They appear in court over the death of Daniel Ambler, who found seriously injured in Seaham.
A rugby club has been flooded and a plaque has been unveiled in Durham for a gay politician.
It took six hours to put out the fire at Easington Colliery Nature Reserve, the fire service says.
The Easington Colliery Brass Band secretary says Fender was a "down-to-earth lad".
Closure-threatened Easington Colliery Methodist Church is now said to be a "thriving" community hub.
Residents describe the "might of the state" against one pit village during the miners' strike.
While miners manned picket lines 40 years ago, women provided strength and support behind the scenes.
The town's Methodist church had a leaking roof, problems with damp and in need of modernisation.
Affectionately known as "The Welly" the centre remains at the heart of the former mining town.
