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Scores of, families, toddlers and dogs as well as the hardened Santa sprinters, decked out in Santa Claus costumes and braved the cold and wet weather in 2011 for the annual Santa Run.The event was a resounding success and applications are now available for this year’s event, which takes place on 2nd December 2012.

Runners of all ages are invited to tackle the 2.6-mile course around the grounds and lake of the idyllic Hardwick County Park in Sedgefield. Last year’s events saw mams and dads, grandpar-ents, school and community groups decked in their Santa outfits completing the course with times ranging from just 19 minutes to

52 minutes. Competitors can run, walk or stroll the course, so there are no excuses not to take part!Registration is £10.50 for adults and is fully inclusive of free parking and a complete Santa suit (one size fits all). Children’s entries (under 14) are just £5 and include a Santa hat.Dogs entering the event will get a Santa run number and must be kept on a lead throughout the event. All runners receive their Santa Scroll of Honor, for completing the course, and junior entries will be presented with a Santa Run Medal. All junior entries under 8 years must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.Staff and marshals from the local Sedgefield Harriers will be on duty to encourage and supervise the entire route. Proceeds from the event will be awarded to the Butterwick Hospice at Bishop Auckland. Applicants must register prior to the event; closing date November 30th. For an application form or more information telephone 07730 541 608 or email beryl.anderson@durham.gov.uk. Forms are also available from Butterwick Hospice on 01388 603003.

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Dozens of Santas took part in last year’s event.

Residents in Bishop Auckland are being reminded that the last collections of garden waste will take place during November.Durham County Council is thanking householders for taking part in its garden waste recycling service and helping to compost rather than sending unwanted garden materials to landfill.Garden waste is collected from around 156,000 properties in County Durham between spring and autumn. The last col-lections this year will take place between 13th and 23rd November and resume next spring.Between April and September this year, over 20,000 tonnes of garden waste was collected from homes in County Durham which has been turned into compost.Residents are asked to store their garden waste containers safely over the winter until the collections

resume next spring. More than 150,000 households across County Durham have their garden waste collected by the council and if residents have any garden waste over this winter period they can take it to one of the 15 household waste recycling centres in the county.The council collects the garden waste from households in the Easington, Sedgefield, Chester-le-Street, Durham, Derwentside and Wear Valley areas. Residents who receive the Durham County Council garden waste collection service are asked to check their collection calendar and note their final collection date for this year.Householders can also find out their collection dates by entering their postcode into ‘My Durham’ on the council’s website at www.durham.gov.uk.

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Pets at Home is pledging to help pet charities in the local area as it prepares to open a new store at the Bishop Auckland Shopping Park in November. Store manager Geoff Wilson is appealing to people to nominate animal organisations or charities they would like to see partnered with the store through Support Adoption For Pets, the charity es-tablished and supported by Pets at Home. The partnerships will help ensure that as many abandoned animals as possible are re-homed into loving environments, where they will be well cared for by their new owners. Support Adoption For

Pets has raised more than £1.65 million in the past 12 months thanks to the fundraising efforts of store colleagues and customers. The money has been used to provide financial support to animal welfare charities and local re-homing centres across the UK.The new store hopes to be partnered with organisa-tions in time for the grand opening. Geoff and his team are asking people to get in touch to help find those charities that really make a difference to the welfare of pets and animals in and around Bishop Auckland. He said, “We want to be at the heart of the pet community, supporting

local charities and helping them to continue their good work, whether through in store events, fundraising or donations. “We’d love to hear from any pet welfare organi-sations and re-homing centres in the area so we can talk to them about our Support Adoption For Pets charity and how we can help their organisation.” Anyone with information on a local animal charity or organisation should contact Pets at Home via email on supportadoption-forpets@petsathome.com stating ‘Bishop Auckland’ in the subject box, or alter-natively through Support Adoption For Pets charity manager, Amy Wilson, on 0161 486 3774.

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November, from 7.30pm.Headliners this month will be Jim Smallman, who boasts multiple awards, and Sam Gore, writer for Russel Howard’s Good News.Tickets are £8 in advance and £10 on the door. On Wednesday 21st November, folk singer Richard Digance will be performing from 8pm. BAFTA-nominated Richard is an entertainer witha guitar and treasure chest of songs and stories collected over 40 years in the enter-

tainment industry.Tickets are £8 or £6 for concessions. This year’s pantomime at the Town Hall is the ever-popular Aladdin. Shows will be staged on Sunday 25th November, at 2pm and 6pm, and on Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th November at 10.30am and 1.30pm. Tickets are £6 for adults and £4 for conces-sions. For tickets to any of the above events, contact the Town Hall on 01388 602610.

