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Neil McKay

Neil McKay

Seaham Park Cricket Club booze shame

A CRICKET club with a thriving junior section could be banned from selling booze because shocked parents and police say children have ben getting drunk there.Read

Michael Atherton

Walking home saved man Horden slayings

A TWIST of fate meant the partner of one of triple killer Michael Atherton’s victims was spared the bloodbath in Horden.Read

Family's American mission to save daughter

THE parents of a seriously ill toddler flew off with her to New York yesterday in a last-ditch bid to save her life.Read

Female funeral director, 17, to drive hearse

WHILE most 17-year-olds cannot wait to pass their driving test to borrow their parents’ car, Rebecca Wright has a different motive.Read

Council aim to prevent Wright family buying derelict Burnhope land

COUNCIL bosses are to discuss a controversial deal aimed at preventing a so-called family of criminals from getting their hands on an overgrown plot of land this week.Read

Durham PCSO may have to quit over axed bus

A POPULAR beat bobby says she may have to quit her job because she no longer can catch the bus to work.Read

Middlesbrough opera star Suzannah Clarke reveals health fears

OPERA diva Suzannah Clarke last night revealed how she had been haunted by health fears.Read

New wife of Alan Wright denies crime family claims

SHE’S standing by her man . . . though the police say he is part of a crime family.Read

Death of mother and autistic son sparks tireless campaign for Stannington woman

IT was ten years ago today when a traumatised mum plunged to her death clutching her autistic son, shocking the nation.Read

Co Durham fire survivor is searching for answers

A MUM-OF-TWO who was just six-years-old when she was pulled unconscious from an inferno which killed five members of her family wants to find the man who helped to save her life.Read

Angelic Upstarts are back in play

THREE decades after they were banned from venues across the region, punk rock veterans The Angelic Upstarts are set to play at a North university.Read

Durham County Council discusses controversial land grab

THE North’s largest local authority is considering forking out thousands of pounds on an overgrown plot of land to prevent it falling into the hands of a notorious local family.Read

Alan Wright

Force plan to buy land to face down 'crime family'

A POLICE force is planning to buy up a plot of land to stop a local family from getting their hands on it... at the taxpayers' expense.Read

Miniature Shetland Pony saved by milk of human kindness

MEET Micky Willie – the miniature Shetland Pony who is proving a big hit at a popular North tourist attraction.Read

Mark Knopfler played at Consett school dance

HE is known to millions as the Sultan of Swing after a stellar rock music career spanning more than three decades.Read

Princess Anne to head back to bag-search prison

PRINCESS Anne is to pay a return visit to a North prison a decade since having her bag searched there.Read

National trophy joy for gay football team Newcastle Panthers

A NEWCASTLE football team has become the first from the city in decades to win a national trophy.Read

George Gently star's fear of obsessed stalker

SECURITY had to be ramped up on a North film set – in case an obsessed woman reappeared to stalk star actor Martin Shaw.Read

Report due into Sunderland boy rapist case

A REPORT detailing the findings of an investigation into how social workers handled a boy rapist will be published this week, the Sunday Sun can reveal.Read

Famous North mansion Tindale Towers on the market for £3m

A FAMILY home that added a touch of Hollywood glamour to a drab North landscape has gone on the market for more than £3m.Read

Author Profile

Neil McKay is our Durham reporter. Based in Durham City, he has worked at a number of newspapers in the North East and has been with us since 1997. Adrian Pearson is our Regional Affairs Correspondent. He specialises in North East governance and has been with us since 2007.