Glimmer of hope over post offices facing axe

4:44pm Thursday 15th May 2008

A GLIMMER of hope has been offered communities rocked by news that 37 branch post offices in the region are to close.

Reprieve for police helicopter after Commons debate

6:30pm Wednesday 14th May 2008

THE threat to ground one of the region's crime-fighting helicopters was dramatically lifted on Wednesday when the Government agreed to delay new safety rules.

Councillors off the hook in phone infringement case

4:51pm Wednesday 14th May 2008

THREE members of Darlington Borough Council have been cleared by the Standards Board after being accused of breaching election rules by using mobile phones at last year's mayoral referendum count.

Politics lecturer is county's new leader after dramatic move by NEC

4:46pm Wednesday 14th May 2008

THE leader-elect of a council whose ruling elite have been wracked by wrangles and in-fighting says he is looking forwards, not backwards.

Church agrees to widow's wish for husband's ashes to be reburied in his home town

5:06pm Tuesday 13th May 2008

A WIDOW has won an appeal to have her husband's ashes moved to their local churchyard - 23 years after his death.

Match of the day

10:48am Tuesday 13th May 2008

NEWLY-WEDS Sue and Peter Miller had a double reason to celebrate at the weekend.

Villagers vote for new bus service - now they must use it

6:42am Tuesday 13th May 2008

VILLAGERS who campaigned to save their vital bus service have voted on options for the future of the route.

	Celebrations as Laura wins Miss Durham competition
	3:03am Mon 12 May 08
	A HALF-BRAZILIAN business administrator has lifted the title in the fifth annual Miss Durham competition.
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Developer wins flats appeal

12:40pm Saturday 10th May 2008

A DEVELOPER has won permission to convert a house into two flats.

School absentee figures cut by half

6:33pm Friday 9th May 2008

THE number of persistently absent school pupils in Darlington has fallen by half, it has been revealed.

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