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Consett News, County Durham (Beta)

Anger at Kiln Pit Hill windfarm amendments

CONTROVERSIAL changes to a wind farm application will be allowed to go ahead despite protests from nearby residents.Read

Consett YMCA team represent Britain in Jianzi + VIDEO

A TEAM of diehards from County Durham are pioneering British participation in a sport which dates back 1,500 years in China.Read

Injured Consett horse rider Kara Goldsmith won’t get damages

A MUM left unable to feel her children’s kisses after being horrifically injured in a horse riding accident has lost her claim for damages.Read

Ebchester farrier suspended after letting son remove horse’s shoes

A LONG-serving farrier last night claimed he had been maliciously targeted after industry watchdogs banned him from trading for a month for allowing his son to work on a horse.Read

County Durham opencast mining bid finally rejected

FAMILIES who spent years fighting opencast mining plans are celebrating after a planning inspector threw out an appeal.Read

Consett ballet dancer Mia Toward helped by community

A COMMUNITY has rallied around to help ballet dancer Mia Toward earn her spotlight on stage.Read

Kara Goldsmith of Consett, who had to undergo facial operations after a horse riding accident.

Consett mum Kara Goldsmith in legal bid after horse stamp accident

A MOTHER who underwent more than 20 operations to rebuild her face after being stamped on by a horse has taken her case to the courts in a bid to win damages from its owner.Read

£1m-plus refurbishment plan for Lord Crewe Arms in Blanchland

AN ambitious £1m-plus refurbishment is set to bring a famous 12th-century hotel firmly into the 21st century.Read

Solicitor General in bid to increase jail term of killer Gary Thompson

A MAN jailed for life for murdering his former girlfriend’s mother because he thought she came between them could have his 18-year prison term increased.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

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

Police plea over sex offence suspect Daniel Williamson

SUSPECTED sex offender Daniel Williamson, from Consett, County Durham, has been on the run for more than a year and has become one of the country’s most wanted criminals. Read

Controversial Consett Academy officially opened

A NEW academy that sparked battles in its community officially opened yesterday after the merger of two existing schools.Read

Opinion split on demolition of Consett Civic Centre

DEMOLITION work is to begin on a town’s former civic heart once Sunday’s Remembrance Day parade has concluded.Read

Chaos as 46-tonne crane overturns in Ebchester

A CRANE driver was lucky to escape with minor injuries when his 46-tonne vehicle overturned at the bottom of a bank in County Durham.Read

Durham vet becomes Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons president

A COUNTY Durham vet has been named 2012 President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS).Read

Beamish inspired patchwork design book a big hit in USA

DESIGNS inspired by the North East’s industrial past are proving a surprise hit across the Atlantic.Read

Local history competition launched in honour of Consett man

FRIENDS of an “inspirational” young man killed when he was hit by a motorbike have paid tribute to him by launching a local history competition in his memory.Read

Consett Tesco axe robbers jailed for £100,000 raid

A GANG of armed robbers, who travelled 80 miles to steal more than £100,000 after terrorising security guards and onlookers, were beginning jail sentences totalling 33 years last night.Read

Approval given for Consett regeneration plan

PLANS to regenerate a former steel town were hailed as both “the best thing since the start of the last century” and “nothing more than a charm offensive” yesterday.Read

Police officer honoured for preventing suicide at Gill Bridge viaduct

A POLICE officer who sat on a suicidal man to prevent him from plunging 175 feet to his death was honoured for his courage yesterday.Read

Kitten makes full recovery after being found in Consett skip

IF a cat has nine lives then Mr Binns, a 10-week-old black kitten, has already used up quite a few of his.Read

Cat poisoner fear as death toll mounts in Low Westwood

VILLAGERS fear that a poisoner is at work following a wave of cat deaths and disappearances.Read

North East team win Flying 15 World Championship

A SOLICITOR and a businessman from the North East have sailed to victory against former Olympians.Read

Medieval village Blanchland joins list of North treasures

TOURISTS could soon be flocking to a pretty North East village after travel experts named it one of the UK's top "alternative" holiday destinations.Read

Villagers pledge to fight Hamsterley Hall homes plan

VILLAGERS living near a historic hall are fighting plans for a housing development in its grounds.Read

