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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.

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

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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

Evening Standard

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 Conversation

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

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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

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

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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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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Chronicle Live

County Durham teenager, 17, died just days after transitioning from school to college

Aylish Louise Stewart passed away at the University Hospital of North Durham on March 8 last year

Chronicle Live

County Durham winning lottery prizes unclaimed as deadline to cash in tickets passes

Each Set for Life ticket was worth £120,000 and all the prize money plus interest has now gone to help National Lottery funded projects

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County Durham toddler who has spent almost half of her life in hospital receives a new heart

Two-year-old Beatrix Adamson-Archbold is now recovering from a heart transplant

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