Peterlee

British

/ ˈpiːtəˌliː /

noun

a new town in Co Durham, founded in 1948. Pop: 29 936 (2001)

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Two men were arrested after an appeal by Peterlee Neighbourhood Police Team.

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There to cover those storylines on behalf of the BBC - which had full editorial control - was director John Alexander, born only a few miles away in the County Durham town of Peterlee.

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The 36-year-old mum-of-three from Peterlee, County Durham, had paid Gemma Gray £75 for three "Botox" injections, half of what it had cost on a previous visit - the bargain turned out to be too good to be true.

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In September 2023, PC Stuart Furlonger was attending a low-risk call at a block of flats in Peterlee, County Durham.

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It said that twenty-nine members of staff based at the Peterlee site had been kept on to help with trading.

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