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Durham Lumiere 2011


LUM2 M Durham Lumiere 2011If you missed the 2009 Lumiere in Durham City then treat yourself to a lighting extravaganza which runs until Sunday evening November 20th,

The second edition of the biennial light festival  produced by leading creative company Artichoke was launched last night with displays in and around the city, the centrepiece being the ‘Crown Of Light’ where images including the Lindisfarne

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Tyre store blaze to be investigated


844451045 Aheme S Tyre store blaze to be investigated Investigations into the cause of a huge blaze at a tyre recycling centre near Durham are expected to start over the next 24 hours.

Experts are waiting to carry out a search and sift through the remains of the centre as soon as fire crews have managed to control burning

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New challenge for location detectives


830946694 Cs8VH S New challenge for TV location detectivesA big part of the fun of watching TV shows shot in your own ‘backyard’ is spotting the location. Great series with their roots in the North East – among them The Likely Lads, When the Boat Comes In, Auf Weidersen and Wire in the Blood – have provided hours of fun.

The

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North East communities going for gold


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508067419 asXFS S North East communities going for goldThe North East has planted a strong claim for national honours in the popular Royal Horticultural Society’s Britain in Bloom event later this year.

A quartet of locations has been selected for the final stages of the competition that attracts entries from over 1,000 communities every year.

The region’s

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Talking about the weather…


761609305 jdUn6 S Talking about the weather…Even at the best of times the weather is always somewhere on our conversational list.

But when it’s bad – and the past few weeks have been absolutely terrible – it’s the only thing we can talk about.

And not without reason. We have had discomfort heaped upon disruption as the big freeze has tightened its grip

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New flood prevention initiative for the north east


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Floods at Chester-le-Street earlier this year.

North East agencies have teamed up to create the country’s first regionally-targeted flood rescue and damage prevention system.

In response to the destructive flooding which has affected Durham City, Morpeth and Rothbury in the past two years, the North East

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Durham’s Christmas Lights switch on


There was a carnival atmosphere in Durham yesterday at the City switched on its xmas lights.720761700 ZUoWw M Durhams Christmas Lights switch on

Hundreds of people massed in the market place to take part in the countdown alongside TV celebrities Michael le Vell and Vicky Binns from Coronation Street together with X Factor finalists Bad Lashes.

Live entertainment was laid on

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Durham’s light festival fantastic


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Durham Cathedral – Click on photo to enlarge

Darkness heralds a spectacular light show in Durham that is drawing crowds in their thousands.

The four-day Lumiere Festival has brought a sprinkle of winter magic to the historic city.

More than 50 artists have combined to create a breathtaking series of installations, illuminations and performances

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City of Culture bid supporters top 10,000 milestone


Ten thousand … and counting. That’s the growing army of people backing the bid to bring the UK City of Culture 2013 prize to the region.

Since Durham confirmed it was in the running in the summer, the groundswell of support has raced past the first 10,000 milestone.

Pope invited to visit Durham


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Pope Benedict XVl.

A Durham consortium of University and faith leaders hopes that Pope Benedict XVI will accept an invitation to make the first ever papal visit to the North East of England.

Following a visit of Vatican representative and HM Ambassador to the

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