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NEASHAM Road, Newton Lane and Conicliffe Road are some of the popular roads that will be affected by Darlington Borough Council’s resurfacing scheme this summer. Efforts to improve the condition of commuter routes and residential streets acro…
Asking wedding guests to pay for their own food has been branded as “tacky” and “crazy”.
It comes as a wedding caterer asked for online advice following an increasing trend for brides and grooms to ask guests to pay for their own food at their wedding….
A drunk driver has been jailed after crashing into a bridge above the A1(M) in Durham before falling on to the motorway below – leaving a female passenger in the car with life-changing injuries.
Hugh Raymond Holmes, 32, hit the A177 flyover causing the…
Filming has started for a brand new Raoul Moat drama shining a light on Britain’s biggest manhunt, ITV has confirmed. Viewers of The Hunt For Raoul Moat will be told the story through the eyes of those who sought to bring a violent killer to justice.
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John Darwin’s new life is a far cry from the one he dreamed of when he faked his own death.
The 71-year-old conman wanted to leave Seaton Carew in County Durham and his crippling debts to live in exotic destinations across the globe.
Back in 2002, John…
Undoubtedly the biggest victims of John and Anne Darwin’s appalling scheme were their two sons.
John faked his own death in a canoe accident in 2002, while former wife Anne played the grieving widow and collected his £250,000 life insurance policy.
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Just 14 months after John Darwin faked his death at sea, his cover was nearly blown when he was seen gardening outside his home.
The fraudster was taking risks because he was so cocky about not being recognised in his disguise of a beard and a hat.
Whi…
John Darwin certainly didn’t die in a canoe accident – and now lives a drastically different life thousands of miles away from the scene of his astonishing crime.
The 71-year-old fraudster faked his own death back in 2002 in a dishonest plot with ex-wi…
The row of imposing Victorian houses in Seaton Carew, County Durham, had stunning panoramic views over the beach and the North Sea coastline. Married couple Anne and John Darwin lived at No3 The Cliff – a seven-bedroom property with grand rooms and per…
A County Durham company has been ordered to pay a £70,000 fine after pleading guilty to corruption and failure to prevent bribery.
Electron Systems Ltd, of Chester le Street, was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday for its involvement in cor…