Posted on 24 January 2013.
5:31pm Tuesday 22nd January 2013 in Chester-le-Street NewsBy Mark Summers Pair held over County Durham filling station robbery 5:31pm Tuesday 22nd January 2013 in Chester-le-Street News By Mark Summers TWO men are being questioned after a village garage was robbed. It happened on Monday, January 21, Total Garage in Morton Crescent, Fence Houses, near Chester-le-Street, County [...]
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Posted on 25 January 2012. Tags: streetz project, tin chapel, ymca
Come along for FREE cup of Tea or Coffee Fence Houses Sreetz Project Open Community Drop In Tuesday 7th February, 2012 1:00 PM -4:00 PM At St Johns Methodist Church (Tin Chapel) Pop along for a FREE cup of tea or coffee and cake to hear about the exciting new changes in Fence Houses to [...]
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Posted in Christian Activities, Commuity Submitted News, Community Centres, Events, Whats On
Posted on 07 October 2011.
Burnside V Dubmire Believed to be the first time they have played each other 9th October 2011 K.O 10.30am Result Burnside 4 Dubmire 2 Burnside football ground Come one come all support your local lads top of theVillage verses the bottom
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Posted on 02 April 2011. Tags: Barry Jones, Houghton grammer School, Sports day
Thanks Barry Jones Come on anyone know who is in this picture? Thanks Barry any more gems in the wardrobe? At least this is one photo saved for posterity
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Posted in Events, History, People, Places, Sports and Leisure
Posted on 31 March 2011. Tags: Boldon, Carole Hannen, diamond wedding, eddy & Ena Hannen, Hannen
By VICKI NEWMAN Published on Thursday 31 March 2011 17:46 A SOUTH Tyneside couple are celebrating the diamond wedding they thought they would never see. Eddy and Ena Hannen, of Edgeworth Close, Boldon, tied the knot six decades ago today, but five years ago they were almost separated forever. Mr Hannen, 82, a [...]
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Posted on 19 March 2011. Tags: Hetton-le-Hole, John Harrison, Kate Middleton, Prince william
She’s not exactly a coal miner’s daughter, but Kate Middleton has deep family roots in the grim coal pits of northern England. Middleton has already captivated the world’s imagination with her Cinderella story of going from middle-class girl-next-door to queen-in-waiting, but until recently few knew of her family’s connection to coal mining, once a prime [...]
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Posted in Events, History, People, Places, Uncategorised
Posted on 16 March 2011. Tags: lambton, Lambton Castle, Lambton Park, Lions, Lord Ned, Weddings
http://www.lambtoncastle.co.uk AN aristocrat has announced plans to transform part of his North East estate into a wedding and entertainment venue. Renovation work is being carried out by Lord Durham on the grade II-listed Lambton Castle, near Bournmoor, County Durham, to turn it into a venue for upmarket civil weddings, classical concerts and parties. Biddick Hall, [...]
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Posted in Business, Concerts & Gigs, Education & Learning, Events
Posted on 20 January 2011. Tags: Papercraft, Rainton Arena
There is a papercraft show at Rainton Arena, It is Sunday 23rd January between 10am-3pm
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Posted in Education & Learning, Events, Sports and Leisure, Whats On
Posted on 03 January 2011. Tags: Allan Henry, First baby 2011, Georgia Ann Henry, Hannah Wood, Jeff Wikinson
First New Year baby in Sunderland was Georgia Ann Henry, pictured here with parents Allan Henry and Hannah Wood. SURPRISE arrivals gave parents double cause for New Year celebrations as their newborns were delivered on Wearside. The first 24 hours of 2011 were busy for Sunderland Royal Hospital’s maternity unit, with nine births on the [...]
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Posted on 13 December 2010. Tags: Donald McBride, Durham's Gala Theatre, John Carter, panto, Pantomime
IT’S panto season again, with a host of tops shows vying for your custom around the North East. Here’s a round-up of what you can see, and where. PANTO legends Ray Spencer and Bob Stott are leading the Christmas capers at the Customs House. The South Shields venue reckons this year’s show, Puss In Boots, [...]
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Posted in Artists, Events, People, Seasonal, Uncategorised, Whats On