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Leading Durham police's volunteer army

10:52am Wednesday 12th June 2013

A POLICE force has appointed two men to lead its volunteers.

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Under 30s cannot afford to live in countryside, report finds

5:22pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

SPIRALLING house prices and slow salary rises are being blamed for forcing people in their 30s to move out of the region’s countryside.

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Gym workout beats charity target

2:13pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

FITNESS fan Ian Pow beat his own fundraising target when he did a six-hour sponsored workout for charity.

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Dublin to Sunderland ride raises £40,000

3:27pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

THIRTY cyclists have raised £40,000 for charity by pedalling 380 miles from Ireland to the North-East.

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Volunteers wanted for Foodbank collection day

1:00pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

DURHAM Foodbank is looking for volunteers to help with a collection day at Tesco, at Stanley, on Saturday, June 22. There are four two-hour shifts, from 9am to 5pm. For more information, email: brianhunter1951@gmail.com

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Masons take to rugby field

5:40pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

A RUGBY match between rival teams of Freemasons will raise money for charity.

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Man denies Pamela Jackson murder

3:02pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

A DRY stone waller has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a grandmother who went missing from her North-East home, sparking a nationwide search.

Durham is safe in my hands - controversial new mayor

4:02pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

A NEW mayor has shrugged off claims living 17 miles away from the city means she can’t do the job, insisting it is ‘safe in her hands’.

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Acclaimed poets' Durham date

6:00pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

A PRESTIGIOUS poetry event will be held in the region later this week (Thursday, June 13).

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Women invited to Big Breeze Bike Rides

5:51pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

WOMEN in the region are being urged to take up cycling as part of the Big Breeze Bike Ride.

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Durham fashion show supports Tanzanian school

5:30pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

A CHARITY fashion show will be held next week (Wednesday, June 19).

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New dental surgery opens

5:15pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

A NEW dental surgery has been officially opened in Chester-le-Street.

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Watching is a winner for Archie

4:18pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

A NORTH-East schoolboy has won his height in books.

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Vintage bus display in Durham

5:02pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

THE North East Bus Preservation Society will hold a vintage bus display at Howlands park-and-ride car park, on the outskirts of Durham City, on Sunday (June 16) from 11am to 4pm. Entry is free. For more information, visit nebpt.co.uk

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School to hold farewell buffet

4:53pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

A SCHOOL is inviting past pupils and teachers and their families to a buffet before it closes for good. The event will be on Thursday June 27 between noon and 3pm at Plawsworth Road Infants in Sacriston. For further details call 0191-371 1047.

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Long-lost cousins sought

2:32pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

A FORMER Yorkshire resident is trying to trace two cousins who may be living in the Durham area.

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Predatory sex offender jailed for eight years

5:23pm Monday 10th June 2013

A MAN deemed a “paedophilic sexual predator” was jailed for eight years for the first of what became several child sex offences now on his record.

One charged, one bailed after Bowburn 'drink drive' crash

4:32pm Monday 10th June 2013

A MAN has been charged with drink driving and dangerous driving after a car crashed into a house.

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New rugby academy for Durham

3:02pm Monday 10th June 2013

A NEW rugby development centre will open in the North-East later this year.

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Summer Holiday comes to the stage

1:28pm Monday 10th June 2013

FIFTY years after it hit the big screen, the stage version of Cliff Richard’s film Summer Holiday is being performed in Chester-le-Street..

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Drunken mother cautioned for child neglect, after leaving three children alone

2:19pm Monday 10th June 2013

POLICE say social services have been called in after a drunken mother left three children alone in the family home.

Durham college wins 13 medals at catering contest

1:01pm Monday 10th June 2013

A COLLEGE has won 13 medals at a culinary contest.

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