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The Bank Top area of Darlington has seen high numbers of Covid-19 deaths A LOCAL authority which has become one of the country’s first to see all its care home residents given the Covid vaccination has defended its efforts to combat the spread of the virus in communities. A meeting of Darlington Borough Council saw its leadership face questions as official figures emerged showing between March and November Covid had killed 43 people in Bank Top ward alone, almost a third of the total deat...

Inigo At some point last spring, as the nation endured a national lockdown, people began to really think about where they were living. From catching a glimpse inside other people’s homes on a daily basis (and being all too aware of your own Zoom background), to wanting an outside space for making the most of the unseasonably good weather, it felt like everyone suddenly went house mad, from interiors to tablescapes, gardening to property. And there was one Instagram account in particular that ...

EPA Concludes Day-Long Stakeholders’ Meeting with Kokoyah Residents about MNG Gold Ongoing Underground Mining EPA Concludes Day-Long Stakeholders’ Meeting with Kokoyah Residents about MNG Gold Ongoing Underground Mining Officials of EPA at the one-day stakeholders’ dialogue in Dean’s Town, Kokoyah District Kokoyah District, Bong County – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has concluded a one-day stakeholders’ dialogue with citizens of affected communities in Kokoyah Statutory...

Meet the cast of the latest series of Death in Paradise for 2021 - whos leaving, whos returning, whos joining, and full list of guest stars

TEN years ago, this week, the family of a man who killed a customer outside their North-East pub saw its opening hours dramatically reduced. Durham Police were monitoring the Beehive, in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, before Maurice Rowell, 27, killed Stephen Wilson, 48, early on August 10, 2009. A police application to revoke the licence at Durham County Council’s Spennymoor offices failed - but did result in several changes. As well as closing three hours earlier at weekends, the l...

Tuesday 19 January 2021 Michael Sinclair There are estate agents and then there is The Modern House, the brainchild of Matt Gibberd and Albert Hill, who have seen huge popularity and growth for their innovative, sleek approach to selling UK properties built from 1930 onwards. The online platform has been such a success that the team started listing properties that were a little outside of their original brief of modern houses, and they have now taken the logical next step; yesterday, Inigo was ...

Jan 12, 2021 CRYSTAL FALLS — Albert Leonard Hill, 72, of Crystal Falls, passed away at his home on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, with his family by his side. Memorials may be made in his memory. Condolences to the family of Albert Leonard Hill may be expressed online at www.nashfuneralhome.net. The family has entrusted the Nash Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Crystal Falls with arrangements. MOST READ

The Living Room at Number 1 In a decade bookended by global crises, starting with financial meltdown and ending in pandemic, global property markets have been on a constant rollercoaster ride. And none more so than central London, whose own fairground attractions in recent years have included the Brexit Knife Edge and the Boris Bounce.  The Prime London market has faced a barrage of coconuts since hitting its last peak in 2014. There have been stamp duty hikes and punishing tax changes for buy...

Hill made the comments in a live discussion hosted by Dezeen about the future of housing. It was organised in conjunction with House by Urban Splash. Hill said that buyers were increasingly looking for homes with a variety of different rooms for different activities rather than large, open multipurpose spaces. Readers seem relieved. One said "Yes! The end of modernism is nigh!". Other stories in this weeks newsletter include a design installation for the Spice & Barley gastro lounge in Bangk...

Most read stories about the coronavirus pandemic from 2020 This year was dominated by the emergence and spread of the coronavirus, with designers and architects responding to the pandemic and events across the world cancelled. We continue our review of 2020 by looking at the most-read stories about the pandemic from each month. Named Wuhan Huoshenshan Hospital, the prefabricated, temporary facility was built to treat the growing number of people infected in Wuhan. It was completed in just over ...