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New measures to tackle anti-social behaviour at a popular Teesdale beauty spot have come into force.

New measures to tackle anti-social behaviour at popular County Durham beauty spots
New measures to tackle anti-social behaviour at a popular Teesdale beauty spot have come into force.

Hilda Bell, inset, left, was finally buried alongside her loving husband Thomas on Friday (August 12) afternoon. Picture: CHRIS BOOTH

Exclusive Durham family 'can now grieve' as mum's funeral takes place after graveyard mix-up

A fabulous picture from The Northern Echo archive of the LNER docks at Middlesbrough, taken in May 1936.

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Merlin Rowell up Great Gable

Boy manages to raise hundreds for Durham hospice in memory of beloved grandma

Hot, dry conditions can cause dehydration and starvation in hedgehogs Picture: Pixabay

Here's what to do if you find a poorly hedgehog as RSPCA expects influx of calls

Scarborough had five miles of electric trams operating between 1904 and 1931. This postcard was sent on September 3, 1924, by Gladys on the seafront to her friend, Miss M Hauxwell at Blackwell Hall in Darlington - presumably she was a domestic servant.

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WEATHER: Met Office warns of thunderstorms to hit North East – here’s when

WEATHER WARNING: Thunderstorms to hit North East - here's when

Sam Rushworth has slammed Dehenna Davison's plans.

Labour candidate accuses MP of political 'posturing' over A&E reopening petition

Darren John Wild, jailed for 14 months for violence inflicted on partner on his return home drunk on November 20
Picture: DURHAM CONSTABULARY

Man claims he has no memory of attack where he punched woman with baby

Christine Thomas, chair of the Say No To Consett Incinerator Community Campaign Group, front, with objectors to the proposed energy from waste facility at Consett, outside Durham County Hall. Picture: Gareth Lightfoot.

Inquiry into controversial County Durham incinerator told it will be 'barely noticeable'

Richard Holden MP. Picture: Northern Echo.

Tory MP has scathing comments on plans to build waste incinerator

Clair McGregor of the Angel Trust

COST OF LIVING CRISIS People crying in foodbank queues after being left with barely £20 a week

LIVE: Breaking news, traffic and travel from the North East

LIVE: Breaking news, traffic and travel from the North East

Fresh calls to reopen Bishop Auckland A&E department 13 YEARS after closure

Bid to reopen Bishop Auckland A&E department 13 YEARS after closure

Man, then 40, sent sexualised messages to undercover police officer, believing it to be a 13-year-old girl
Picture: INTERNET

West Auckland man used Snapchat to text girl, 13, who he wanted to meet up with

John Michael Bostock

Gunman left people and kids terrified after walking through County Durham village

Councillors (from top) Dominic Haney, Michelle Walton and Kathryn Rooney supported objectors opposing a proposed energy from waste facility (main pic - Christine Thomas, chair of the Say No To Consett Incinerator Community Campaign Group, at front).

'Consett will not be a dumping ground' - controversial incinerator scheme branded a 'travesty'

This is what caused thousands of homes in County Durham to lose power

This is what caused thousands of homes in County Durham to lose power

Christine Thomas, chair of the Say No To Consett Incinerator Community Campaign Group, front, with objectors to the proposed energy from waste facility at Consett, outside Durham County Hall. Picture: Gareth Lightfoot.

Consett incinerator objectors tell inquiry it would be a 'blight' on landscape

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LIVE: Huge fire in County Durham as pillar of smoke seen for miles Picture: GAVIN ENGELBRECHT

RECAP: Firefighters tackle huge fire in County Durham as plumes of thick smoke seen for miles

Met Office hour-by-hour North East forecast for Thursday

North East heatwave: Met Office hour-by-hour forecast for Thursday

Multiple blazes broke out across the region today including near the Tesco in Northallerton, Pelton Fell in County Durham and a combine harvester in Richmond

Nature reserve fire among multiple blazes breaking out across the region today

Emergency services were summoned to reports of fire and small explosion at house in Horden, in July, 2020
Picture: DURHAM CONSTABULARY

Man found out growing drugs isn't smart the hard way when house exploded

David Morton jailed for nine months for intimidating prison officer at HMP Durham Picture: DURHAM CONSTABULARY

