Peterlee and Seaham News From The Northern Echo

02/02/2024

Proud to see our anti-knife crime campaign commended in the House of Commons yesterday by the Attorney General.
Getting a phone into prison is bad enough but the fact a teenager convicted of the sickening murder of another boy would use it to record a rap video and then post it online only to be discovered by his victim's family genuinely beggars belief. 😞

A grieving mother has been ‘sickened’ by a gangster rap video she claims was recorded by her son’s teenage killer from his prison cell.

20/12/2022

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23201564.burglar-struck-houses-horden-occupants-away/

A now ‘three-strikes’ burglar broke into houses where the occupants were away from home, taking property and leaving a trial of damage.

12/10/2022

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23040084.burglar-targeted-sports-social-clubs-horden-peterlee-jailed/

A serial thief and burglar heaped misery on officials of sports and social clubs in neighbouring communities in a series of break-ins and attempts…

21/09/2022

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/22322082.billingham-man-jailed-knife-carrying-incidents-easington-colliery-horden/

A man with a personality disorder was found to be in possession of knives or bladed objects in public three times in a fortnight, a court was told.

01/09/2022

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/20848245.victim-asked-defendant-bottle-opener-outside-peterlee-pub-prior-assault/

A man who led an unprovoked attack outside a pub, leaving his victim with a fracture to the skull, is beginning a two-year-plus prison sentence.

25/08/2022

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/20738504.man-admits-burglary-attempts-horden-peterlee-clubs-earlier-year/

A long-time burglar has “returned to his old habit” targeting licensed premises earlier this year after a lengthy period remaining trouble-free,…

28/07/2022

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/20582418.pervert-went-ireland-funeral-rather-durham-crown-court-trial/

A s*x offender who was convicted in his absence after he left the country for a funeral in Ireland prior to his trial has now been brought to…

12/07/2022

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/20271437.s*x-offender-wiped-internet-history-ipad-kept-secret-durham-police/

A S*X offender paid the price for breaching a court order when he failed to inform police he owned an ipad computer, a court heard.

11/07/2022

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/20267292.teenage-durham-offenders-serious-crime-spree-motivated-need-drug-money/

A TEENAGE offender told a probation officer he committed a spate of serious offences earlier this year to get money to pay for crack co***ne and…

11/07/2022

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/20266858.county-durham-woman-denies-assaulting-two-nhs-nurses-hospital/

A WOMAN from County Durham is to stand trial next year over alleged assaults on two nurses at an NHS hospital.

07/07/2022

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/20258089.defendant-admitted-passing-child-s*x-abuse-images-like-minded-individuals/

An avid “collector” of child s*xual abuse material from the internet has been spared an immediate prison sentence, “by a hair’s breadth”.

07/06/2021

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04/06/2021

Details of the vaccination bus route

A WORKING men's club and a busy marketplace will be among the destinations visited by the NHS vaccine bus as it continues its journey across County…

01/06/2021

27/05/2021

Really upsetting for everyone who has put so much hard work into this

PUPILS have been left upset after vandals deliberately drained their nature pond twice in recent weeks, with devastating effects on the wildlife…

24/05/2021

Customers have been turned away

SOME McDonald's restaurants in the region have been forced to close due to issues with delivery caused by protests.

19/05/2021

A great collective effort

A TERMINALLY-ill woman who was victim of an alleged fraud has seen her garden renovated after the police and community rallied together to help her.

23/04/2021

Caught on camera

A MAN has been ordered to pay almost £400 after CCTV footage captured him dumping tarmac next to a farmer’s field.

21/04/2021

Details of a site near you

RESIDENTS will be able to check if they have coronavirus without showing any symptoms as lateral flow test centres open across County Durham.

13/04/2021

Residents and staff at Peterlee Care Home were so touched that they arranged a live video call so that they could thank the pupils for their kind gesture

PUPILS at a Peterlee primary school have been hard at work creating kindness projects to spread smiles and happiness across the North-East.

30/03/2021

24/03/2021

A video call from his hero to replace the memorabilia damaged in the fire. What a lovely gesture from Big Al.

NEWCASTLE and England legend Alan Shearer has made a personal video call to support a former marine after learning his priceless football…

22/03/2021

Latest news on the police investigation

THREE teenagers are currently being questioned by detectives investigating a suspected arson attack that destroyed the home of a former marine.

19/03/2021

BREAKING

DETECTIVES have confirmed they are dealing with a second second case of suspected arson following a serious fire at a family home.

19/03/2021

Emergency services are back on the scene after another major fire at the family home - 24 hours after the last. Unclear at this stage whether the initial fire has reignited or whether there has been another separate blaze. Mr Ivey spoke about what had happened this morning.

A TEACHER who condemned antisocial behaviour in his village has spoken of his heartbreak after a second fire broke out at his home almost 24 hours…

12/03/2021

One way round it 😂

WETHERSPOON has asked for permission to close a road behind one of its North-East pubs so that it can open a beer garden.

11/03/2021

It is a lot of money, at a very hard time for the family. Is she right to challenge the fine?

A WOMAN hit with a £10,000 fine for allegedly breaching Covid rules by organising a balloon release in memory of her father-in-law has asked people…

25/02/2021

They might think twice before doing something like this again

TWO teenagers who threw mud at a passing police van have been given the opportunity to ‘clean up’ their act.

25/01/2021

He has links to the Seaham area

POLICE are searching for this Sunderland man who is wanted on prison recall after breaching the terms of his licence.