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Royal Teas shop in Stanhope throws out trio for anthem antics

THE owner of a Royalty-themed tearoom in County Durham has thrown out three middle-aged customers who refused to stand when she played the national anthem.Read

Body of missing eight-year-old Ian Bell is found in river

THE body of missing eight-year-old Ian Bell has been found by rescuers.Read

Crook Golf Club deaths shock neighbours of mum and son

NEIGHBOURS of a mother and son found dead inside in the grounds of a North East golf club spoke yesterday of their shock at the incident.Read

Police at Crook Golf Club where two bodies were found dead in a car

Crook Golf Club gun death pair named

A WOMAN in her 50s thought to be suffering from a debilitating illness was killed by her son before he turned the gun on himself, it was claimed last night.Read

Tow Law flower arranger to attend York Minster Royal Maundy Service

A VETERAN flower arranger has been honoured for his community service by being invited to the Royal Maundy Service at York Minster next week.Read

Lanchester girl raises £3,000 for Children's Heart Unit Fund

WHEN schoolgirl Ellie Allport bounced back to health after undergoing open heart surgery, she was determined to find a way to thank the surgeons who saved her.Read

County Durham community centres fate hangs in balance

THE long-term futures of dozens of community centres in County Durham remain up in the air after council bosses confirmed the facilities it can afford to support.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

Chester-le-Street ballet star passes top exam

BUDDING ballerina Charlie Crossley has defied more than 30 dance schools to pirouette her way to success.Read

St John’s Catholic school and sixth form college in Bishop Auckland becomes an academy

A TOP-PERFORMING Catholic school and sixth form college has become the first for the Newcastle and Hexham Diocese to become an academy.Read

Newton Hall man aged 80 climbs Sydney Harbour Bridge

A PENSIONER climbed one of the world’s largest bridges to thank the hospice that cared for his wife in her final days.Read

New Brandon Primary School to feature special design

CHILDREN at a village primary school are determined not to forget their old building when they move into a brand new one next term.Read

MP kicks off London 2012 Olympics countdown at Deerness Gymnastics Academy

SPORTS Minister Hugh Robertson officially started the region’s build up to the Olympics yesterday – by visiting a gym that almost closed last year.Read

Gales wreck Farplace Animal Rescue in Westgate

RESCUE shelter Farplace Animal Rescue is struggling to care for hundreds of animals over the festive period after gales and blizzards damaged its premises.Read

Film honours Britain’s first black footballer Arthur Wharton

A FILM about Britain’s first black footballer which was shot in the region has gone on show.Read

MP Pat Glass backs last-minute bid for Crook pool

AN MP is backing a last ditch bid to save a swimming pool and sports centre which is due to close next weekend.Read

Swing singer will donate proceeds of performance to Durham hospice

APOPULAR swing singer Jeff Dingle is staging a show tonight in honour of one of his most devoted fans.Read

First World Cup medal back home in West Auckland

THREE businessmen who were determined to bring a historic football medal back home have achieved their goal.Read

Collapsed roof at Bako's car park, Langley Moor, Durham, which crushed employees' vehicles

County Durham workers escape as cars crushed by falling roof

WORKERS escaped injury when gales tore a newly-installed roof off a building in a busy industrial estate, crushing 15 vehicles.Read

Daddry Shield toilet closed after bizarre ownership row

A BIZARRE row over the ownership of a remote public toilet has led to its closure.Read

Ferryhill dog trainer's £1m battle over claims of plagiarism

A LEADING North East dog trainer has launched a £1m legal battle with police chiefs after accusing them of stealing a chapter from his best-selling book.Read

Coal trains could be familiar sight on Weardale railway

FREIGHT trains carrying thousands of tonnes of coal through picturesque countryside will soon be a familiar sight on a North East heritage railway.Read

Durham's Ushaw College thrown a lifeline

A COLLEGE with vast historical importance due to close imminently has been thrown the lifeline hundreds of campaigners have longed for.Read

Beer adverts are barred at Stanhope pub

PUBLICANS Stuart Brown and Diane Garbutt thought signs advertising a cheap beer promotion would drum up trade at their village local.Read

Volunteers to run Deerness Leisure Centre if the axe falls

MORE than 100 parents of young gymnasts from an internationally renowned club have volunteered to keep it open if council bosses decide to wield the axe.Read

