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Paramedics, the Great North Air Ambulance and several police vehicles attended an incident on the outskirts of Cockfield, near Bishop Auckland, at around 3.30pm.
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Emergency services were alerted to a one-vehicle collision between Stanhope[1] and Frosterley, in Weardale, at about 2.40pm.
Police and the ambulance service attended. The driver was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital, while the passe…
RNLI Cleethorpes Reindeer Run in Lincolnshire cancelled due to cold snapChristmas lights switch-on in Portsmouth cancelled amid ‘low temperatures’ By Mark Duell[1] and Arthur Parashar[2] Published: 20:27, 1 December 2023 | Updated: 21:26, 1 Dece…
The police anticipated there would be difficulties getting there to help and called the Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team.
Two double-crewed Land Rovers were dispatched to go to the aid of the four occupants of the car.
One of the people had to walk to hi…
Bishop Auckland Hospital is being used for extra services (Image: Sarah Caldecott)Extra healthcare services are being provided in County Durham ahead of the busy winter period thanks to the expansion of a community hospital.Additional beds are being us…
Several major roads in County Durham have been blocked after Storm Babet felled trees and power cables, leading to police closing the routes.
The storm has brought high-speed winds and torrential rain to the region today (Friday, October 20), while y…
Drug dealers, violent thugs and an armed robber are among those who have been locked up.
ARMED ROBBER
A masked armed robber who leapt over the counter of a convenience store and threatened a female member of staff with a knife before grabbing cash from…
Gavin Aldworth, from Durham, has been jailed for four years for robbery, aggravated vehicle taking and assault of an emergency worker.
The 38-year-old of St Marks Court, Bishop Auckland was yesterday (June 29) sentenced at Preston Crown Court.
On Thur…
NORTH East police officers have welcomed the conviction of an “evil and twisted” offender who kept a man as a slave in a metal shed with no toilet or wash facilities.James McCann kept a Hungarian national, who spoke very limited English, in disgraceful…