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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 information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more...

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 World Cup match between Uruguay and Ghana with a neighbour. It was initially thought his head inju...