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Beamish Museum staff ready for cycling challenge

THESE suffragettes are hoping for a warmer welcome than their predecessors when they take part in a cycle challenge.Read

North East driver killed in French Alps coach crash

A BUS driver from the North East has died after a coach veered off the road, crashed and burst into flames in the French Alps.Read

Beamish Museum nears half a million visitors

A NORTH East museum is poised to smash the half million visitor barrier for the first time in more than 20 years.Read

David Scott's mum tells of her agony over son's death

THE mother of a dad-of-two who was stabbed to death in a back lane told of her agony one week on from the tragedy.Read

Lanchester Group appoints energy expert in pursuit of green goal

ENERGY expert Adam Black will be the toast of his colleagues if he succeeds in his ambitious aims.Read

Stanley Christmas Tree taken down after electrocution fear

A £10,500 electronic Christmas tree had to be taken down after a popular switch-on event over fears that someone could be electrocuted.Read

Housing plans could bring £3m boost to Stanley

A MAJOR new housing scheme has been earmarked for a former factory site which once employed 1,000 staff.Read

Stanley mum: 'I didn’t know I was pregnant - till baby came'

MUM Kayleigh Renwick went to the doctors believing she had back ache only to be told she was pregnant – and six hours later she had given birth.Read

Family has not given up on restoring Hamsterley Hall

A FATHER-AND-SON team still hope to rescue a historic building despite their attempts to fund its restoration being thwarted by a planning inspector.Read

Quaking Houses village shop opens after 10 years

THE first shop for more than 10 years in a former pit village opened with a fanfare yesterday.Read

Beamish Museum adds 1950s prefab houses to site

THE 1950s is set to join the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian eras at Beamish Museum after it bought four prefab houses to re-assemble on its site.Read

Stanley family's plea for help over dad's mesothelioma

A GRIEVING daughter has issued a plea for help to piece together how her father contracted a killer strand of cancer.Read

South Moor's Seve Ballesteros legacy looms large

THERE was a fitting tribute to the memory of Seve Ballesteros yesterday, coinciding with statistical proof of an upturn in the form of Spanish golfers over the past year.Read

Craghead fire near Stanley sees over 60 people evacuated

MORE than 60 people were evacuated from their homes after gas cylinders threatened to explode in a nearby fire.Read

19-year-old charged over killing in Stanley

A TEENAGER has been charged with murdering his stepfather. Steve McIntyre, 37, was stabbed to death during the early hours of Saturday following an alleged row at his home in Austen Place, South Stanley, County Durham. Read

'Cycle car' to be sold exclusively in the North East

THE first new models of an iconic three-wheel “cycle car” will be on sale exclusively in the North East.Read

World's heaviest leek unveiled at Stanley show

IT was the land of the giants yesterday at a top North East horticultural show.Read

New date set for battle of juniors at South Moor

A NEW date has been arranged for the inaugural Northern Echo Northumberland and Durham Junior Open at South Moor - and Rory McIlroy's in-form double is playing in it.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

Jack O'Hagan

Golden-voiced Jack O'Hagan's memories of wartime song

A show that tells the stories behind wartime songs comes to the North East this week. Karen Wilson hears memories of the entertainment that kept them going in troubled timesRead

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

Staffing issues denied at Stanley Park Care Centre

TROUBLED care provider Southern Cross has denied there is a staffing problem at one of its North East homes.Read

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Manhunt as armed duo threaten police in County Durham

A MANHUNT has been launched after a masked gunman threatened three police community support officers in a remote field in broad daylight.Read

Villagers condemn Roseberry Golf club closure

GOLFERS and villagers have come together to condemn plans to close a golf club that doubles as a community hub.Read

Man in court on Gillian Raine murder charge

A MAN has been charged with the murder of Dipton mother Gillian Raine.Read

Gillian Raine, 53, of Dipton, near Stanley, County Durham

Shock as mother dies in Dipton street attack

A COMMUNITY was last night in shock after a much-loved mother was bludgeoned to death near her home.Read

