Peterlee

British

/ ˈpiːtəˌliː /

noun

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

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Peterlee will receive £20m investment over 10 years under the government's Pride in Place Programme.

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She and McDonald had both grown up in Peterlee, County Durham, and he "popped up" one day on social media.

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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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