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County Durham library users speak out against cuts

OPPOSITION is growing to plans to reduce library opening hours across County Durham as part of a cost-cutting measure.Read

Durham County Councillor’s bullying claims case is settled

A LABOUR county councillor set to take her former employer to an employment tribunal later this month after being sacked amid allegations of bullying has reached an out-of-court settlement.Read

Durham County Council chief warns of more brutal cuts

THE full extent of George Osborne’s additional two years of cuts is spelled out today as a council boss warns the North will find itself unable to provide the same standard of services as the South.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

Durham County Council calls time on pay-off bonanza

THE North’s biggest local authority plans to scrap its practice of awarding “added years” payments to staff for non-existent service as it bids to cut costs.Read

Drop in crime despite fears for police jobs

A POLICE force whose staff are working under the cloud of a merger – and the potential loss of hundreds of jobs – is celebrating a dramatic drop in its crime figures.Read

County Durham care homes close despite campaign

LAST-gasp protests have failed to overturn a decision to close a number of council-run care homes in County Durham.Read

Fury at County Durham care homes plan

ANGER is brewing over plans to close seven care homes across County Durham.Read

Durham police put all their civilian workers on notice

MORE than 1,100 civilian workers from Durham Police were issued with 90-day redundancy notices yesterday as the cash-strapped force bids to shed jobs.Read

Shelving plan for Durham academy brings some happiness

STAFF and pupils at a successful school are celebrating after plans to close it were formally shelved.Read

Durham Police introduce new firearms procedures

POLICE have introduced new systems to deal with firearms handed to them after admitting incidents when officers sold guns marked a “a sorry chapter” in their history.Read

Durham County Council expenses anger

THE North's biggest local authority is "reviewing" its expenditure after admitting that staff claimed more than £7m in expenses during the last financial year.Read

Care home protests hit Durham county hall

PASSIONATE campaigners determined to save their loved ones from the threat of losing their homes have voiced their protests outside a county hall.Read

Durham County Council to receive extra salt supplies

CIVIC bosses were celebrating victory yesterday in a battle to get additional salt supplies for County Durham.Read

Durham policewoman is the leader of the pack

A MOTORBIKE enthusiast has achieved her lifelong ambition and become the only female motorbike cop in the North of England.Read

Winner gives museum lots to be thankful for

A MUSEUM bidding for North East medals pulled out of an auction when the competition became too hot.Read

Hackers breach Durham Police website security

POLICE officers in Durham have been left red-faced after a hacker broke through their online defences and left offensive messages.Read

Durham gun crime reaches a record high

GUN crime in Durham has increased to a record high over the past decade according to figures released yesterday by the Conservatives.Read

Durham Council defends school exclusion rise

THE NUMBER of children suspended and excluded from Durham schools has rocketed in the last 12 months.Read

Lights go down on the roads in bid to save cash

GROUND breaking technology is helping cut street lighting energy costs and save the planet.Read

Teachers prepared to strike over academies

A TEACHERS’ union leader said his members were likely to strike this term after education bosses pressed ahead with controversial plans to form three new academies.Read

Have your say on Durham schools at council meetings

PARENTS and pupils can have their say on proposals to build three new academy schools in County Durham at a series of meetings in the next few weeks.Read

Services facing cuts as the crunch bites

JOBS, nursing beds and library services could all be slashed in a round of council cost-cutting measures. A host of services will come under the spotlight next week as Durham County Council bosses try to set the new budget ready for the area’s new super council, being set up on April 1.Read

Vulnerable patient John Wood let down by Durham Council

A MAN died amid a council’s “systematic failure to care for vulnerable people”, a court heard. Judge Christopher Price, sitting at Durham Crown Court, heard evidence of how epileptic John Wood, 50, should always have had a carer in attendance while in the bath.Read

Durham council faces fine over John Wood death

A COUNCIL could be hit with a substantial fine today after a severely disabled man living in supported accommodation drowned in his bath.Read

Fruits of labour for Durham council workforce

APPLES, bananas and oranges are among the tonnes of fruit that will be given free to a council workforce in a pioneering scheme designed to improve staff health and fitness.Read

Durham Police resolve to do more in 2009

A PROMISE to improve policing in County Durham was outlined yesterday by Chief Constable Jon Stoddart.Read

Durham Council to review snow tactics on roads

HIGHWAY chiefs in County Durham who came under fire over the state of the county’s roads during the recent cold snap pledged yesterday to review their procedures for dealing with winter weather conditions.Read

Baby Alisha 'would still be alive' if on Wearside

TRAGIC baby Alisha Allen's life might have been saved if she had not moved from Wearside, social services bosses said yesterday.Read

New computer to help police tackle child pornography

POLICE in the North who have to spend dozens of hours each week sifting through graphic images of child pornography will be helped in their work by a new computer.Read

Plans unveiled for new County Durham schools

PLANS for three new schools as part of a £400m rebuilding programme will be unveiled by education bosses during the next two weeks.Read

Fireworks ban in force at police bonfire display

SPARKLERS have been banned from one of the North East’s biggest fireworks bashes next week. Read

Green waste collection to be extended in Durham

A MAJOR expansion is planned for the collection of green waste from County Durham households. Currently the service is available for 69,000 of the county’s 230,514 homes.Read

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London tax penalties 'harm North businesses'

NORTH East firms are being put at risk by crippling tax rises amid an economic downturn, say businesspeople.Read

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