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The gates of the Meadows School. It is a large three-storey grey brick house with a brown door. It is surrounded by trees and shrubs.

Ban for deputy head caught with indecent images

The 48-year-old is banned from teaching after he was convicted of making indecent child images.

Mugshot of Dodds. He has short balding dark hair and a black stubbly beard

Child victims of blackmail paedophile praised

Police say the nine victims of "depraved" Mark Dodds were vital to getting him jailed.

Mug shots of David Brierley, Michal Stanislawczuk, Daryll Hall and Safdar Pervez

Organised crime members jailed for drug offences

Four men are sentenced at Leeds Crown Court following a National Crime Agency investigation.

Mugshot of Dodds. He has black balding hair and a stubbly beard.

'Sadistic' paedophile blackmailed girls

Mark Dodds, who targeted and abused children in the UK and US, is jailed for 20 years.

Helen Clay. She is standing in her home holding a framed collection of her grandfather's ammonite sketches. She is smiling at the camera and wearing glasses.

'Pitmen Painter work was hanging in my dining room'

Tom McGuinness's work is now being displayed in an art gallery after it was given to his teacher.

Durham's Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen, who is wearing all black, stands in the new police custody suite

New police hub to give force 'more patrol time'

Durham Police say the hub will have one of the most advanced police custody suites in the UK.

A woman holds a plate with rice, salad and bread and a bowl with orange and cake. There is a table behind her with more plates full of food.

Free school meals auto-enrolment 'way forward'

It is hoped the automatic sign up will become a standard practice after a pilot in County Durham.

Spennymoor town centre. Cars driver down the high street. A number of closed shops are visible to the right. A clock tower can be seen at the far end of the road.

Budget confirmation for £20m town centre plans

The town is set to receive £20m to help fund its plans scheduled over the next 10 years.

View of Darlington market hall in the town centre. It has a Gothic looking two-storey building at one end, then arched windows along a promenade leading to a large Gothic church tower on the other.

Four men sentenced for 'disgraceful' mob attack

The four punched and kicked their victim as he lay defenceless on the ground, a court hears.