A market town, markets are held on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Until 2009 the town had its own local government district. This was formed by the amalgamation in 1974 of the former Chester-le-Street Urban and Rural Districts. It was abolished in 2009 when Durham became a unitary authority as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, a move that was controversial at the time.
Print. 29 April 2016 A United Nations human rights expert today warned that the atrocities faced by persons with albinism in Malawi render them “an endangered people group facing a risk of systemic extinction over time if nothing is done.” ... “Many do not sleep peacefully and have deliberately restricted their movement to the necessary minimum,” she added ... ‘A crisis disturbing in its proportions’. Ms ... Ms ... Albinos. Photo ... Ms ... Ero stated....
More than 1,300 pounds (590kg) of bronze Roman coins dating to the 3rd centuryA.D ... The workers immediately stopped, and soon discovered that there were many coins there, inside broken amphoras."...
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A friend of the white man accused of killing nine black parishioners during a Bible study at a Charleston church last year pleaded guilty Friday to lying to federal authorities ... Dylann Roof, who is charged with the slayings, had previously posed for photos with a rebel flag.Authorities have said Meek failed to tell investigators all he knew about Roof's plans to shoot the parishioners at Emanuel AME Church last June 17....
Article by WN.com Correspondent DallasDarling. “You must let suffering speak, if you want to hear the truth.” – Dr. Cornel West. Now that systematic police abuse against blacks are starting to finally be exposed, it should never be forgotten that crime and emergency-room statistics in the U.S ...Years earlier, I can still recall the first time I met Joe, a police officer ... Murdering them ... He is a correspondent for www.worldnews.com....
L-R, outside Leeds Building Society's South Shields branch are VerenaHarrigan (Morpeth), Diane Newall (South Shields), Lynn Mitchenson (Chester-Le-Street) and MandyForster (South Shields and ChesterleStreet). Pictured, L-R, outside Leeds Building Society's South Shields branch are Verena Harrigan (Morpeth), Diane Newall (South Shields), Lynn Mitchenson (Chester-Le-Street) and Mandy Forster (South Shields and ChesterleStreet)....
(Source. Darlington 1883 Ltd). Here are the forthcoming fixtures involving the youth teams ... Saturday 30 April ... Sunday 1 May ... Darlington WearsideYouth v Darlington Quakers Youth (at Chester-le-Street, 6.30) Admission £2 adults, £1 concessions....
COLOMBO. Sri Lanka opener Kaushal Silva has recovered from a blow to the head he suffered while fielding last weekend to be named in the Test squad for next month’s tour of England...Chester-le-Street hosts the second Test from May 27, followed by the third and final match at Lord’s from June 9. Squad ... Published in Dawn, April 29th, 2016 ... ....
-->. Silva was airlifted to Colombo on Sunday. Sri Lanka opener Kaushal Silva has recovered from a blow to the head he suffered while fielding last weekend to be named in the test squad for next month's tour of England...Chester-le-Street hosts the second test from May 27, followed by the third and final match at Lord's from June 9 ... ....
(Source. Marubeni-Komatsu Ltd). ' Komatsu UK has been chosen by its Japanese bosses to supply a next generation hybrid excavator from its plant in Birtley, near Chester-le-Street. The digger, which officials say reduces operators' fuel use, will build on similar models already made at the company's 200,000 sq meter North-East factory and strengthen its position in the European construction equipment sector ... '. Marubeni-Komatsu Ltd ... (noodl....
Continued cold and wet weather meant there was only one positive result in the third round of the Specsavers County Championship, with Essex thrashing Northamptonshire in Division Two... Just 14 balls were possible on day four at Chester-le-Street where, in reply to Middlesex's 389 all out, Durham moved from 295 for four overnight to 305 for no further loss, securing a third batting point ... ....
Atrocious weather around the country wreaked havoc with the County Championship matches on Tuesday - snow stopped play at The Oval for heaven's sake - leaving the majority of fixtures heading for draws ... There was no play possible at Chester-le-Street in the match between Durham and Middlesex much to Ben Stokes' irritation ... More about. County Championship ....
Mark Stoneman amassed 139 not out on a painfully cold day two between hosts Durham and Middlesex in Specsavers County ChampionshipDivision One. With a bitter wind blowing at Chester-le-Street that led to some Middlesex players fielding in beanie hats, Stoneman kept warm by dominating the visiting attack. He and Jack Burnham (61) put on 131 for the third wicket to aid a stumps score of 295 for four ... ....