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Peterlee teenager shortlisted for national science award

A TALENTED teenager from the North East is in the running for a national award for her appliance of science in pioneering medical research.Read

Easington Academy headteacher says Gove’s got it wrong

A SCHOOL leader says she would welcome a visit from the Education Secretary after he accused a North East community of “lacking ambition”.Read

Peterlee sea angler swept to his death is named as Paul Turner

AN angler who died after being swept out to sea at the weekend was named yesterday as Paul Turner, a 33-year-old father of six.Read

Seaham man Leonard McCourt died of heart attack in police van

A PRISONER may have suffered a fatal heart attack in a police van, an inquest heard.Read

'Gassed' Seaham man died in Peterlee Police Station inquest hears

A MAN who died while in police custody had been “gassed” by officers in order to subdue him, an inquest heard yesterday.Read

Police worker cleared over Peterlee Police Station assault

A CIVILIAN detention officer has been cleared of assaulting a prisoner at a County Durham police station after an appeal.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

Easington Colliery stab victim in fight for compensation

A SOCIAL worker stabbed six times in the back by a mental patient who had earlier threatened to “kill her on the spot” has taken her bid for compensation to the country’s top judges.Read

Survivor of Horden shooting Laura McGoldrick tells of horror

A TEENAGER who escaped through a window as her stepfather blasted three of her close relatives with a shotgun has told of the harrowing experience.Read

Police at Horden murder house five times in 10 years

POLICE were called out to triple killer Michael Atherton’s house five times in 10 years, they revealed yesterday.Read

Laura McGoldrick, 19, who survived the Horden shootings in which her mother, aunty and cousin were killed

Horden shooting teenage survivor pays tribute to mam

Laura McGoldrick, who survived the Horden shootings in which her mother, aunty and cousin were killed, has paid tribute to her deceased family.Read

Flowers at the scene of a shooting at Greenside Avenue, Horden, near Peterlee

Killer Michael Atherton's last moments revealed

TRIPLE killer Michael Atherton had planned to go shooting rabbits, instead he gunned down his partner, her sister and her niece before turning the gun on himself.Read

Minicab-driver Michael Atherton, 42, the man who shot his partner and two other women at his semi-detached house in Peterlee, County Durham, on New Year's Day before killing himself.

Peterlee gunman Michael Atherton had guns seized then returned

POLICE seized gunman Michael Atherton’s weapons three years ago amid concerns about the state of his mind, but later returned them to him, it has emerged.Read

Flowers at the scene of a shooting at Greenside Avenue, Horden, near Peterlee

Michael Atherton kills three in Peterlee shooting rampage

A TAXI driver brought terror to a County Durham mining village after killing three people and injuring a fourth before turning the gun on himself.Read

Apollo Pavilion in Peterlee awarded Grade II-star status

A SIXTIES concrete pavilion which was a focus of controversy for years has been placed in the top 5% of buildings in England after being listed by the Government.Read

Durham clubland boss faces sack over credit card row

ACLUBLAND boss faces the sack over the alleged misuse of a credit card.Read

Teenager charged over fatal stabbing of Cole Wilson

A TEENAGER will appear in court today charged with murder following the death of a 20-year-old man from Tyneside in the early hours of Sunday.Read

Man is stabbed to death at party in Peterlee

A TYNESIDE man was stabbed to death when a drinks party turned to violence in the early hours of yesterday.Read

Suicidal grandfather fled home to camp before ‘making crude explosive’

A SUICIDAL grandfather was driven from his home by unruly neighbours and found camping in nearby woods just days before he made a crude napalm explosive in his kitchen, a court has heard.Read

Horden father made bomb after home was targeted with eggs

A TORMENTED father concocted a crude explosive after claiming unruly neighbours had “declared war” on his home by launching eggs, a court has heard.Read

Peterlee brothers raising cash for Multiple Sclerosis on charity walk

THE combined ages of brothers David and Peter Taylor-Gooby may add up to 129, but they are defying the years to help a neighbour’s little girl.Read

Horden bomb-plot suspect remanded in custody

A BOMB-PLOT suspect has appeared in court after police staged a 36-hour siege in County Durham.Read

County Durham funeral for North player

THE date of the County Durham funeral for a young goalkeeper found dead at his home has been announced.Read

New Peterlee rail station is still right on track

PLANS will be unveiled next week to build the first new train station for decades on a well-used North East route.Read

Blaze leaves Peterlee cricket club a ruined shell

A SPORTS club at the centre of its community is counting the cost of a suspected arson attack.Read

