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POLLLUTION FINED

Taylor Wimpey Fined £300k for Sewage Pollution in Sedgefield Stream

PRISON MOVE

Henry Nowak Killer Transferred to High-Security Prison Following Notable Inmate Death

POLICE ATTACK

David Taylor Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Two Murders and Assault on Officer

FATAL COLLISION

Female Fatality Confirmed Following Vehicle Incident on Lobley Hill Road

TRAGIC DEATH

14-Year-Old Girl Dies After Train Track Incident in Shildon County Durham

VILE PREDATOR

Vincent Agar Sentenced to 19 Years for Historic Violence Against Women

RESPECTFUL FAREWELL

Infant from 1910 Newspaper Case Laid to Rest

ROUGH JUSTICE

Ian Huntley Fatally Assaulted with Metal Bar in Prison Incident

COWARDLY

Drink-Driver Jailed 12 Years for Killing Durham Student Abi Eggleston in Hit-and-Run

RARE REUNION

Durham Nurse’s Urgent 999 Call Leads to Dramatic First Home Birth by Paramedics

TWO YEAR OLD SAVED

Armed Police Rescue Unconscious Toddler with Life-Saving CPR in Durham

TOUCH AND GO

Soham Killer Ian Huntley Left Fighting for Life After Brutal County Durham Jail Beating

POLLLUTION FINED Taylor Wimpey Fined £300k for Sewage Pollution in Sedgefield Stream

PRISON MOVE Henry Nowak Killer Transferred to High-Security Prison Following Notable Inmate Death

POLICE ATTACK David Taylor Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Two Murders and Assault on Officer

FATAL COLLISION Female Fatality Confirmed Following Vehicle Incident on Lobley Hill Road

TRAGIC DEATH 14-Year-Old Girl Dies After Train Track Incident in Shildon County Durham

VILE PREDATOR Vincent Agar Sentenced to 19 Years for Historic Violence Against Women

RESPECTFUL FAREWELL Infant from 1910 Newspaper Case Laid to Rest

ROUGH JUSTICE Ian Huntley Fatally Assaulted with Metal Bar in Prison Incident

COWARDLY Drink-Driver Jailed 12 Years for Killing Durham Student Abi Eggleston in Hit-and-Run

RARE REUNION Durham Nurse’s Urgent 999 Call Leads to Dramatic First Home Birth by Paramedics

TWO YEAR OLD SAVED Armed Police Rescue Unconscious Toddler with Life-Saving CPR in Durham

TOUCH AND GO Soham Killer Ian Huntley Left Fighting for Life After Brutal County Durham Jail Beating