Chester-Le-Street

Walker, 66, dies at beauty spot

BBC News (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008

The 66-year-old, of Chester-le-Street, County Durham, suffered breathing difficulties at Simonside Crag, near Rothbury, on Sunday afternoon.

Man admits mother-of-two's murder

BBC News (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008

A 26-year-old man admits murdering a mother-of-two who was found dead at her County Durham home.

Street Theatre Warns of the Danger of Sunbed Tans

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 01/08/2008

... the age of 35 increases the risk of skin cancer by around 75%. Louise Burns, 31, from Consett, County Durham, was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in October 2004. The mother-of-two, who started using sunbeds when she was 18, said: "All my friends used sunbeds so I did too. It was the fashion. We all wanted nice tanned legs so we could wear short dresses on our nights out in Newcastle."But...

Driver killed as police try to halt stolen truck on motorway

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 19/07/2008

Stolen 4x4 pickup truck flips across central reservation and crushes car in County Durham

• Stolen pick-up crushes innocent driver in police chase - The Telegraph
• Driver killed as chased car flips over - The Independent
• See the 4 articles on the same subject

Stolen pick-up crushes innocent driver in police chase

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008

Four police patrol cars with their lights flashing and sirens wailing were pursuing the Mitsubishi pick-up truck as its sped northbound on the A1M near Durham. When they tried to force the fleeing motorist to stop, he swerved sharply, lost control and went ploughing through the central reservation into a small blue Peugeot travelling south. The unwitting driver of the smaller car, who has not...