A MUSEUM which was saved from closure in 2000 will host a special lunch event to celebrate 80 years of Art Fund support. The Bowes Museum, in Barnard Castle , which is set to celebrate its 125th anniversary this year, will host a celebration led by Chris Smith who helped secure its future as Secretary of State for Culture.
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Marco Silva is described as “intense” by his players
It would have been so easy to dismiss the Hull manager as a club puppet, brought in to oversee a fire sale ahead of near certain relegation. They were bottom of the Premier League when Silva took over Hull on January 5 and given even less chance of survival when they sold Robert Snodgrass and Jake Livermore during the transfer window.
Shameful: Would-be Tesco store lies empty eight years on from college closure
Councillor Susan McDonnell has wrote an open letter to Tesco’s CEO about the eyesore in Peterlee after the supermarket giant pulled its plans An abandoned and derelict building still stands at the heart of a County Durham town, two years after Tesco pulled out of plans to build a supermarket. Standing empty for eight years, the former East Durham and Houghall site was set to be transformed into a new store providing more than 400 jobs to a deprived community.
AWARDS: The Teesdale Business Awards 2016 were held at The Witham, in Barnard Castle
BUSINESSES were celebrated last night as the annual Teesdale Business Awards were held during a glittering awards ceremony in Barnard Castle . The Teesdale Business Awards 2016 was organised by the town’s Enterprise House and had more than 200 nominations for the annual celebration which showcases the best of Teesdale business activity recognising Teesdale businesses, social enterprises and individuals that have been successful in their own field of activity.
Dealer jailed for at least 33 years for cold-blooded murder of kind foster carer
A small-time cocaine dealer who strangled a 79-year-old woman in her home and then rang sex chat lines as she lay dead or dying has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 33 years. Penniless father-of-four Gareth Dack, 33, used a ligature to kill Norma Bell, a kindly and much-loved woman who had fostered more than 50 children in Hartlepool, in April last year.
The Latest: Vatican lets homeless sleep in church amid cold
Waves crash into the sea wall at Seaham northeast England Friday Jan. 13, 2017. The North of England was covered in a blanket of snow while the east coast was braced for a storm surge that could cause flooding.
‘Worrying trend’ as farm debt payments climb
Farmers used an average of 15% of their incomes last year to pay interest on debts, a new report reveals. The Farm Business Survey, compiled by a group of researchers from the Universities of Cambridge, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Reading, Askham Bryan and Duchy College, found that total debts per farm averaged A 188,500, with 14% of farms forced to either increase their borrowings or sell assets to cover the interest payments.
Widowed mother-of-nine Norma Bell was found in her terraced home in Hartlepool after a fire.
A man will go on trial today charged with murdering a 79-year-old woman who fostered dozens of children. Widowed mother-of-nine Norma Bell was found in her terraced home in Westbourne Road, Hartlepool, in April following a fire.
Fitter launches compensation claim over asbestos-related cancer
David Bennett, 63, was one of thousands of people employed by Smart and Brown, in Spennymoor, during the 1960s and 70s David Bennett, who is now retired and lives in Croxdale, County Durham , was diagnosed with mesothelioma in March 2016 – a cancer of the lung’s linings usually caused by exposure to asbestos. The 63-year-old instructed lawyers at Irwin Mitchell to investigate how and where he was exposed to asbestos dust.
Tributes paid to ‘superb soldier’ killed in Iraq incident
Lance Corporal Scott Hetherington, 22, of 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, died following a “tragic incident” at Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, on Monday. The circumstances of the death of the father-of-one, from Middleton, Greater Manchester, are being investigated, the Ministry of Defence said.
Amateur footballer convinced he’s found the king of all Prince…
The amateur footballer snapped a photo of a stranger’s knees after noticing the royal resemblance, adding that the uncanny likeness left him ‘crying with laughter’ The amateur footballer is convinced he’s found Prince George’s likeness in a photo of a woman’s knees. Chris Murphy scrambled to take a snap of the royal resemblance as he passed through Hindley, Greater Manchester, on his way to a match.
Hartlepool youngsters showcase their maths skills Shanghai-style
Year 6 pupils from Eldon Grove Academy, Hartlepool, demonstrated their flair for fractions at an open classroom event under the expert tuition of teachers Huang Wei-yi of the Shanghai Huangpu Luwan No1 Central Primary School and Peng Yu-yun of the First Central Primary School of Jingan District, China. The live lesson, watched by dozens of headteachers from across the North East at Hartlepool College of Further Education, was the culmination of a primary maths global exchange programme.
After school club children given pre-Christmas treat
Over 40 children who use Oscars at the West Rugby Club, in Catcote Road, enjoyed a Christmas buffet, party games and a visit from Santa. Sandra Robinson, out of school coordinator, at Hartlepool Borough Council, which runs the scheme, said: “We have a great group of children who attend Oscars and they fully deserved their pre-Christmas treat.