millions of pounds of debt from two secondary schools

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Police Commissioner accused of 'bullying behaviour' says she has been fed chocolates by staff

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Brexit latest: Rees-Mogg declares no confidence in PM; four ministers quit to leave Theresa May reeling

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Jessica Patel was strangled and suffocated with Tesco Bag For Life, murder trial told

Jail for internet troll who targeted Durham student Olivia Burt's family

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Owner of derelict West Auckland pub fined for not getting rid of waste

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Man throws chair in social club fight as part of family feud

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'One of the most difficult decisions of my life': Simon Clarke;s vote of no confidence in Prime Minister

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Man taken to hospital following 'serious' A19 crash

Primary school in Yarm closed for day due to heating issues and no meals

Hospital staff accused of turning off baby's life support

Comment: Forget Boycott, Theresa May is more like Brian Close facing a spell from Michael Holding

PM: 'I believe with every fibre of my being' that Brexit deal is right for country

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Photographer with links to Sunderland University given bail in Bangladesh

Letters: 'No justice for owner of Fox & Field shop after burglars struck'

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Activist raises £1,000 in just a week to fund pro-vegan billboards

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Drivers fined more than 7,000 for blue badge abuse

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Quorn banishes Brexit fears and vows to create jobs and invest in Teesside

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You may not want your kids to know this - Haribo is opening a store near York

Junior and infants schools may merge to combat falling pupil numbers

Protest today by campaigners against closure of Bishop Auckland Hospital's ward six

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WATCH: Sir Elton John takes centre stage in John Lewis Christmas advert

Empty properties brought back to life for immigrants and refugees

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Durham Tees Valley Airport 'could close in 2021' - MP

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Burglar broke leg in jump from roof after leaving mental health unit

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Darlington's council will criminalise homeless with 'ludicrous' orders, warn Liberty

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Veteran aims to help others with new venture

'It's really upsetting' - Concerns raised over tree thinning in ancient woodland

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'Goals can help me stay' says Newcastle's Salomon Rondon

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On guard: Northern Echo reporter heading to Australia for fencing Commonwealths

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That lovin' feline - how combining cats and food has proved a winning recipe for business success

Smash-hit musical Cilla on its way to Darlington Hippodrome

Don’t miss your chance to be in a new home for Christmas

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Fantastic show celebrating life of Neil Diamond is coming to Darlington

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Echo Memories

Wreck of the Creosol torpedoed by U-boat has lain off North-East coast for 100 years

Once the First World War was over an even deadlier battle began - against the Spanish flu

The bittersweet celebrations that broke out on November 11, 1918, as news of the armistice crackled across the airwaves

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Watch: The story of the "Fighting Bradfords"

An aeronautical fatality - tragic death of a Spennymoor lad in 1918

The Darlington soldiers who died on November 11, 1918, as the nation celebrated the end of the war

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That lovin' feline - how combining cats and food has proved a winning recipe for business success

Councillors turn down plans for power plant - for second time

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New hotel opening creates almost 200 jobs

'I am here to listen' - Shadow Brexit secretary in North-East to talk to businesses

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Memories of world-famous engineering firm wanted

Better makes two senior appointments to support growing business

Quorn banishes Brexit fears and vows to create jobs and invest in Teesside

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My focus is on Brexit, not an election, Leo Varadkar says

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Prime Minister has my confidence amid Brexit criticism – David Mundell

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