Archive | June, 2010

Couple lucky to escape Chester-le-Street fire

Couple lucky to escape Chester-le-Street fire

A TERRIFIED woman smashed a window to flee her home following an early morning arson attack. Firebugs sparked the blaze by setting fire to a recycling bag and placing it up against the back uPVC door of the house on York Terrace, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. And when smoke began spilling from the blaze, the homeowners [...]

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Durham Coal Mining Part 4

Durham Coal Mining Part 4

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Durham Coal Mining Part 3

Durham Coal Mining Part 3

Deep Seam

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Dad scales peaks in memory of soldier son

Dad scales peaks in memory of soldier son

By Georga Spottiswood The dad of a soldier killed in Afghanistan has climbed the highest peaks in the country to raise money to help build a memorial wall. Tom Cuthbertson, whose son Nathan, 19, was killed in a suicide attack in June 2008, tackled Ben Nevis, in Scotland, Scafell Pike, in Cumbria, and Snowdon, in [...]

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Lambton Engine Works

Lambton Engine Works

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Durham Coal Mining Part 2

Durham Coal Mining Part 2

Deep seam coal mining part two

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Durham coal mining Part 1

Durham coal mining Part 1

Deep seam coal mining part one

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Coke workers

Coke workers

Another old coke worker from the early 60,s, Stuart Hunter, 64 yrs old, passed away last year, not many left now. Posted by Norman Sweeting

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