Ex-inmate back behind bars after reversing towards officer outside Durham Prison

Michael Francis, facing sentence next month after his conviction on charges of assault and damage
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County Durham woman speaks of the 'monster' who abused her after his conviction

Mary Mackin, first player on the left in the front row, with the Smith's Dock Women's Team, at South Bank, in 1918

Goalden Girls - the stark contrast that shows how far women's football has come

Firefighters at the scene of a large fire near the Plough Inn at Pelton Picture: Gavin Engelbrecht

What we know about large fire in County Durham - seen for miles around

Man arrested for dangerous driving after BMW leads North East on cross-border pursuit Picture: DURHAM POLICE

Man arrested for dangerous driving after BMW leads police on cross-border pursuit

Thunderstorms to hit the North East and North Yorkshire - here's when

Thunderstorms to hit the North East and North Yorkshire - here's when

Brian Cain, with his son Bradley and daughter-in-law Amy

Spennymoor mechanic is 75 - and he has no plans to retire any time soon

Four-vehicle crash on A1(M) sees severe delays during rush hour traffic

What we know after four-vehicle crash on A1(M) in County Durham

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Hour-by-hour forecast for the North East today as temperatures soar

LIVE: The latest traffic, travel and breaking news from across the region

County Durham crash RECAP: Severe delays after four-vehicle crash on A1(M)

Visitors have flocked back to Crook Hall in the weeks since it reopened as a National Trust property
Pictures: SARAH CALDECOTT

Durham attraction provides update weeks after opening for first time since 2020

Burglar Liam Blakey was recognised on cctv from a nearby house after committing the crime in June
Picture: DURHAM CONSTABULARY

Burglar took keys to family's Audi car in break-in at their County Durham home

Firefighters tackle field fire believed to have started by electic fault as 176 homes out of power

Firefighters tackle field fire believed to have started by electric fault as 176 homes out of power

North East A-Road closed due to crash - emergency services on scene

County Durham crash RECAP: Man dies and road shut in both directions - updates here

WEATHER: Your hour-by-hour forecast and exact time heatwave is set to hit

Hour-by-hour forecast for the North East today as people struggle to sleep

Police release first details of crash which saw man die on A689 in County Durham

Police release first details of crash which saw man die on A689 in County Durham

BrewDog has chosen Milburngate as the location for one of its popular bars

Cheers! Craft beer giant chooses its first Durham site for latest bar

Dame Olivia Newton-John has died at the age of 73, her husband has confirmed.

Grease star Dame Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73

The cheapest fuel stations in County Durham and Darlington - with one at £1.67 per litre

The cheapest fuel stations in County Durham and Darlington - with one at £1.67 per litre

Desperate bid to find winner of unclaimed Lotto ticket worth £20m

Desperate bid to find winner of unclaimed Lotto ticket worth £20m

The east Durham beauty queens line up, with Miss Wheatley Hill at the front

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Hour by hour forecast for Sunday and Monday as a heatwave is on the way

Joseph Swan and a lightbulb

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Sally Fleetham, the Miss Wheatley Hill, is crowned Miss Crimdon 1960

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BMW was driven away from pizza takeaway in Claypath, Durham, on November 13, last year
Picture: THE NORTHERN ECHO

BMW owner denies dangerous driving in his own car in police chase from Durham takeaway

LIVE: Day 1 underway as hundreds expected to attend Seaham Food Festival

RECAP: Day 1 underway as hundreds expected to attend Seaham Food Festival

Cllr Elizabeth Scott, Cabinet member for economy and partnerships, at the bus station Picture: DCC

How Durham's new bus station is coming along despite delays to project

Another still from Robert Andresen's beautiful video on YouTube showing the last resting place of the Cretejoist

PREMIUM An amazing 100-year-old Tees Valley concrete barge found in a fjord

England's Steve Harmison celebrates India's Ajith Agarkar wicket, Friday August 9, 2002, after Mark Butcher caught him for 34, during the second day of the Second NPower Test Match between England v India at Trent Bridge, Nottingham

SPORT NOSTALGIA 20 years since the Ashington Express first steamed in for England

Horses pass the finishing post at Redcar Racecourse in 1962

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