Baby's death shock's local Durham community

RESIDENTS are in shock today after the police launched a murder style investigation into the death of a baby in their village.Read

Chester-le-Street Police Station visit for cancer sufferer

YOUNG cancer sufferer Leighton Cook got to play real life cops and robbers during a memorable brush with the law.Read

Lincolnshire Curly Coat pigs arrive at Beamish Museum

THEY'RE pigs - but not as we know them. The two newcomers to Beamish Open Air Museum in County Durham have been bringing home the bacon as well as pulling the wool over the eyes of visitors.Read

Online auction fixer Paul Barrett faces jail sentence

A NORTH East man who has made history by being prosecuted for fixing online auctions has been told he faces jail.Read

Hylton Red House pupils learn about birds of prey

ASCHOOLBOY’S love of the classic film, Kes, has inspired an unusual project for him and his classmates.Read

Equipment stolen from King George V Bowling Club

EQUIPMENT valued at £8,000 has been stolen from a popular bowling club, throwing its future in doubt.Read

Stanley shop assistant foils gun-toting robbers

A BRAVE shop assistant who wrested a gun from a robber's grasp was praised by her boss as "a true Christmas heroine" yesterday.Read

Lives put in danger as arsonist strikes in South Stanley

A YOUNG family and an elderly woman were forced to flee their homes after a string of suspected arson attacks.Read

The Stables, Beamish Hall Country House Hotel, Beamish

The Stables, Beamish Hall Country House Hotel, Beamish

IF you were to ask my wife who is the love of her life, it wouldn’t be me. Since her horse, Barney, came along, I’ve slipped down the running. I’d like to think I beat the cat into second place, but I have my suspicions.Read

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Armed man steals £3,000 from shop in Stanley

A HEAVILY-PREGNANT woman was left in shock after she and two other women were subjected to a terrifying knife-point robbery.Read

Kathryn Cook’s former lover charged with her murder

THE former lover of mother-of-one Kathryn Cook was yesterday charged with her murder, eight months after she lost her fight for life.Read

Two held over shooting at Humber Hill, Stanley

POLICE were last night holding two men after a shooting in a quiet Durham town. The men were being quizzed after two violent clashes on Saturday night which officers believe are linked.Read

Cancer patient Barry Pringle in charity walk for kids

A CANCER patient who promised to help sick children as he battled though the disease has launched a coast to coast charity walk.Read

Baby owl walks at Beamish Wild Birds of Prey Centre

IN scenes reminiscent of Harry Potter, baby owls have become the stars of educational walks which take place in the woodland of a North East wildlife centre.Read

Arsonists still on run after Stanley firebombing

ARSONISTS who firebombed a Durham town centre a year have yet to be caught by police.Read

Beamish Museum staff play tug of war with steam train

IT was the ultimate battle of strength. A team of costumed museum staff took on an eight-tonne steam roller yesterday.Read

A scene from The Missionary's Position

A tale of a vicar and prostitutes

A theatre company called Penny Dreadful specialises in reviving "famously forgotten" lives on stage.Read

Museum wants memories of miners who lived through strike

STRIKING miners clashing with riot-clad police to a backdrop of rows of terraced houses.Read

Injured schoolboy reaches out and mouths the word ‘mum’

A SCHOOLBOY crushed by a quarter-tonne steel gate woke for a matter of moments in hospital to mouth the word ‘mum’ to his anxious mother.Read

Tanfield School in Stanley saved from merger

EDUCATION bosses have shelved plans to close a popular secondary school following fears that special needs children could suffer.Read

Poultry farm secures deal to supply regional stores

A NORTH East poultry farm has secured a deal worth up to £250,000 to supply eggs to local convenience stores in the region.Read

A town falls silent for the victims they never knew

THE tolling of the church bell could barely be heard above the sound of the strong winds buffeting the marquee.Read

Young and old pack church for memorial service

THE 100th anniversary of one of the region’s worst mining disasters was marked at a church service.Read

West Stanley Colliery disaster remembered a century on

A CHURCH bell will toll 168 times to mark the 100th anniversary of one of region’s worst coal mining disasters.Read

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