Bill Edgar
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Chilton man struggling to come to terms with having leg amputated wants to sue NHS (opens the original)
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A County Durham dad-of-two says he has been left struggling to come to terms with having his leg amputated below the knee after a wound on his foot failed to heal. Gerald Edward Foster, 64, from Chilton, says the problems began around five years ago when he stood on a stone and suffered an injury to his foot. Mr Foster, who has diabetes, said he did not initially realise the seriousness of the injury and later developed a diabetic ulcer. He underwent surgery at James Cook University Hospital in
Ambitious new vision hopes to put Darlington town centre at 'heart of the community' (opens the original)
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Find, save and share Public Notices that affect you in the area. The Public Notice Portal carries statutory public notices published in local newspapers and is the fastest and most effective way of finding out what is happening in YOUR neighbourhood. Darlington town centre should be put "at the heart of our community" by 2030 under a new council strategy aimed at changing how the centre is used. The draft Town Centre Strategy 2026-30 sets out how Darlington Borough Council wants to adapt to chan
Durham Reform councillor quits party amid probe into leaked information (opens the original)
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A Reform UK councillor has resigned from the party amid a probe into leaked information. Ian Catchpole, who represents Sedgefield on Durham County Council, accused council leaders of treating mental health with “blatant disregard” as he quit the party despite his political views remained “very closely” aligned with Reform. But a Reform spokesperson said his resignation "came in the middle of an internal review into the unauthorised disclosure of private group material to individuals outside the
Health concerns over high number of overweight schoolchildren in Darlington (opens the original)
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More than one in four children starting school in Darlington are overweight or obese, according to a council report. The prevalence of overweight, including obesity, among reception-age children was 26.9 per cent in 2024/25. That compares with 23.5 per cent across England and 26.7 per cent in the North East. The latest data is included in a Darlington Borough Council report examining the local approach to healthy weight and the factors affecting residents' health. Councillors are being asked to
Inspection planned for 'pinch point' bridge as County Durham villagers fear crash (opens the original)
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Durham County Council is to inspect a small bridge being used by diverted traffic after villagers warned it could become the scene of a serious crash. The authority said an inspector would visit the bridge in Hamsterley this week to check for defects and determine whether any work is needed. The crossing over Linburn Beck has become a key part of the diversion into and out of the County Durham village, where residents say they have been forced to rely on an unsuitable route for more than three y
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