Robert Gordon Alderson, of Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, was seen by police to be acting suspi-ciously walking the streets at around 7am on the morning of 24th October.About six hours later police attended his address and there they found a TRAXX mountain bike. The 41 year-old admitted to taking the bike, telling police that he had been "out and about" when he saw the bike chained to a fence at the town's railway station. He had returned to his flat to get some bolt cutters before going back to the station and removing

the bike. Upon his arrest, Alderson had said that he intended to use the bike for spare parts and that he just wanted to be out of the police station by 5.30pm in order to get his methadone. The court heard that Alderson had "an appalling record" and that he was, by virtue of this latest offence, in breach of a con-ditional discharge, imposed in July for matters of theft from skips in Newgate Street. Magistrates requested a stand down report from the Probation Service before sentencing.

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The Chimneys Restaurant at Bishop Auckland Hospital will be holding a Carol Service on Thursday 6th December at 3pm.

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Primary school pupils from Bishop Auckland were recently invited to the ninth consecutive holiday activity week at Bishop Barrington school which, in partnership with Education Enterprise Legacy, are changing the landscape for community provision.The children were offered a range of activities which included dance, gymnastics and a whole variety of multi-sports.The focus of the event is always on fun, but transition, healthy lifestyles and active children are also on the agenda. Following on from the success of the summer holidays, the October programme was the school’s best attended yet, with 130 different children contributing to its ever-growing success.Lewis Marr, Managing Director said, “The children have been fantastic, their enthusiasm towards the programmes have been the most fulfilling part of the whole journey here at Bishop Barrington. “After seeing over 130 different children attend the five day programme, it really does highlight the importance of safe, structured well-planned holiday provision here in Bishop Auckland.

“We are leading the way in providing activity programmes for young people, both term time and holiday provision. “We are now in a position where we have previous pupils who have gone off to different secondary schools who have come back and helped contribute by being

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Help for Heroes at BamboozlesLocal woman Tracy Smith, 42 from Bishop Auckland, will be holding a Children’s Christmas Party to raise funds for Help for Heroes.The event will take place on Sunday 9th December, from 5pm to 7.30pm, at Bamboozles Play Area in South Church. On the day children will get two-and-a-half hours of place, food and drink and the chance to meet Santa. There will also be face painting, a temporary tattoo artist, nail painting, tombola and raffle as well as craft stalls. Tracy commented, “I am looking forward to holding this event that will combine

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Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was hit by a taxi in Bishop Auckland on 3rd November.The 68 year-old was taken to hospital with serious injuries after she was hit by the white Vauxhall Astra taxi at the junction of South Church Road and Kingsway in the town at around 6.30pm.

The woman was taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital with a fractured pelvis.The 64 year-old taxi driver and his two passengers were unharmed.Anyone who may have witnessed the incident is urged to contact police on the non-emergency number, 101.

The original ‘Green Father Christmas’ will be resident in his natural snow and tree-themed grotto at a free popular event at Bishop Auckland College on Saturday 17th November, from 10.30am to 2.30pm.This year, discover an even greater selection of festive treats and gifts, entertain-ment and music whilst finding out about the range of services and opportuni-

ties in the community.Highlights of the ‘Have a Go’ sessions include Animation and Creative Industries to Music Technology, Fitness Instructing to Hairdressing, Nail Art plus much more. In addition, children will be entertained by Hullaballo - balloon modeller ex-traordinaire and four art rooms full of free children’s Christmas craft activities.A spokesperson for the

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The next Henknowle Residents’ Association meeting will take place in a different venue to usual.The meeting will be held at 2pm on Friday

23rd November in the Henknowle Community Centre in Cumbria Place.“Please come for free tea and coffee and a Christmas raffle,” said an organiser.

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Woodhouse on Wednesday (WoW) is a weekly series of free talks, crafts and activities aimed at adults which take place at Woodhouse Close Library every week from 1pm till 2.30pm. On Wednesday 14th November, Margaret Hedley will give a talk on the subject of ‘Women in the pit village’, while on Wednesday 21st November, ‘Weather or

not’ will be the subject of Ken Cook’s talk.The meetings will run weekly until the 19th December. If you have suggestions for future activities, they can be informative, supportive, or just good fun. Contact Margaret Harvey at the library on 01388 604612 or by email at woodhousecl.lib@durham.gov.uk for more details.

