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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 4 | History Defined

Witnessing the sad decline of communities in County Durham

Letters: Readers lament the abandoning of Category D villages by the council and the lasting impact that has had

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: The outlook is good for this year’s cherry plum jam

Willington, County Durham: This non-native early bloomer is already flaunting its spring bling – perhaps Britain should have more of it

The Guardian - UK

Appeal to save ‘world’s oldest’ railway station in County Durham

Campaigners hope to resurrect Grade II*-listed Heighington stop ahead of bicentenary celebrations

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A new rising: the County Durham castle undergoing a transformation

Raby Castle is set for one of the UK’s most ambitious stately home projects of recent years to create a visitor destination unlike any other

The Guardian - UK

Revolutionary UK Power Grid Expansion Secures £1.8 Billion Contracts

National Grid and Scottish Power are set to commence the construction of a £2.5 billion high-voltage power line along the east coast, stretching from East Lothian to County Durham, starting in 2025.

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Country diary: With every bite of our home-grown apples, there’s a memory

Crook, County Durham: They evoke pollinating bumblebees in spring, blue tits hunting looper caterpillars, semi-comatose red admirals drunk on juice fermenting in the autumn

The Guardian - UK

Covid Inquiry LIVE: Dominic Cummings says handling of Barnard Castle by Downing Street was 'absolute car crash'

The messages were 'both surprising and not surprising, I don’t know which is worse', the ex-civil servant said

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Britain's first Faith Museum is the ideal place to set aside your preconceptions about religion

Britain’s first Faith Museum, which has recently opened in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, faces three problems. First, “religion” is an explosively controversial subject on which it’s almost impossible not to stir up anger. Yet it’s also a subject that a great many modern British people find baffling and laughably irrelevant…

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High-risk prisoners sit GCSE English – and many outperform peers on outside

Inmates at HMP Frankland in County Durham, some of ‘hardest to reach people in society’, did course in a year with no internet access

The Guardian - UK

Government U-turn on HS2 alternatives less than 24 hours after announcement

Line in North East and Bristol transport ‘revolution’ dropped from plans as doubts emerge over Euston extension

The Independent UK

Pc apologises at inquest to parents of teenager who died in police pursuit

Disqualified driver Kelvin Bainbridge, 19, was one of County Durham’s most wanted criminals when he was spotted behind the wheel of a car in 2019.

The Independent UK

Police pursuits ‘horrible’, officer tells inquest into teenager’s death

Disqualified driver Kelvin Bainbridge, 19, was one of County Durham’s most wanted criminals when he was spotted behind the wheel in October 2019.

The Independent UK

Police officer could not have avoided colliding with teenager, inquest hears

Kelvin Bainbridge, 19, died at the scene in Spennymoor, County Durham, in October 2019.

The Independent UK

Mother ‘screamed “slow down” to son moments before fatal police pursuit crash’

Inquest in Crook, County Durham heard how Kevin Bainbridge died after jumping from his moving car during a police pursuit

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Concrete schools closure list: What schools have been affected by crumbling RAAC?

More than 100 schools are impacted by the Department for Education’s order to close over safety fears

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Concrete schools closure list: What schools have been affected by crumbling RAAC?

More than 100 schools are impacted by the Department for Education’s order to close over safety fears

The Independent UK

Concrete closure list: What schools will have to close because of crumbling RAAC?

More than 100 schools are impacted by the Department for Education’s order to close over safety fears

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Concrete closure list: What schools will have to close because of crumbling RAAC?

More than 100 schools are impacted by the Department for Education’s order to close over safety fears

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List of schools fully or partially closed due to potentially dangerous concrete

Here are some of the schools affected by potentially dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.

The Guardian - UK

Five-year-old girl suffers facial injuries during dog attack in County Durham

Child taken to hospital for treatment and dog seized after incident outside convenience store

The Guardian - UK

New museum on faith in England hopes to buy Henry VIII tapestry from Spain

Work described as ‘birth certificate of the C of E’ could form centrepiece of Faith Museum in County Durham

Chronicle Live

Police appeal for help to find County Durham man who went missing after leaving his home

Kevin Porter is believed to be wearing a navy Polo shirt, blue jeans and blue new balance trainers

Chronicle Live

County Durham teen who died days after transitioning from school to college was 'gifted artist'

Aylish Louise Stewart, 17, died at the University Hospital of North Durham on March 8 last year

Chronicle Live

Arson investigation underway after fire at listed County Durham college chapel

No-one was injured as five fire crews attended the blaze at Ushaw Chapels and Gardens from midnight on Friday July 7

Chronicle Live

Dalton Park welcomes new outdoor clothing store Saltrock to outlet shopping centre

Saltrock has over 60 stores across the UK and has now expanded with a brand new store at Dalton Park, County Durham

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