Posted on 03 February 2011.
AROUND 60 villagers attended a public meeting to voice their anger at plans to dig opencast mines on greenbelt land. Councillors and residents spoke out against plans to mine two areas near Pittington, east of Durham City, at a meeting held in neighbouring West Rainton on Tuesday night. During a 90-minute debate, people voiced concerns [...]
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Posted on 10 January 2010.
PC Julie Rogers I have over seven years police service and have worked both Washington and Houghton Le Spring area. For the last five years I have been in my current role as Neighbourhood Beat Manager. My role of Neighbourhood Beat Manager is to: Meet the needs of my local community by providing public reassurance and effectively reduce [...]
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Posted on 07 September 2009.
Sunderland Echo MY great-great-grandfather was George William Winter Honey, postmaster at Fence Houses in the 1870s. Although born in Plymouth in 1846 he arrived in the North East in the late 1860s. I know he is buried in Hillside Cemetery, Houghton – as is his wife Mary and mother Rebecca. He had several children while [...]
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Posted on 27 October 2008.
Please Note: This is currently a pre-proposal and nothing has been committed to council. SIG Combibloc / Redevelopment Plans Click here to download the Plans Click here to download the Masterplan Indicative Floor Areas Breakdown If you have any questions regaring this pre-proposed plan. You can contact: Susan Morson Planning Secretary D Dial: 0191 206 [...]
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Posted on 12 August 2008.
Report, view, or discuss local problems (like graffiti, fly tipping, broken paving slabs, or street lighting) Simply add your post code or street address and you will be directed to the site map, you can manoeuvre around the map by placing the mouse over the map click and hold down the left mouse button and [...]
Posted in Fix My Street, Have Your Say, Help, Home Page1 Comment
Posted on 24 July 2008.
I received this Question from Annoymous? I know its early days but I thought there maybe some one who has a photo or any information lying in a drawer. “Hello I am researching a man who was based at fencehouses/cocken hall camp in 1916. I am trying to find any information.memories /photographs of the camp [...]
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Posted on 24 July 2008.
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Posted in Have Your Say, Health Care, Representatives4 Comments
tech: Hello Billy, I hope you are still playing the Fenc...
Billy Waites: Hi Norman,
i dont think you will know me but im s...
Billy Waites: Hi Ian,
I was brought up in Fence Houses and stil...
Peter Curran: Shirley, you are right. The first unfinished house...
norman sweeting: Was Morris Hahn any relation to you, I remember Mo...