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A local church is appealing for residents’ support by becoming ‘Friends’ of the building. Auckland St. Helen is one of the oldest and most beautiful churches in Britain. Worship has been offered in the Grade 1 listed building for over 1000 years. The church has witnessed grand occasions and has been the location of thousands of baptisms, weddings and funerals.The round of daily worship continues to take place in St. Helen’s and the parish

serves the community of West Auckland, St. Helen Auckland and Tindale Crescent.“We are an active parish with many groups and organisations making us the biggest provider of voluntary and community groups within the area,” said a spokesperson, who went on to say, “The Friends of Auckland St. Helen provide a focus for those who love this ancient building, to help maintain it and enhance it and to enjoy one

another's company through a programme of social, cultural and religious activities.”To become a Friend of Auckland St Helen, which includes benefits such as an annual report, notification of special events, outings and social gatherings and a special Friends' concert at Christmas, obtain an application form from the Secretary, Friends of Auckland St. Helen, c/o The Vicarage, Manor Road, St. Helen Auckland, County Durham, DL14 9EN.

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The Park Head Hotel will be the venue for the launch of Asda’s new George fashion clothing range on Friday 16th November. Tickets to the event, which will run from 7pm-9.30pm, will be £5 with all proceeds in aid of Asda’s Tickled Pink breast cancer

campaign. As well as the fashion show, there will be stalls, hair and make up demos, raffle, tombola and Tickled Pink Bingo.For tickets call Emily at Asda on 01388 600200 or Claire at the Park Head Hotel on 01388 661727.

Woodhouse Close Estate, Greenfields & Etherley Dene PactWhen: Wednesday 14th NovemberTime: 6.30pmWhere: Woodhouse Close Community Church, Proudfoot Drive.Henknowle, South Church And Cockton Hill Pact MeetingWhen: Wednesday 28th NovemberTime: 6.00pmWhere: Community Centre, Cumbria Place.Bishop Auckland Town And Toronto Pact MeetingWhen: Wednesday 28th

November Time: 6.30pmWhere: The Stanley Jefferson, Market Place.West Auckland, St Helen & Tindale Pact MeetingWhen: Wednesday 28th November Time: 7.00pmWhere: Starbucks, St Helen Auckland.All meetings will be attended by a representa-tive from your neighbour-hood policing team, will be specific to your area and individual neighbourhood priorities will be discussed. All members of the community are welcome.

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A new book entitled ‘Bishop Auckland Past Times’ will be launched at the Town Hall on Thursday 22nd November at 10.30am.The 64 page book includes around 150 illustrations

and topics such as ‘Then & Now’; the Market Place, Newgate Street, Canney Hill Pottery, Lingfords, Doggarts, Bishop Auckland FC and the Co-operative Society, as well as the people, shops and pubs in

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Opinion divided over shopping developmentsA development company has expressed concern at the approval by Durham County Council of an expansion to an out-of-town retail park, while others have celebrated the move.Gentoo has said it fears that its own development in the town centre, on the site of the former bus station at North Bondgate, which has also been approved by the county council, may not go ahead as a result of the decision to allow four more units to be built at St Helen Auckland. However, county council-lors for St Helen Auckland argued that the two sites would bring an economic boost to the area.Cllr Rob Yorke said, “I am delighted both schemes were approved, and I really hope Gentoo carry on with their commitment to the Bondgate site. We all have to work together to make Bishop Auckland sparkle again, and there are enough retailers to fill both sites.”

Stewart Allen of Gentoo said, “I am delighted, but not surprised, that Gentoo’s scheme received planning consent. I am, however, a little dismayed that the planning committee also approved the out-of-town scheme which is in direct conflict with the town centre site.”The competing schemes have divided opinion in the town, with town and planning officers recom-mending that the out-of-town application should be refused on the grounds that it “would have an adverse impact on the vitality and viability of Bishop Auckland town centre.”Councillors dismissed the fears and ignored the planning officer’s recom-mendation. As a result of the council-lors going against these recommendations, the decision has been referred to the Secratary of State. Town Mayor, Charlie Kay, expressed his disappoint-ment at the decision, “We

need to regroup and have a rethink,” he said.“We have to go forward and secure a future for the town centre. As I have said before, doing nothing is not an option.“Town centres across the country are struggling with the very difficult economic climate and Bishop Auckland is no exception. “The last thing they need at the moment is the further expansion of out-of-town retail.”Richard Wilks of Metric Properties – the company developing St Helen Auckland – said, “Our research shows us the impact will not be on Bishop Auckland town centre, but on other retail centres like Darlington and the Metro Centre.” Do you have a view on the development of Bishop Auckland? Write to us at Bishop Press, 3 - 4 First Floor Offices, Shildon Town Council, Civic Hall Square, Shildon, DL4 1AH or email bishoppress@yahoo.co.uk.

