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Joy as Durham village bus services restored

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:05:09 +0000

RESIDENTS are celebrating after bus services were restored to their village.

Sherburn villagers get keys to leisure centre

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:04:19 +0000

VILLAGERS who saved their leisure centre from closure got their hands on the keys to the facility on Tuesday.

More to Papal row than just lust

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

HENRY VIII may have been painted as a monster of history, but his break with Rome had more to do with Papal politics than his own lustful loins, according to a North- East historian.

New bike treat for injured Emily

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:37:55 +0000

A SCHOOLGIRL who was rushed to hospital after being impaled on her handlebars has taken delivery of a new specially-made bike.

£250m for weekly bin collections not enough, says council chief

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:50:00 +0000

A GOVERNMENT fund of £250m will not be enough to restore weekly bin collections, the leader of the North-East’s biggest council has said.

Garden thieves leave Durham pensioner "completely shattered"

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:20:00 +0000

A PENSIONER devastated by burglars who stole cherished ornaments from her garden says she will never sit outside again because the area has been left “contaminated”.

OAP public transport sex pest faces possible life sentence

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:30:00 +0000

A PERVERTED pensioner who became a public transport sex pest was yesterday jailed for two years and eight months.

Region's ambulance service faces shake-up

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:50:00 +0000

THE region’s biggest ambulance service is facing a major organisational shake-up.

Former Durham policeman who sold firearms secures lump sum pay-off

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:50:00 +0000

A POLICE officer who sold firearms handed in by the public should still get a £40,000 lump sum and an annual pension of more than £15,000, a judge ruled yesterday.