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The underground explosion at Easington Colliery claimed the lives of more than 80 miners.

THE community of Easington Colliery will today unite to mark the 70th anniversary of a pit disaster – one of the blackest days in County…

PUPILS have been left upset after vandals deliberately drained their nature pond twice in recent weeks, with devastating effects on the wildlife…

More than £3,000 in fines handed out to County Durham fly-tippers after inexcusable waste dumping Durham County Council led three separate prosecutions against people who abandoned or set fire to rubbish in the county Get the latest County Durham news and updates delivered straight to your inbox - sign up for free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your in...

By Mark Summers Fred Shipley POLICE hunting the killer of a man found battered to death in his own home have renewed their appeal for information. Detectives in County Durham are sifting evidence that could lead them to the murderer of Fred Shipley. The 59-year-old, who lived alone in Paradise Crescent, Easington Colliery, was found dead in his kitchen by a relative on Saturday, July 3. He had spent the previous night watching the ...

Death notices and funeral announcements from the Hull Daily Mail this week Many have placed death and funeral notices for loved ones in the paper this week Death notices and funeral announcements in the Hull Daily Mail this week Sign up to the Hull Live newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommen...

Durham Police officers executed three magistrates’ search warrants at addresses in Easington, Blackhall and Horden. At the address on Bourne Street, Easington Colliery, a 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted theft from a motor vehicle. At an address on Warren Street, Horden, a 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted theft from a motor vehicle, theft from a shop, and making off without payment. Four untaxed vehicles were seized in connection with the of...

BBC News By Chris Robinson image captionThe 12,000-tonne load will leave the Port of Tyne for Belgium on a vessel named Longwave What is thought to be the last shipment of coal from the North East of England has left the River Tyne. Extracted in County Durham, the 12,000-tonne load, bound for Belgium, raises questions for those who once worked deep down the pits, and for the next generation looking to a cleaner future. The fact that coal was still being exported from the Tyne came as something ...

In the Dock THE following cases were heard at Peterlee and Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Courts in the last week. MANDY SARAH LOUISE HETHERINGTON, 30, of no fixed address, was handed a community order requiring her to undergo rehabilitation after she was caught driving on September 18, of last year, whilst disqualified from driving. She pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay £95 to fund victim services. SCOTT MICHAEL WALE pleaded guilty to destroying an iPhone 7 with intent on June 20, 2...

Sex offender Roman Wilkes, formerly known as Martin Easton, jailed for breaching court orders A SEX offender who has repeatedly breached court orders over Internet access and use is back behind bars after his latest lapse. Roman Wilkes, then known as Martin Easton, was made subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) and notification as a sex offender at Newcastle Crown Court, in April 2012. It followed his conviction for several offences, including possessing indecent images of chil...