Toddler Christy Ruddell who is thought to have been strangled to death

Two police forces to be probed over death of toddler

A POLICE watchdog is to investigate two North East forces over the way they handled the case of a mother suspected of strangling her toddler son.Read

African stowaways caught by UK Border Agency

African stowaways caught on their way to Peterlee

THIS is the moment a gang of four African stowaways plotting a new life in Britain was discovered hiding among machine parts destined for a North East factory.Read

Jobs boost as engineering firm secure £200m in orders

MORE than 200 jobs will be created and another 200 safeguarded after a company in the North East secured £200m in orders for new green technology.Read

Secret Millionaire to be guest of honour for Easington Brass Band

WEALTHY benefactor Carl Hopkins is to be re-united with the musicians he rescued from oblivion at a special concert tomorrow evening.Read

East Durham College offers course in gravedigging

STUDENTS at one North East college are swapping the classroom for the cemetery as part of an unusual new course.Read

Sunderland boxer Tony Jeffries reckons new gym is a knock-out

NORTH East Olympic boxer Tony Jeffries thinks a new sports gym really packs a punch.Read

Police in Durham put drug arrests up in lights

POLICE who arrested eight suspected drug dealers staged their own light show last night to highlight their achievement – and to warn other dealers they were on their case.Read

Peterlee business driving World Cup bid on

MOVES to bring World Cup football to Wearside have won the backing of global engineering firm Caterpillar.Read

Drugs farm discovered at Easington Colliery takeaway

POLICE have discovered hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of cannabis in a former Chinese takeaway.Read

Tragic past of murdered Durham woman is revealed

THE life of murdered Lisa Leckenby had already been plagued by tragedy, it emerged last night.Read

Man arrested after fatal stabbing in Blackhall

A WOMAN seen kissing passionately in a village pub was stabbed to death in a "brutal sustained attack" just hours later.Read

Teenager guilty of attacking nurse Audrey Turnbull

THE family of a nurse savagely battered by a drunken intruder, who yesterday pleaded guilty to the attack, fear she may never walk properly again.Read

Apollo returns to glory

THE son of the creator of a controversial concrete landmark yesterday marked the completion of a £400,000 revamp of the structure.Read

PC Neil Gartland who was killed in a pile-up on the A19 in County Durham

PC killed in A19 crash had just returned to job he loved

THE off-duty police officer killed in a horrific A19 pile-up had only been back in the front-line role he loved for a fortnight after recovering from a serious injury.Read

PC Neil Gartland who was killed in a pile-up on the A19 in County Durham

Policeman killed in horror crash on A19

THE driver killed in an horrific pile-up on a major North East road was named last night as a serving police officer.Read

Sister of attack victim Audrey Turnbull tells of her ‘heartbreak’

THE sister of a nurse brutally attacked in her own home spoke last night of the “heartbreak” of daily visits to hospital.Read

Easington woman is attacked in own home

A WOMAN who spends her life helping others was seriously ill in hospital last night after being attacked in her own home in the early hours.Read

Peterlee man fighting for life after party night out

MYSTERY surrounds an incident which left an epileptic man fighting for his life with a blood clot on his brain following a night out with friends.Read

Daniel Lloyd given four-year jail term after prank horror

A YOUNG father of two is scarred for life and has had part of his left leg amputated after a horrific two- day binge-drinking and drug- fuelled party.Read

Police warning message to young drinkers written up in lights

A LASER light show launched by police last night sent a striking warning to young drinkers in a North town. Huge crime prevention messages were projected onto one of the tallest buildings in Peterlee, County Durham, in a crack-down on anti-social behaviour.Read

County Durham artwork inspires famous artist

TO locals it is a concrete monstrosity and a magnet for teenage drinkers which should have been blown up years ago.Read

Frogs rehoused as restoration works begins on controversial landmark

FROGS have had to be found a new home as work to restore a controversial landmark structure begins.Read

Easington District Council rapped for noise nuisance

A NORTH East council has been rapped by the local government watchdog for failing to protect one of its residents from noise and traffic.Read

Peterlee is spruced up with new Christmas tree

FORESTRY chiefs yesterday stepped in to replace an eyesore Christmas tree dubbed the worst in Britain.Read

Peterlee's Christmas tree set to get the brush-off

AFTER having to accept a “toilet brush” apology for a Christmas tree, the people of a County Durham town were snowed under with offers of replacements yesterday.Read

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