
Durham News
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County Durham museum to host three-day Christmas market boasting more than 100 stalls
Bowes Museum prepares to host its annual winter market, featuring more than 100 stalls with goods from artists, designers and food producers.
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County Durham man left for dead by 'cowardly' driver after horrific road‑rage attack
A County Durham man who was deliberately run over and ‘left for dead’ by a complete stranger following a late-night road-rage innocent was 'left for dead'.
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Woman in court charged with murder of 'ray of sunshine' in Newton Aycliffe
A woman has appeared in crown court charged with murder after fatal stabbing of Angela Lloyd in Newton Aycliffe.
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County Durham man denies robbing man of £40 - but won't face trial until 2027
A man is to stand trial accused of committing a robbery in which he is said to have forcefully taken £40 from the alleged victim.
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Overnight resurfacing closures on key County Durham route just before Christmas
Motorists are being warned to expect overnight road closures on a major County Durham route in the run-up to Christmas as resurfacing work is scheduled.
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North-East entrepreneur turns to crime in debut novel, Shotley Bridge MurdersThe co-founder of the award-winning bereavement notification service, Settld, has turned her entrepreneurial drive and love of storytelling to fiction, releasing her first crime novel under the pen name Bobby Cussens.
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Planning permission given for 428 new homes in DarlingtonDetailed planning consent has been issued for more than 400 new homes to be built in the first phase of a new neighbourhood in the sought-after West End of Darlington.
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Final Lumiere attracts 120,000 visitorsAfter sixteen years and 9 editions, more than 120,000 visitors turned out to see the lights of Lumiere before they went out over Durham, 13-15 November. Lumiere 2025 was produced and curated by Artichoke and commissioned by Durham County Council, with additional support from Arts Council England and, for the first time in 2025, the North-East Combined Authority as regional commissioning partner.
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Award winning school group plans winter fair and Christmas singleA SCHOOL support group which has just scooped a national award is now planning a magical winter fair, featuring its own charity Christmas single.
National News
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BBC chairman vows to stay to 'fix' problemsSamir Shah says he is "not someone who walks away" after criticism of his handling of the recent crisis over Panorama's edit of a Donald Trump speech.
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Farage says he's 'never directly racially abused anybody' after school racism claimsThe Reform UK leader was responding to reports he made racist remarks to his peers in school in the 1970s.
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Has Britain's budget watchdog become too all-powerful?Ahead of this week's Budget, some have accused the Office for Budget Responsibility of being a "straitjacket on growth"
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'Gang in balaclavas targeted our combine harvester': Farmers welcome rural crime crackdownPolice launch a new nationwide strategy to crack down on organised crime gangs in the countryside.
North East Sport
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What Eddie Howe wants to see as Newcastle take on Marseille in Champions League
EDDIE HOWE has challenged his Newcastle United players not to allow Saturday’s stunning win over Manchester City to be a flash in the pan as they attempt to strengthen their grip on Champions League qualification.
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Middlesbrough set to have returning players for Coventry - but defence is a 'concern'
Adi Viveash admits he is wrestling with a number of defensive injury issues ahead of Middlesbrough's home game with Coventry City
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What Kim Hellberg was told by Steve Gibson - and what his big ambition is with Boro
Kim Hellberg accepts that winning promotion has to be his primary ambition at Middlesbrough
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Newcastle United handed Mason Greenwood message on eve of Champions League game
Marseille's Angel Gomes is happy to see long-term friend Mason Greenwood thriving as the pair prepare to do Champions League battle with Newcastle
