by Leanne Fawcett | Aug 15, 2021 | Local News
An abandoned greyhound racing track, which had become a hub for anti-social behaviour, has been cleared with support from Durham County Council. Since its closure in 2019, following a fire in one of its buildings, the former Wheatley Hill Greyhound Racing Track on...
by Leanne Fawcett | Mar 2, 2021 | Local News
A cowboy builder who ripped off customers in County Durham by carrying out sub-standard work on their homes has been handed a prison sentence of more than two years. Anthony James Gray, 57, who traded as Cathedral Home Improvements Ltd, defrauded a collective £39,600...
by Leanne Fawcett | Feb 5, 2021 | Local News
Residents are being asked to help uncover the identity of the location in an old photograph found in a collection belonging to an East Durham couple. The photo, which shows a greengrocers shop with many people outside of it, was found by George Kevin Bell, who was...
by Leanne Fawcett | Jul 31, 2019 | Local News
Failing to pay fixed penalties for discarding cigarettes has left three people hundreds of pounds worse off and with criminal convictions. Durham County Council issued £150 fixed penalty notices (FPNs) to two women and a man who dropped cigarette butts and made no...
by Leanne Fawcett | Jul 15, 2019 | Local News
A new project designed to support families in three east Durham villages has received £15,000 of funding from a leading housing association. Families in Shotton Colliery, Wingate and Wheatley Hill are set to benefit from a host of free activities and food as part of a...
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