Post offices lose their fight for survival

12:38pm Friday 5th September 2008

DISAPPOINTMENT has greeted the news that post offices in the Durham area are to be closed.

	Is that a handlebar moustache?
	12:45pm Fri 5 Sep 08
	POLICE bikers donned false moustaches in support of the Great North Air Ambulance Service.

Palace Green is added to World Heritage Site

12:45pm Friday 5th September 2008

DURHAM'S World Heritage Site has been extended to include the Palace Green and some of the surrounding buildings.

	Pub wins approval after promising to be family-friendly
	12:52pm Fri 5 Sep 08
	A PUB'S plans to open an external bar to serve a family area in a backyard has won approval, despite objections from neighbours over possible noise.

Pensioner guilty of racially abusing councillor

12:51pm Friday 5th September 2008

A PENSIONER who racially abused a county councillor in a row over parking has walked free from court Peter Driver, 74, launched a tirade at Durham South councillor and magistrate Abiodun Williams - known as Mac - because he thought he had blocked access to his garage.

City ready to host military spectacular

12:41pm Friday 5th September 2008

forces and cadets will be in the spotlight when the first military tattoo in 50 years is held in the shadow of Durham Cathedral.

	Looking for love – but finding an internet conman
	12:55pm Fri 5 Sep 08
	A PRIMARY school teacher who dreamed of finding love on the worldwide web was conned out of almost £11,000 when she got involved with an internet dating scam.

	Brave boy back home after losing both legs
	1:01pm Fri 5 Sep 08
	YOUNG boy who lost both legs to meningitis has made an emotional return home, after seven weeks in hospital.

Man killed for asking yobs not to swear

1:03pm Friday 5th September 2008

A POLITE pensioner paid with his life when he asked a group of thugs not to swear on a bus.

	Mayor gets successful beer festival under way
	1:06pm Fri 5 Sep 08
	THE Mayor of Durham had a preview of last weekend's highly successful Durham Beer Festival.

	Couple shopping for wedding rings win £1,000
	6:26pm Thu 4 Sep 08
	A LUCKY couple won an early present as they went out shopping for wedding rings.

Watch out for the mystery churchgoer

5:25pm Thursday 4th September 2008

MYSTERY worshippers will drop in unannounced on churches in the region on Sunday to assess everything from the comfort of the pews to the length of the sermon.

	Miners' banners to go on show
	4:21pm Thu 4 Sep 08
	A DISPLAY of miners' banners from the Durham Coalfields will be one of the attractions of this year's Heritage Open Days.

	Safer for cars - but what about walkers and cyclists?
	12:22pm Tue 2 Sep 08
	RESIDENTS of a secluded former country estate have clashed with a council over measures aimed at making a danger road safer.

	University to help Sir Lankan villages
	11:28am Tue 2 Sep 08
	SIX poverty-hit Sri Lankan villages are to get new learning centres thanks to a project run by a Durham University professor.

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