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Steve Cram celebrity golf day boosted by Olympic greats - GALLERY

OLYMPIANS of games past flocked to the North yesterday to tee-off for a good cause spearheaded by a sporting hero.Read

North East seafood factories jobs will be lost with closures

MORE than 280 North East jobs and a further 99 in Cumbria will be lost with the closure of two seafood factories.Read

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

Plans to revive Allendale market after 150 year absence

IT’S the market town where no market has been held for around 150 years. It even has a Market Square ... but no market graces its ancient cobbles. Read

Riding Mill church raiders shatter £5,000 window to steal £2

CHURCH burglars hurled a rock through a £5,000 stained glass window to steal just £2 from the collection box.Read

Sunderland EDF call centre woman stabbed in chest

A CALL centre worker has been knifed in the chest by her partner in front of horrified colleagues at her work.Read

Onyx Rooms in Chester-le-Street has opening hours extension bid rejected

RESIDENTS and police were jubilant yesterday after licensing bosses rejected an attempt by a town centre nightclub to remain open until 4.30am at weekends.Read

Washington man cycles 324 miles for his dad and Sir Bobby

SUNDERLAND fanatic Rob Mewes is crossing the football divide in honour of Sir Bobby Robson – and his own father.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

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

Lee Wildman charged over Durham Oriental Museum burglary

A 35-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with conspiracy to commit burglary by police investigating the theft of Chinese artefacts worth more than £2m in a raid on a Durham university museum.Read

Durham University academics in fertility breakthrough

COUPLES struggling to conceive have been given new hope thanks to groundbreaking research by academics in the North East.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

Durham University targets the best in bid to be world leader

A NORTH East university is planning to recruit “the world’s most brilliant minds” as it aims to become a world leader in education.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

Sunderland teenager with brain tumour told she was ‘homesick’

A TEENAGER suffering from a brain tumour was sent home from hospital after doctors diagnosed her with depression and told her she was “homesick”.Read

Haltwhistle rickshaw trek mum home after raising £16,000

FIVE villages in India will soon have access to clean water, thanks to the efforts of a Northumberland mother and her sidekick.Read

Ed Miliband to address Durham Miners’ Gala

ED Miliband will become the first Labour leader to address the Durham Miners’ Gala for more than 20 years.Read

Police block the road to Seaham from Houghton Le Spring, following a fatal accident

Houghton-le-Spring crash victims named by police

THREE generations of the same family who died in yesterday's crash have been named.Read

Ambleside woman airlifted to hospital after Haydon Bridge crash

A 58-YEAR-OLD woman was airlifted to hospital with whiplash injuries after a crash between a car and an articulated lorry in west Northumberland.Read

Police close in on Durham Oriental Museum raiders

POLICE say they are confident the net is beginning to close over a gang responsible for a daring raid at a North museum after a third car was seized.Read

Ryton dentist takes on role in Calamity Jane musical

THE double life of a North East dentist will be revealed on stage in front of hundreds of thrilled next week.Read

Durham Oriental Museum £2m haul found undamaged

DETECTIVES announced yesterday that two Oriental treasures stolen from a museum in Durham were recovered undamaged.Read

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

Lanchester Methodist Church knitters tell Bible story

MORE than 30 biblical scenes were brought to life at a North East church thanks to a group of nifty knitters.Read

Steven Gull arrested at Langley-on-Tyne over assault

A MAN has been arrested after threatening to set fire to his house and assaulting a woman in Northumberland.Read

County Durham dad killed by ‘Possessed’ motorist

AN Irish motorist looked like he was “possessed” when he killed a County Durham man in a road rage attack, a court heard.Read

Durham University Oriental Museum reopens after treasures recovered

STOLEN treasures worth more than £2m were found just four miles from the museum where they were taken.Read

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Police name key suspects in Durham's Oriental Museum raid

THESE are the men wanted by police investigating a museum raid in which treasures worth more than £2m were stolen.Read

Time to show Gateshead's hidden beauty to the world

A NEW strategy seeks to improve life for the 36,000 people who live in what are classed as the rural parts of Gateshead.Read

Fury over plans for homes on Durham City green belt

PLANS to build homes on green belt land near Durham City are provoking the fury of residents, according to a survey by a council’s minority party.Read

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Beaming North East business hails Nissan's growth

MANUFACTURING bosses were "smiling from ear to ear" yesterday as they predicted a new Nissan model would bring millions of pounds and hundreds of jobs to the North East.Read

Five held in search for Durham Museum's stolen treasures

POLICE probing a break-in at a North East museum where rare artefacts worth £2m were stolen have now arrested five people from the West Midlands.Read

Calsonic Kansei set to create 140 new jobs in Sunderland

MORE than 140 new jobs are being created by a Japanese company at its North East plant, it was announced yesterday.Read

Durham light festival was worth £3.4m to economy

A FESTIVAL of light could get a 2013 encore after a report hailed the event as a "beacon of hope" for the economy.Read

Police presence increased after vandalism in Shadforth Cemetery

HEADSTONES lie toppled and smashed after mindless vandals attacked a County Durham cemetery.Read

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Nissan's new car to be built in Washington

HUNDREDS of jobs will be created at Nissan's Wearside plant and nearly 1,000 more in the supply chain as the Japanese car giant pumps millions into the production of a new hatchback, it was announced yesterday.Read

Visitors flock to see Durham's £5m revamp

VISITORS to Durham were entertained by a fashion catwalk show, an 80s style singer, a break-dancing troupe and a performance by the National Youth Orchestra to celebrate the city’s new market place.Read

Durham power cuts caused by snow and gales

TENS of thousands of householders spent up to 24 hours without power after gales and snow brought the region’s early summer to an abrupt and freezing end.Read

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

The Feathers Inn anniversary party powered off by blizzards

AN award-winning inn’s fifth anniversary celebrations went firmly on ice when snow brought down village power lines.Read

Northern Sinfonia visit inspires Emmanuel College pupils

TALENTED musicians from a North East school have been inspired by performing alongside one of the country’s most renowned orchestras.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

Herrington Country Park holds drive in movie

HUNDREDS of movie fans enjoyed a slice of American style film-going when a North East park held its first ever drive in.Read

Thousands of homes to be created in Gateshead

THOUSANDS of new homes will be created for North East families in a £347m deal announced last night.Read

150 volunteers needed to help Durham City visitors

AN appeal has gone out for volunteers to be “pointers” to provide a warm greeting to visitors to a historic city.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

Cuts force Sunderland College to lose 36 jobs

A NORTH East college has announced it is to make 36 people redundant due to Government cuts.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

Durham residents will fight against drug centre

RESIDENTS in part of a historic city are fighting plans to open a drug and alcohol treatment centre in their midst.Read

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