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Neil McKay

Neil McKay

Consett Academy online petition calls for speedy construction

MORE than 400 people have signed an online petition calling for the speedy construction of a new campus.Read

Durham University lecturer uncovers Henry VIII’s divorce documents

PAINSTAKING detective work by a North East academic uncovered previously unknown documents detailing the inside story of Henry VIII’s divorce from first wife Catherine of Aragon – hidden away in a cupboard in an Italian castle.Read

Work starts on Shotley Bridge Hospital site to built 240 homes

WORK has started on a £40 million housing development which will see 240 new homes created on part of a former hospital site.Read

Historic day as women become freemen of Durham city

FOUR sisters will make history today when they finally break down the barriers of an all-male preserve that has survived for nearly 700 years.Read

Durham Police headquarters to be demolished

A CRUMBLING police headquarters is to be demolished after more than 40 years, with executive housing expected to be built on the site. Read

Shamed Durham police officer Maurice Allen wins pension appeal

A SHAMED police officer will pick up a lump sum of almost £40,000 on his birthday next month after a Crown Court judge ruled his former bosses were wrong to deprive him of almost two thirds of his pension.Read

Silksworth pit dispute to be re-enacted at Beamish

ABITTER industrial dispute when hundreds of miners and their families were forcibly evicted from their homes is to be brought back to life.Read

MP's war of words over Consett Academy site

A FORMER Labour council boss has clashed with a Labour MP over the site of a £26m academy campus.Read

Crook teenager hurt after being knocked off bike

A MOTHER has appealed for help in tracing a motorist who left her teenage son lying on a pavement after knocking him off his bike.Read

County Durham Olympic campaign is launched

PEOPLE of all ages and abilities in County Durham are being urged to take up sport to celebrate the 2012 Olympics.Read

Sacked clubland leader Mick McGlasham to fight on

THE sacked leader of a club organisation with two million members is to appeal against his dismissal.Read

Durham City Arts to close after spending cuts

LOCAL government spending cuts have forced the closure of the agency behind some of the North East’s biggest cultural events.Read

Machine crushes Con Mech worker at Annfield Plain near Stanley

A WORKMAN was crushed by an eight-tonne machine which trapped him from the waist down.Read

Job hopes pinned on Weardale spa plan

LONG-SUFFERING residents of a rural dale who lost its main employer 10 years ago are hoping George Percy, the son of the Duke of Northumberland, can provide replacement jobs.Read

Horden GP Dr Joseph Chandy returns from lecture tour in India

A VILLAGE GP whose pioneering research has benefited hundreds of patients has recently returned from a ground-breaking lecture tour in his native India.Read

Inquest hears aunt of Tilly Lockey and friend died of drink and drugs

THE aunt of meningitis sufferer Tilly Lockey and her friend whose bodies were found slumped on a sofa both died as a result of taking a cocktail of drink and drugs, an inquest heard.Read

Seaham Park Cricket Club beer ban after complaints

LICENSING bosses have banned a cricket club from selling alcohol for three months following a spate of complaints about under-age drinking.Read

Stanhope river crossing may be closed for good

TWO off-duty soldiers who managed to wade to safety after their car became stuck in a fast-flowing river may have caused the permanent closure of a 600-year ford.Read

Cuts put Durham's mobile library future in doubt

A MOBILE library service in rural areas could be scrapped under swingeing cuts planned by the North East's biggest local authority.Read

Hassockfield death ruling paves way for compensation claims

THE unlawful death of a 14-year-old boy in a County Durham secure training centre may have paved the way for a flood of compensation claims.Read

Author Profile

Neil McKay is our Durham reporter. Based in Durham City, he has worked at a number of newspapers in the North East and has been with us since 1997. Adrian Pearson is our Regional Affairs Correspondent. He specialises in North East governance and has been with us since 2007.

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