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Education Secretary's 'slur on North East schools' Mar 01 2013

EDUCATION Secretary Michael Gove has been urged to publicly apologise after saying people can “smell the sense of defeatism” in some North East schools.Read

Durham County Council rapped over cheap sale of Windlestone Hall Feb 15 2013

FINANCIAL watchdogs have rapped a cash-strapped local authority after it sold a former prime minister’s stately home for more than £1m less than one buyer was prepared to pay.Read

County Durham waste firm workers' jobs under threat Jan 30 2013

JOBS could be on the line as a County Durham waste company prepares to be wound down.Read

Durham County Council prepares for further budget cuts Jan 30 2013

MORE than £50m will be wiped off Durham County Council’s budget as it prepares for further cuts.Read

Consett village green application rejected again Dec 28 2012

CAMPAIGNERS fighting to prevent the loss of public playing fields to a new £26m academy were dealt a body blow when a planning inspector again recommended refusal of a village green application.Read

Hopes high for better Chester-le-Street rail service Nov 15 2012

AN MP has welcomed plans by councillors to lobby the Government to provide an improved service to his local train station.Read

Plan for Durham City taxis is just rank, say cabbies Sep 22 2012

TAXI bosses have accused councillors of a “knee-jerk reaction” after they announced the closure of a busy rank following residents’ concerns.Read

West Auckland village green statue given the go-ahead Sep 21 2012

A STATUE to commemorate a village football team winning the first “World Cup” moved a significant step closer after planners gave it the go-ahead yesterday.Read

Durham Council to crackdown on fast food outside schools Sep 14 2012

CIVIC bosses are preparing to clamp down on fast food takeaways outside schools in an attempt to reverse the region’s figures for childhood obesity.Read

Spennymoor homes in pipeline for old factory site Sep 05 2012

PLANNERS yesterday gave the go-ahead for a developer to build 365 houses on former factory land. A further 400-plus are planned on another former factory site next door in Spennymoor, County Durham.Read

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