by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, Chester-le-Street, In Your Town, Latest
THE centenary of a North-East miner’s gallantry on a First World War battlefield was marked with the unveiling of a commemorative stone heralding the act of valour. Descendants of Private Michael Heaviside were joined by civic figures, representatives of the armed and...
by Chris Lloyd | Chester-le-Street, In Your Town, Latest, People
A WREATH has been laid in Durham cathedral to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of a 24-year-old Durham Pal. At the same time, an identical wreath was laid on his grave in northern France. The soldier being commemorated was Pte Newrick Curry, of the 18th...
by Chris Lloyd | Chester-le-Street, In Your Town, Latest, People
FOR the Durhams, the Battle of Passchendaele began at 3.50am on July 31, 1917, when the buglers sent the 20th Battalion over the top into the Flanders mud. The men made good progress until a row of German pillboxes opened up a barrage so intense that only messages...
by Chris Lloyd | Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Centenary, Chester-le-Street, Darlington, Durham, In Your Town, Latest
MORE than 50 memorials commemorating fallen soldiers across the region have been listed to mark the centenary of the First World War. As the country falls silent today (November 11) to honour Armistice Day and reflect on those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, war...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, Chester-le-Street, In Your Town, Latest
CHESTER-LE-STREET’S Remembrance service will be more poignant than usual. For years there have rumblings of discontent about the small obelisk opposite the town’s parish church that has been its memorial for more than 20 years. Now the first service will be held...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, Chester-le-Street, In Your Town, Latest
A POP-up exhibition dedicated to the soldiers of the Durham Light Infantry who served in WW1 has opened to mark the conflict’s centenary. Community Service Volunteers (CSV) created the free exhibition, in the main library at Chester-le-Street, County Durham, with the...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, Chester-le-Street, In Your Town, Latest
A SCHOOL has been awarded a lottery grant to allow pupils to preserve the history of their community during the First World War. Roseberry College and Sixth Form, near Chester-le-Street, has been awarded £5,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to mark the centenary of...
