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​Ambulance Charity Urgently  Seeks ‘Good Samaritans’

​Ambulance Charity Urgently Seeks ‘Good Samaritans’

23rd July 2025

An urgent public appeal for volunteer car drivers has been launched by the County Durham-based ambulance charity, Supportive, to help people of all ages - including children - reach both vital and routine health-related appointments and social activities.

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Blood Bike Couriers Gifted an Infusion of Cash

Blood Bike Couriers Gifted an Infusion of Cash

28th March 2025

A DEDICATED band of life-saving motor bike couriers, spearheading a vital out-of-hours service delivering vital blood and medical supplies to the region’s hospitals, healthcare sites and the Great North Air Ambulance, have themselves received an important gift – a donation of £1,000.

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Obituary - Sir Paul Nicholson

Obituary - Sir Paul Nicholson

21st March 2025

SIR PAUL NICHOLSON, who has died aged 86, was the last family chairman of the Sunderland-based Vaux brewery until its demise at the hands of City investors; a leading figure in north-eastern business and civic life, he was also Lord-Lieutenant of County Durham. Vaux (pronounced “vorks”) quenched the thirst of the steelworkers, miners and shipyard men of its home region throughout the industrial era; its best-known products included the Maxim and Double Maxim ales, named in honour of the Maxim Gun Detachment in the Boer War.

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