Posted on 22 May 2013.
Home Group Developments are asking Durham County Council for planning permission to demolish the former Fencehouses Fire Station at Woodstone Village, near Chester-le-Street, and build 18, two and three-bed, affordable homes on the site http://www.theadvertiserseries.co.uk
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Posted on 22 April 2013.
Councillors recommended to back plans to extend Fence Houses fuel depot 12:50pm Monday 22nd April 2013 in News By Mark Summers COUNCILLORS will this week be recommended to back controversial plans to extend a diesel and kerosene depot. Durham County Council has received more than 130 objections and [...]
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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 27 September 2012. Tags: Sky Distruption, Sky Off
There is a temporary disruption in rhe Fence Houses area. Some users may be experiencing a loss of Sky Talk. We are working to fix this and we apologise for any inconvenience.
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Posted on 14 August 2012.
Summer Fun Day Elba Park, Sunderland 11am – 3pm Saturday 18th August 2012 There a fantastic variety of different activities for all age ranges to enjoy at Sunderland’s newest park these include, pond dipping, bird box making, birds of prey display, a brass band, face painting, a story teller, traditional games, sports activities…..and more.
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Posted on 13 July 2011.
What sad news, the demon barber of Fence Houses has passed away. The stories that can be told? I,ll start with what a lovely fella, Alf was. He cut my hair, my fathers hair and my grandfathers hair. (same style) the man was a legend in Fence Houses. He is affectionally talked about, in all [...]
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Posted on 27 April 2011.
FOOTBALL legend Sir Trevor Brooking was in the region to open a £1.8m football centre. The former England and West Ham midfielder opened the Russell Foster Football Centre, in Staddon Way, Newbottle, near Houghton-le-Spring. Sir Trevor said: “This is a wonderful facility and one that The Russell Foster Tyne and Wear Youth League and the [...]
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Posted on 01 April 2011.
Todays visitors you can see when, where and what they looked at. Who Visits Last Visit IP Address Location Last URL Referer Active Guest Guest 1 04-02-2011 07:06 pm UTC United Kingdom Sunderland, GB /2010/01/03/lambton-coke-works/ Yes Active Guest Guest [...]
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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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