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NHS chiefs have insisted they are still weighing options for the future of a hospital in County Durham. The ageing Shotley Bridge Hospital facility has been earmarked for a multi-million pound overhaul, with bosses considering whether to refurbish the current site or relocate. But after concerns were raised about the process, bosses have attempted to reassure the public and patients they have not already made up their minds, while also warning a final scheme must be more than just a ‘sticking plaster’ for existing issues.  “No decision has been made at this stage,” said Rache...

AN MP has defended proposals to use a notorious former detention centre to house illegal immigrants awaiting deportation saying it was a "sensible use of taxpayers money". North West Durham’s Tory MP Richard Holden was reacting to criticism from Labour councillors who said it would be inhumane to "shovel" immigrants up to the North-East when they would fly out of south of country. And they criticised the scrapping of a residential housing scheme on the former Hassockfield Secure Training Centre, in Medomsley - previously the Medomsley Detention Centre. Durham County Council had appr...