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Leadgate

A green space in Leadgate, County Durham, where there is a proposal to build 97 new homes. It is an area of fairly wild grassland bordered by trees and hedges. A wide, concrete path leads a short way into the main field.

Unanimous backing for 97 new homes plan

There were objections from those fearing loss of countryside and the impact on local services.

Google photograph of the A692 roundabout and its exit for Leadgate. A white two-storey pub building is in the background.

Man dies and three injured in two-vehicle crash

Police say inquiries continue into the fatal crash which involved a silver Audi and a white BMW.

Abbie Devanney

Teenager killed in crash was much-loved daughter

Abbie Devanney died at the scene of the crash near the Jolly Drovers pub in County Durham.