A CONSERVATION group is to pay for a study into controversial a new road that could be built to remove traffic from the centre of Durham. The City of Durham Trust, which has already raised an objection to the idea, has hired consultants to produce a
FUNDING for the ambitious restoration of Richmond station is now almost completely in place after a sudden surge following a match-funding offer. The Gunnerside Estate had offered to give £50,000 to the project to turn the station into a commercial and
A SUICIDAL father-of-three, who drove at 130mph after taking 150 paracetemols, has been jailed. Three police cars were written-off during attempts to stop Stephen Arnold during a ten mile pursuit. The married 38-year-old had just swallowed the tablets
LOIS Maxwell who played Miss Moneypenny in the early James Bond films has died aged 80. The Canada-born actress - described as ''perfectly cast'' - in her role as the secret service secretary who was passionate for 007. She starred in 14 Bond films
AN aid volunteer has been given permission to travel to Burma despite the on-going protests against the country's ruling military junta. Former police inspector Fred Farley, 67, of Coxhoe in County Durham, plans to make his seventh visit to the country
Under 16's 5 - 4 Marton fc. Goalscorers;Gibbon 3 , Stockport M.o.m;Lee Gibbon Allstars started well with a goal from Gibbon , Marton soon equalized ,it was then an all out attacking game with the Allstars taking a 5 - 2 lead , Marton piled on the pressure
A SOLDIER who went missing on a night training exercise sparked a full-scale alert involving police, a mountain rescue team and a helicopter. The young soldier had been taking part in a "night stalk" exercise on the training area by Catterick Garrison
THOSE behind the defeated campaign to bring an elected Mayor to Darlington have vowed to continue their fight to "democratize" the town. A meeting has been called to discuss the way forward for the campaign, which suffered a 59 per cent to 41 per cent
PAULA Radcliffe finished in second place in this morning's BUPA Great North Run in her first race for almost two years. Radcliffe, whose last competition was on New Year's Eve 2005, lost decisively to American Kara Goucher. Goucher, a World Championships
AN aid volunteer has been given permission to travel to Burma despite the on-going protests against the country's ruling military junta. Former police inspector Fred Farley, 67, of Coxhoe in County Durham, plans to make his seventh visit to the country
ARMED police arrested two men in their forties after a man was stabbed and sprayed with a noxious substances. Officers went to the Coatsworth Road area of Gateshead after reports of the attack at about 8.30pm on Friday night. A spokesman for Northumbria
PUPILS in County Durham who walk to school are to be encouraged to become street rangers and help take care of their environment. Pupils, along with family and friends who walk them to school, will celebrate International Walk to School Month in October
Britain's Lewis Hamilton won a rain soaked Japanese GP this morning - and took a huge step towards the Formula One world championship. The McLaren youngster battled back after almost spinning out when he was hit by another car to lead the race at the
A VISIT to the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz will provide a haunting reminder of the Holocaust for students from across the region. The sixth-form students, from colleges and schools in the North-East, will visit the concentration camp in Poland
A BUS company has drawn up proposals for restoring direct services between Seaham and Sunderland. A public meeting was held with residents concerned about the withdrawal earlier this year of services to the Station Road and Dene House Road areas of the
A SCHEME to create links between two communities hundreds of miles apart is celebrating its silver anniversary. The twinning of Sedgefield with the German town of Hamminkeln has successfully fostered friendships between residents and groups from the
PATIENT power has led to the creation of a new service to provide help and support to cancer sufferers in North Yorkshire. Breast cancer patients at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton were asked what would help to improve their care as part of a
A NORTH-East council will meet on Wednesday to consider becoming the first in the country to issue a dispersal order to young people lighting fires in the run-up to bonfire night. Wear Valley District Council could place the order on the Low Mown Meadows
