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NewsSunderland Echo

Party girl Betty celebrates her 100th birthday in style with a card from the king

There was a special birthday bash at a Peterlee care home as one of its residents marked her 100th birthday.

13 October 2026
The Northern Echo

Bishop Auckland woman fined £120 for assaulting on-duty police officer

Bishop Auckland woman Helen Jones fined £120 at Peterlee Magistrates’ Court for assaulting a police officer, paying £50 compensation and £85 in CPS costs.

10 October 2026
The Northern Echo

Councillors told to approve County Durham solar farm size of 35 football pitches

Plans for a solar farm the size of around 35 football pitches near Peterlee are set to go before Durham County Council’s planning committee.

6 October 2026
The Northern Echo

County Durham woman raided Co-Op of £400 worth of sweets and chocolate

Zara Hawkins, 40, of Easington Colliery, was jailed by Peterlee Magistrates’ Court after admitting three breaches of a criminal behaviour order banning her from The Co-Op in Easington and stealing £40

6 October 2026
The Northern Echo

County Durham woman handed community order for driving while banned

County Durham woman Carrie Davies received a community order after admitting driving while disqualified in Seaham. She appeared at Peterlee Magistrates’ Court.

6 October 2026
The Northern Echo

Darlington motorist banned for 40 months after driving over alcohol limit

Darlington motorist John Ellerton, 68, banned for 40 months after admitting drink-driving on Castle Court, with a £200 fine at Peterlee Magistrates’ Court.

4 October 2026
The Northern Echo

County Durham firm applies to add heavy goods vehicles to its fleet - public notice

R and R Civils and Utilities has applied to add five HGVs at its Horden, Peterlee site. Residents can submit objections to the County Durham licence change.

3 October 2026
Sunderland Echo

Northumbria Police and Environment Agency arrest man in Sunderland in probe into huge illegal waste dumps

A man has been arrested in connection with thousands of tonnes of illegally dumped waste at sites in Hartlepool and Peterlee.

1 October 2026
The Northern Echo

Man arrested in major probe into suspected illegal waste dumping across North East

A 32-year-old man has been arrested over suspected illegal waste dumping at sites in Peterlee and Hartlepool.

1 October 2026
Sunderland Echo

Pupils ‘thrive’ at Peterlee school according to Ofsted inspectors

A County Durham primary school is celebrating after receiving a positive report from Ofsted.

1 October 2026
Hartlepool Mail

Peterlee care home residents enjoy Cowboy Day with therapy pony visit

Residents and staff at Hawthorns Care Centre in Peterlee embraced a Wild West theme for a Cowboy Day celebration.

29 September 2026
Sunderland Echo

Police name 53-year-old charged with murder following death of Peterlee man Dean Fishwick

A man has been charged with murder following the death of a Peterlee man.

26 September 2026
Sunderland Echo

Man allegedly murdered in Peterlee named

A man who died following a suspected murder in Peterlee has been named.

26 September 2026
Chronicle Live (Newcastle)

Alleged North East murder victim who died after sustaining 'stab wounds' is named

Dean Fishwick, 51, from Peterlee died following an incident in the town on Wednesday, September 23

25 September 2026
The Northern Echo

CSI and police remain at County Durham home as murder probe enters second day

CSI remain in Peterlee as a murder investigation continues in County Durham, after a man in his 50s died following am alleged stabbing on Thames Road on Wednesday, September 23.

25 September 2026
Sunderland Echo

Two pensioners among three people arrested over suspected murder of man in Peterlee

Two pensioners are among three suspects in custody after they were arrested on suspicion of murdering a man in his 50s.

24 September 2026
Sunderland Echo

Peterlee nursery praised for ‘nurturing environment’ in latest Ofsted report

Children benefit from a “safe space to learn and explore” at this Peterlee nursery according to Ofsted inspectors.

24 September 2026
Sunderland Echo

Public invited for a cuppa at Peterlee Hawthorns Care Home's weekly memory café

Members of the public are invited to attend a care home’s weekly memory café.

24 September 2026
Hartlepool Mail

Peterlee care home launches weekly Memory Café for families

A Peterlee care home is holding a weekly Memory Café for people supporting relatives or friends living with dementia.

24 September 2026
The Northern Echo

Motorcyclist who rode dangerously on A689 in County Durham avoids immediate detention

John Bentley, 20, of St Helen Auckland, received a suspended 24-week sentence at Peterlee Magistrates’ Court after admitting riding a motorcycle while disqualified, uninsured and with a false number p

18 September 2026

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