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Riverside yobs upset fishermen

11:02am Thursday 2nd July 2009

FISHERMEN say teenagers gathering by a river to drink and take drugs are spoiling their nighttime expeditions Groups of up to 50 youngsters, aged as young as 11, meet beneath the A1(M) bridge over the River Wear at Chester-le-Street on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Queen sends message for school’s centenary

11:02am Thursday 2nd July 2009

A SCHOOL celebrating its centenary has received a message of congratulations from the Queen.

Pupils’ plea for rainforest

On stage: Bullion Lane pupils show of their bright costumes

11:03am Thursday 2nd July 2009

YOUNGSTERS took to the stage with a play that urges people to think again about the destrucution of the Amazonion rainforest.

Time Lord’s show gets premiere

Rehearsing: The junior section of Chester-le-Street Theatre Group in A Matter of Time

11:04am Thursday 2nd July 2009

AN amateur dramatic group’s young performers are to premiere a musical written by a former Dr Who with a local composer and conductor.

Law firm boosts hospice coffers

11:05am Thursday 2nd July 2009

STAFF at a law firm have raised nearly £900 for charity.

Anger at pub’s 3am licence

12:10pm Friday 26th June 2009

A PUB in Chester-le-Street has won permission to stay open until 3am every night.

Undersea entertainment

Charlotte Edwards, 15, Jasmin Phillips, 14, and Ellie Moore, 14 take their yellow submarine on the carnival parade

12:10pm Friday 26th June 2009

CHILDREN dressed as pirates and creatures from the deep as Sacriston village carnival took Under the Sea as its theme.

Family compensated after Dominican ‘holiday hell’

12:10pm Friday 26th June 2009

A FAMILY have spoken about their “holiday from hell” in the Caribbean.

Communal rooms may be flattened

12:10pm Friday 26th June 2009

COUNCILLORS are upset that communal rooms they hoped to renovate could be demolished by the housing association that now owns them.

Joan to retire after 32 years

Saying goodbye: Joan Short

12:10pm Friday 26th June 2009

A SURGERY is saying goodbye to its senior receptionist who is retiring after 32 years.



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