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Cruel Darlington dog owner kicked and dragged elderly pet - leaving him 'too stiff' to walk into vets
David Allan Young, 61, was caught on CCTV attacking Milo the Patterdale Terrier and shouting aggressively at him in a 'deeply concerning pattern of behaviour'
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Man accused of murdering Darlington care worker appears in court
Andrew Bell, of Darlington, has been charged with Leanne Park's murder
Man appears in court charged with murder of Leanne Park in Darlington
Andrew Bell, 44, has been charged with the murder of care worker Leanne Park
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Man named after being charged with murder of Darlington mum Leanne Park
A man has been charged with murder and remanded in police custody following the death of Leanne Park
Family pay tribute to 'best mam, nana, daughter and friend' as Darlington murder probe continues
Leanne Park was found dead at a property in Darlington on Wednesday evening with police launching a murder investigation
Breast cancer scandal: Health trust widens scope of review of cases back to 2015
Patients of the breast cancer service at County Durham and Darlington NHS Trust suffered failings, including unnecessary surgeries
Darlington murder probe LIVE: Woman's body found, men arrested and cordon erected
Police were called to Parkgate, Darlington, where a woman was pronounced dead :: One man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and another for allegedly assisting an offender
Tributes to 'beautiful, kind-hearted Leanne' as murder probe launched in Darlington
Flowers have been laid outside The Greyhound pub on Parkgate in the town centre
Police arrest murder suspect as woman's body found in Darlington
Emergency services were called to Parkgate where the body of woman, believed to be in her 40s, was found
Two arrested after dog walker threatened with machete in Darlington
Police say two people were arrested and an electric motorbike and machete seized after a dog walker was threatened on Hutton Avenue in Darlington.
Darlington woman born with four kidneys now set for paramedic career
Charley Heseltine, 19, was born with four kidneys and has undergone surgery 10 times - but she has overcome her health challenges to win a place on a paramedic degree course
Twenty women underwent unnecessary breast removal surgery at scandal-hit cancer service
Hundreds of cases at the breast cancer service at the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust have been reviewed
Killer driver admits causing death of teen years on from horror motorbike crash with HGV
Gabriel Horsley-Ling has admitted causing death by dangerous driving following a crash in February 2024
Passengers come to aid of woman threatened by man on train between Darlington and Middlesbrough
Detectives are appealing for information after a woman was threatened by another passenger while travelling on a train to Middlesbrough
Police warn drivers 'time for a little education' as new law allows them to seize cars on the spot
Police have issued a stark warning after changes to a law gave them increased powers
Money laundering investigation continues after pair arrested in February 2023
The man and woman, both aged 43 at the time, were arrested after warrants were carried out in Yarm, Neasham and Darlington
The 12 Teesside businesses named on UK Government list of employers not paying minimum wage
'This naming round is an important reminder that paying the minimum wage is not optional — it is the law'
Man dies at scene of three-car crash on A1(M) near Darlington
A man has died at the scene of a crash on the A1(M) southbound near Darlington
Lone woman left distressed after comments made by man on riverside dog walk near Rockliffe Hall
A woman in her 50s was left distressed when a man approached her and made comments while she was walking her dog alone
Starving dog had 'maggots crawling all over him - even out of eyes' as cruel owner banned
Darlington's Jenna Read has been banned from keeping animals for a decade after she allowed her nine-year-old dog to starve