A Bishop Auckland man has died after the car he was driving collided with a van near West Auckland.The man, in his late 20s, was driving a Renault Clio, which collided with a Mercedes Sprinter van on the A68 at Etherley Bank at around 5.15pm on Wednesday 7th November.Durham Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

The 55 year-old male driver of the van, from Rotherham, was taken to hospital with internal injuries, which are not thought to be life threat-ening.Anyone who witnessed the crash, or who may have seen the black Renault Clio before the accident, is urged to contact Durham Constabulary’s Collision Investigation Unit on 0191 375 2159.

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The Everything 5p Bus will be at the Sure Start Children’s Centre, St Helen’s, at 10.30am and at St Mary’s Church in

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The Ferryhill Town Band will be performing a concert on Saturday, 10th November, at Bishop Auckland Methodist Church on Cockton Hill Road.The concert will take place

from 7pm and tickets are priced at £5. During the interval, there will be tea and coffee available.Tickets can be purchased from the church or by calling 01388 607907.

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With only eight games played last weekend for the St. Mary’s Juniors, it was a good effort with seven wins and only one loss.The Under 11 Kings had a great win against Stockton West End with a 3-1 win. The Under 9 Kings also had a great 4-1 win in the quarter final of the league cup away at Hartlepool Golden Flatts. The Under 10s had a 6-2 win over Stockton Town, while the Under 13s had a fantastic 13-0 win over Normanby in the Challenge Cup. Third Division leaders, Under 14 Kings, were involved in a very enter-taining County Cup match against 2nd Division side

On Saturday 3rd November, the team of Ben Kelly, Tom Whittaker, Zak Hutchinson and Carl Draper made the short drive over to Ormesby table tennis club in Middlesbrough to take part in the National Junior League. The boys started against one of the pre-event favourites, Hartlepool A, and despite their best efforts they lost 9-0. Next up was Ormesby B team and, again, the boys went down 9-0, but the game was closer than the score line suggests, with Ben Kelly losing a game in 5 and Tom Whittaker losing out 13-11 in the 5th on an edge ball. The third match of the day was the other pre-event favourites, the team from Northumberland. The much older team showed their experience and, again, the Bishop team lost 9-0, but a spirited performance from Carl Draper, who has only been playing for three months, really made his opponent work for their wins. The last match of the day was the best performance of the day against the Hartlepool B team. Things looked to be heading the same way

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with Hartlepool heading into a 4-0 lead before Tom Whittaker, out of the blue, put in a great performance to pick up a 3-0 win and spark the team into action.Carl Draper then pushed the very promising and talented Joe Cope very hard before losing. Zak Hutchinson played out of his skin only to lose 12-10 in the 5th. Man-of-the-Match Tom Whittaker then pulled out all the stops to win a very tense five set battle over Joe Cope.Coach Matt Porter commented, “What we need to remember is that the boys have only been playing a matter of months and the players they were up against have been playing much longer than our club has been running. “I thought the boys did really well to come back at the end of a long, frustrating day to pull out some wins. “We have a month to work hard and improve and the boys now know what they are aiming at.Details of the Bishop Auckland Table Tennis Club can be found at www.bishopaucklandttc.webs.com or on their Facebook page.

Table tennis team keep their chins up

St Mary’s round-up

St Mary’s Under 8 Aces.

21st Allstars, and came out with a 3-2 win with chances at both ends. The Under 15 Kings had a good 5-3 win over Guis-borough Town in the Cup, but the Under 16s lost 3-2 in a very close game with Brinkburn. The Under 16 Angels had a slow start, but it turned out to be a very good per-formance with a 9-2 win against Boldon. . On the previous weekend, the Under 14 Kings had a tremendous 11-0 win against Brinkburn F.C. to take them top of the 3rd Division. The Under 14 Aces had a very close game to stay 3rd in Division 1 with a 2-2 draw with Kader.

The Under 13s had a great 3-0 win away at Cleveland Juniors while the Under 9 Kings had a good 1-0 win away at Stockton Town Blues to take them top of Division 1.The Under 9 Aces lost 3-1 against Greatham and the Under 8 Aces lost 4-1 against a good 21st Allstars team. The Date has now been confirmed for St. Mary’s’ next sports night with Bryan Robson, ex-Manchester Utd. and England captain, along with Steve Daley, ex- Manchester City.The event will take place on Friday 8th February. Tickets are £25 each and are available from Steve Coulthard on 07968 426817.