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Sunderland's Hetton Academy celebrates 'strong year-on-year improvement' with GCSE results
A school is celebrating “a strong year-on-year improvement” across the board with its latest set of GCSE results.
Local news from Hetton and the surrounding area
A school is celebrating “a strong year-on-year improvement” across the board with its latest set of GCSE results.
Gillas Lane West in Houghton-le-Spring will close for six weeks for gas main works, with Sunderland City Council shutting the B1260 between Hetton Road and Rainton Grove during the project.
The fun festival is free to attend.
Clifford Faulkner, 42, of Hetton-le-Hole, has been jailed for 56 days after admitting assaulting a Durham Police officer during a spitting incident.
Review of local cricket matches played on Saturday 25th of July 2026, writes Steve Clarke.
“For the next 25 minutes it was running at people”
The bull charged at players and forced the match between Burnopfield CC and Hetton Lyons to a halt on Saturday evening as it evaded capture attempts
Shotton Road in Horden, which previously led to Hartlepool, Hetton and Easington Colliery, now finds itself blocked off by a concrete barrier.
Andrew Grey Funeral Directors has given two Hetton community projects a cash boost to support their work improving people’s quality of life.
Dragon boat racing and even a conga!
The Hetton artist overcame bullying and found a new-found confidence in pageantry.
A Hetton-le-Hole mum says her life changed instantly after she was diagnosed with an inoperable brain aneurysm following a week-long headache.
South Hetton Primary School in County Durham has received a £3,000 donation from Persimmon Homes through its Community Champions scheme.
A motorist caught over the booze limit is claiming his drink was spiked before he got behind the wheel.