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County Durham and Newcastle exposed as having highest child hospital admission rates as experts warn of “frightening” rise in young addicts checking into rehab Picture: PIXABAY

Thousands of North-East children hospitalised for drink and drug abuse

Jury convicts man over pub stabbings

Youth athletics event now part of the region’s history

Letters: 'How ironic that Durham council pleads poverty in a magazine that must cost a fortune to print and distribute'

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Bishop of Durham criticises Home Office's quoting from Bible

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Builder gets permission for 141 homes

Letters: 'Ron Hogg, can you explain why your office staff have increased as police numbers have fallen?'

Thug who assaulted newsagent staff and police is jailed

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Darlington campaigner calls for ethnic communities to report hate

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Guitarist to lead song-writing workshop at music festival

Farmer prosecuted after sheep carcasses found littering field

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Cash available for community safety projects

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Road reopened after crash on A1(M) northbound

Pop band ABC are special guests at Tears for Fears’ Chester-le-Street concert

Work underway on £28.5 million development which will create 400 homes and 500 jobs

Letters: 'I share concerns about the rise in policing precept' - Ron Hogg

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Almost 800 pictures

Judging begins in the Love Your Dog Competition 2019

One-man play on the 'real greatest showman' at museum

Stunning County Durham scenery captured for exhibition

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Preparing to celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi

Entries open for closed road cycling event around County Durham

Man, 24, killed in A19 crash between car and lorry in early hours of morning

New contractor announced for Integra 61, set to house huge Amazon warehouse

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Rail firm fined more than £2 million after boy, 13, loses part of both legs in electric shock

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Council gives permission for 24 hour gym

Five officers guilty of physically abusing young detainees at Medomsley Detention Centre

Storm Gareth: Heavy rain and 55mph winds to batter region Met Office warns

A pupil took this knife to school - police seize weapon from 15-year-old

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'There has rarely been a dull moment!' - Crime Commissioner's quip as Durham Chief Constable reveals retirement plan

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Celebration of centenary of pitman artist's birth

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Sandwich shop robbery

Call for blue plaques for region's women

'A fifth of road fatalities involve a speeding driver' - claims road safety campaign group

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Experts help draw up parent/baby bed-share advice

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Trains disrupted between Darlington and Newcastle after body found on the line

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'Snappers' flock to cathedral as photography ban lifted

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Police make arrest in hit and run investigation

At last - giving the Victorian woman of the Durham coalfield a voice

By-elections for two vacant county council seats

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Two-week crackdown on drivers not wearing seatbelts

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Letters: 'Hate crime has to stop'

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In Pictures

World Book Day: Almost 250 photos as children dress up as their favourite literary characters

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Teenage girl struck by car seriously hurt

Green bottling facility will make company 'carbon minus'

Venator launches North East Bright Ideas Fund to inspire innovation and stimulate learning

Early diagnosis of heart problems at centre of pioneering new NHS service

Next series of Location, Location, Location coming to somewhere near you

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New lighting installed at scout hut with funding

Hundreds of children with special needs suspended from schools in County Durham last year

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Pete Tong bringing his Ibiza Classics Tour to Durham this summer

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Coxhoe Medical Practice set to be taken over

Tears For Fears to play Durham Cricket Club - and you can win tickets

Hate hurts: New campaign to fight rising tide of hate crime in County Durham

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