Jail mistakenly frees drug dealer
03/12/2009 08:24:03
An investigation is under way after a convicted drug dealer awaiting sentencing is released from Durham Prison.
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Little Donkey writer dies aged 88
02/12/2009 13:12:36
The composer of the popular Christmas song Little Donkey, Eric Boswell, dies 50 years after his song became a worldwide hit.
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'Awful' Christmas tree replaced
02/12/2009 19:32:56
A living Christmas tree in County Durham which disappointed villagers after it was damaged by storms is to be replaced.
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UK soldier killed in blast named
01/12/2009 20:23:53
A soldier killed in Afghanistan, the 99th UK casualty of 2009, is identified as Acting Sgt John Amer from Sunderland.
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Cathedral city could show Gospels
02/12/2009 12:27:02
There are hopes the city of Durham could play host to a three-month visit by the Lindisfarne Gospels.
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Jobs to go in bus depot closures
02/12/2009 08:18:17
Transport firm Arriva North East plans to close three bus depots across north east England with the loss of 21 jobs.
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