
Durham News
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Grieving drinker carried out bloody attack at County Durham club breaking man's nose
A Chester-le-Street punter carried out a bloody attack at a social club breaking a man's nose after accusing him of spiking his drink.
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Plumber swanned off with £1k for County Durham woman's kitchen refurb but did no work
A tradesman left a customer out of pocket having taken £1,000-plus payment for renovation work on her kitchen, none of which he completed.
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Nearly 100 youngsters enjoy free Easter fun day in County Durham college
Nearly 100 young people from a County Durham community enjoyed a free, action-packed activity day at an event organised by a charity.
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Baby skeleton found in Bishop Auckland could have been born 300 YEARS ago
A baby skeleton who was found with twine wrapped around its neck in Bishop Auckland could have been alive in the 1700s, an inquest has heard.
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Ian Huntley's cause of death after HMP Frankland attack revealed as inquest opened
Soham child killer Ian Huntley died days after being struck over the head multiple times with a metal bar at HMP Frankland, an inquest has heard.
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Myles walks miles to raise money for local Durham CharityA man from the North East is walking 62 miles from Saltburn Pier to Roker Pier, aiming to complete the journey within 62 hours, finishing at 20:20 on April 9th, which would have been his dad’s 62nd birthday.
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Banks Group Acquires Naming Rights To Durham Cricket’s Riverside StadiumDurham Cricket has signed up County Durham-based property and mining firm the Banks Group as its new principal partner in an agreement which also includes the naming rights to the Riverside ground.
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Britain’s Oldest Working Standard Gauge Steam Locomotive to visit the World’s Oldest Railway!Tanfield Railway, the world’s oldest railway, is delighted to welcome Furness 20, Britain’s oldest working standard gauge steam locomotive, as part of its Tanfield300 Great North Festival of Railways this May.
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BRIANA CORRIGAN (Original female singer of The Beautiful South) comes to NEWCASTLEBriana Corrigan of The Beautiful South has returned to the stage after a 10-year hiatus with 3 hugely successful and largely sold-out tours throughout the UK and IRELAND already completed, a new album in the pipeline and a series of brand-new gigs lined up for Spring 2025.
National News
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Former Nato chief warns UK's national security 'in peril'Lord George Robertson, a former Labour defence secretary, will use a speech to accuse "non-military experts in the Treasury" of "vandalism".
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We will name police and social workers unless action taken, Southport families lawyer saysChris Walker says he will name staff from five agencies unless suitable disciplinary action is taken.
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Households could get free electricity for doing washing on sunny weekendsProviders will be able to encourage people to use energy when "weather conditions result in excess supply".
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Burglars who used Rightmove to target homes and steal £1m of valuables jailedThe gang gloated about their crimes while two of them referred to themselves as Bonnie and Clyde.
North East Sport
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This is how Middlesbrough can get back on track as Kim Hellberg plots a reaction
This is how Middlesbrough get back on track in the Championship promotion race
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Bundesliga interest in Sunderland star - and what it might mean for the summer
Sunderland could face a summer battle to hold on to Brian Brobbey, with Bayern Munich having been strongly linked with a move for the striker
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The promotion & relegation issues still to be decided on North-East non-league scene
What are the key promotion and relegation issues that are still to be decided on the North-East non-league scene?
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The Sunderland view on European qualification ahead of final six games of season
Robin Roefs says Sunderland’s players will be doing everything they can to secure European qualification
