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TRIBUTES have poured in after the death of a “much-loved” 17-year-old girl from Darlington who was “always smiling.”

April 23, 2021 RENO, Nev. - The sound of pins crashing and teams cheering filled the National Bowling Stadium on Friday as the opening squad of the 2021 The 2021 tournament is the 101st edition of the USBC Womens Championships and marked the comeback of the event after the 2020 tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The last time the Womens Championships was not held prior to 2020 was from 1943-1945 due to World War II. Fridays squad was preceded by an opening ceremony, which fe...

Every parent knows the worry caused by having a sick child. But having a child with a rare or undiagnosed condition must be incredibly stressful. This Sunday February 28 is Rare Disease Day and aims to raise awareness for the 400 million people around the world who live with an extremely uncommon condition. Ten-year-old Sam Grant is one of those children. When he was born, his mother thought he looked a little strange and was worried that there was something wrong, but everyone told her that sh...

Appeal launched to help Ezra Caulton from Easton-on-the-Hill have a place to play  | Updated: 11:17, 05 February 2021 A family has launched a ‘DIY SOS’ appeal to help their little boy, who has mobility issues, be able to play safely. Five-year-old Ezra Caulton was born prematurely, at just 28 weeks, and has global development delay, which means he cannot walk or run like most other children his age. Thanks to the support of fundraisers, his parents Beverley and Andy have been able t...

Retired police officer Mike Jasper was walking through his local park with his spaniel cross, Ted, one morning last month when two men wearing facemasks approached him and started to ask questions about his beloved four-year-old pet. Feeling uncomfortable, 66-year-old Mike started to walk away, only to find himself pushed to the ground while one of the men forced the lead from his hand and made off with Ted.  Mike has not seen him since. The theft — out of the blue, in broad daylight, and in...

© SYSTEM Alana is now back home, safe and well. An anxious rottweiler was rescued from Balgay Park by a specialist team from England after 16 days on the run. Alana, who was brought to Dundee after being a stray in Spain, escaped from her foster family on Christmas day when she was taken outside to toilet. The flighty dog then spent more than a fortnight on the run, with her anxious nature causing her to flee whenever would-be rescuers came close. The team, known as Canine Capture UK, spent tw...

© SYSTEM Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier country Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A rescue dog missing for over two weeks in Dundee has been reunited with her delighted and relieved owners. A specialist team however managed to locate her in the park and streets around Balgay Hill before successfully capturing her. She is one of several dogs owner Emma Gray looks after temporaril...