More mystery over death of couple in Blackhill, Consett

POLICE are no nearer to discovering the cause of the death of a man and a woman in a terraced house in County Durham following inconclusive post-mortem examinations.Read

Durham Police treat Blackhill couple deaths as unexplained

POST-MORTEM examinations were taking place yesterday on the bodies of a man and a woman who were found dead in the living room of a house in County Durham.Read

Hamsterley Hall owners appeal Durham council ruling

AN appeal has been lodged by owners of a historic house after councillors blocked a development needed to help fund a £5.3m restoration project.Read

Illegal workers arrested in Durham takeaway raids

IMMIGRATION officers have arrested takeaway staff in their latest crackdown on illegal workers.Read

Police launch probe after two bodies found at Blackhill, Consett

DETECTIVES have launched an investigation following the discovery of two bodies in a house in County Durham.Read

Mother tells of son’s coma recovery after Consett nightclub attack

ATEENAGER has suffered horrific injuries after he was attacked in a County Durham nightspot because he didn’t have a cigarette.Read

Community speedwatch scheme in Rothbury

Cash boost for Northumberland Greyhound Rescue

A NORTHUMBERLAND greyhound rescue service has received a cash boost of £400.Read

Consett 'allowed to die' says former Derwentside Council boss

A FORMER council boss has hailed the imminent demolition of his home town civic centre as “another nail in its coffin”.Read

Grey Mare Hill Fields, near Shotley Bridge

Kiln Pit Hill wind farm future hangs in the balance

THE FUTURE of a major north wind farm development could depend on this modest property in the middle of nowhere.Read

Blanchland residents ready to fight double yellow lines plans

RESIDENTS of a picturesque medieval village in the North East fear a council still plans to press ahead with plans to paint yellow lines on their roads.Read

Grieving Tanfield Lea father is killed on his motorbike

A FATHER still grieving after losing his son to leukaemia has been killed in a motorcycle accident on a North East country road.Read

Red kite watch in Blanchland

FRIENDS of Red Kites are to take part in the North Pennines Big Birdwatch Family Day in Blanchland on Sunday.Read

Ian Woosnam and Sandy Lyle to play at Slaley Hall

TWO British golfers who won the US Masters are to play at a Northumberland hotel.Read

Lord Crewe Arms staff hosting Easter egg hunt

HOTEL staff will be hunting for eggs next week – but they’re not for guests’ breakfasts.Read

Limiting device to stop The Derwentside pub noise row

PUB bosses fear for their trade after licensing officials silenced a noisy pub notorious for its booming band nights.Read

Historians tell youngsters about Consett's steel industry

THEY may have looked nothing more than pieces of scrap metal lying in a heap on a building site to the group of curious schoolchildren.Read

The Derwentside pub in wrangle over noise levels

PUB bosses are at loggerheads with residents and officials in a lengthy wrangle over the sound of music at a venue known for its band nights.Read

Forestry Commission wildlife ranger Adam Fletcher installs an artificial osprey nesting platform in Kielder Water & Forest Park

Major re-think is urged on Northumberland job losses

PRESSURE is growing for the Government to perform a U-turn on forestry job losses in the North East.Read

History of Lord Crewe's Charity revealed

HISTORY buffs in Northumberland can learn more about the fascinating work of a centuries-old charity over the next few weeks.Read

River Derwent bridge plans upset flood victim

EILEEN Carr has been homeless since floods swept away a 19th-Century footbridge and damaged her picturesque home two-and-a-half years ago.Read

Mum of Adam Rickwood welcomes recommendations

RESTRAINT techniques which inflict pain should not be used against young people in custody, a report has recommended.Read

New lead sponsor for Consett academy is named

A NEW lead sponsor for an academy in Consett was announced by Durham County Council last night.Read

Renewables event moved to Slaley Hall

THE venue for a renewable energy seminar being held in Northumberland tonight (February 2) has been changed.Read

Hassockfield standards rated 'satisfactory' by Ofsted

SAFETY and welfare standards at a secure training centre where a teenager died after an unlawful use of force have been rated satisfactory in a report published yesterday.Read

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