Chester-le-Street | The North-East At War

Great-grandson Ian Heaviside with the Michael Heaviside VC memorial stone after the service at St Giles Church in Durham. Picture by Stuart Boulton.

Durham war hero’s battlefield bravery marked 100 years on

Bruce Unwin

Tributes paid to 24-year-old Durham Pal on 100th anniversary of his death

Chris Lloyd

Walking in the footsteps of a Flanders hero

Chris Lloyd

REMEMBERED: Pelton Fell Cenotaph and Memorial Gates have been listed as part of Historic England's pledge to add 2,500 to the register by 2018

More than 50 war memorials given listed status as part of centenary drive to protect future of commemorative sites

Flossie Mainwaring-Taylor

LEST WE FORGET: Chairman Jim Carroll, left, with fellow members John Adey and Alan Summerson, right, from the Chester-le-Street War Memorial Group. Picture: DAVID WOOD

New monument adds to poignancy of service

Mark Summers

LOOKING BACK: Brenda Cole, right, and Edith Forsyth enjoy the exhibition at Chester-le-Street Library

Exhibition dedicated to soldiers of Durham Light Infantry opens to mark First World War centenary

Mark Summers

Children win lottery funding for First World War research

Tony Kearney

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