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£500m train deal secures hundreds of jobs at Hitachi plant

Uncertainty had surrounded the future of the Newton Aycliffe site in County Durham and the 700 people employed there due to declining orders.

The Independent UK

15th-century school among sites added to Historic England’s heritage at risk list

Old grammar school in Kings Norton and railway station in County Durham among new entries in annual register

The Guardian - UK

Home buyers save £50,000 on properties in 'new towns'

Research shows home buyers could save up to £50,000 on properties in new towns such as Peterlee in County Durham

Evening Standard

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County Durham school drops plan to turn off heat on climate ‘blue nose day’

Wolsingham school’s carbon-cutting event had been planned by pupils but parents raised concerns

The Guardian - UK

The most and least expensive seaside locations to buy a house revealed

The rich do like to be beside the seaside

The Independent UK

Skeleton of baby under floor in County Durham was there for years, police say

Forensic analysts examined skeleton of baby found under floorboards of house being renovated in Bishop Auckland

The Guardian - UK

Drink-driver who killed baby boy and aunt in 141mph A1 horror crash jailed

Darryl Anderson admitted to causing death by dangerous driving in County Durham crash

The Independent UK

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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

The Guardian - UK

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.

International Business Times UK

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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The Conversation

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…

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent 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.

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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

The Independent UK

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 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

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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