Durham High School for Girls headteacher leaves to work as priest

FROM the classroom to communion wine, one North East headteacher hopes her impending retirement will be truly divine.Read

Police at the scene of the suspected murder of Mrs Susan Ann Forster at Gurlish Terrace in Coundon, County Durham

Murder probe under way after Coundon mother-of-four found dying

A MURDER investigation is under way after a mother-of-four died in her County Durham home.Read

Police car rammed by robbers towing stolen horsebox

POLICE are today hunting raiders who stole a £100,000 horsebox and rammed a police car during their getaway.Read

Fish and chip shop owner Pete Beedle

Durham chip shop owner set to celebrate Royal Wedding

A RELATIVE of royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton will be wishing her all the best on her wedding day tomorrow - from behind his chip shop counter in County Durham.Read

Police probe toddler incident at park in Crook

POLICE are probing a bizarre episode where a toddler was picked up and carried off by a young girl in a County Durham park.Read

Life-saving Darlington sailor Jessica Brown returns home to massive phone bill

A ROYAL Navy sailor from County Durham returned home from saving the lives of civilians in Libya to threats of action from bailiffs over an unpaid mobile bill after a mistake by her phone company.Read

Thousands of food fans enjoy Bishop Auckland Food Festival

ALMOST 35,000 food fans enjoyed spicy dishes and sunshine at a much-loved North East culinary event.Read

Call to Allendale's budding musicians

BUDDING young musicians are being offered the chance to step into the spotlight at a summer festival next month. The Daleforce youth project is offering to support groups from Weardale, Allendale and Teesdale who want to take to the stage at the Pennine Fells Music Festival.Read

Inquest hears William Dalkin died in Burnhope road crash on Jaw Blades Bank

A DRIVER killed in a country road smash was repeatedly begged to slow down in the moments leading up to the tragedy, an inquest heard yesterday.Read

Bid to save at-risk Abbey Leisure Centre in Pity Me

A SECOND community is preparing to take over a closure-threatened leisure centre.Read

Auckland Castle art treasures safe from funding cuts

A SET of historic paintings has been saved for the North East by a £15m donation from a generous businessman.Read

Durham youngster celebrates being cancer free

DANIEL Sewell’s friends and relatives celebrated at a party they feared they would never see this week.Read

Campaigners hope Pity Me centre can be saved

CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save a closure-threatened sports centre hope to run it privately.Read

Durham Johnston School library axed

ONE of the region’s best performing schools is closing its library because of the costs involved in its £24m new building.Read

Church still plans to sell Zurbaran artworks

A LEADING figure in the Church of England has reiterated the church’s desire to sell a set of historic paintings currently on display in the North East.Read

Ushaw College historical artifacts at risk from thieves

PRECIOUS historical artifacts could be at risk as thieves, vandals and trespassers target a Roman Catholic college set to close.Read

Rescuers pull stricken bull from Durham marshland

FIREFIGHTERS were called to heave a trapped bull from a mud pit in an extraordinary rescue.Read

Justice is delayed for tragic Hayley Durston

JUSTICE was delayed again yesterday for the family of a teenage girl who died in the passenger seat of a car driven by her drunken boyfriend.Read

Warning on historical treasures at Ushaw College

PRECIOUS historical artefacts will be put at risk when a Roman Catholic college closes, heritage groups have warned.Read

Stanhope Ford reopening hopes now look doomed

A CASH-STRAPPED local authority would have to spend more than £100,000 to make a popular river ford safe again to traffic.Read

Pub licence is kept despite police fears

A CONVICTED killer’s mother and sister yesterday kept their County Durham pub licence despite police asking licensing bosses to remove it.Read

Howard Johnson faces Horseracing Authority hearing

A COUNTY Durham horse trainer is facing the prospect of a ban from the sport after it was revealed he raced an animal which had undergone a forbidden operation.Read

Ushaw College campaigners set up online petition

SUPPORTERS of a historic North East college earmarked for closure are lobbying church leaders for a reprieve.Read

Boost for Durham eco-village plan

AMBITIOUS plans for a revolutionary eco-village in County Durham have received a boost from landowners and civic bosses.Read

Stan Laurel letter comes home to Bishop Auckland

FOR businessman John Cumberland there was no time to waste when a keepsake of his boyhood hero Stan Laurel came up for sale.Read

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