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Making the headlines this week

Disappointment as National Highways favoured option for A66 upgrade gets approval;

Developer wins appeal for houses on former St Peter’s School site;

Woman slips on pavement weeks after launching petition to have them cleaned;

Middleton chippy bakes Britain’s supreme champion pie;

Hamsterley hall’s kitchens receive first makeover in more than half-a-century;

Cricket pavilion revamp delayed by costs;

Help needed to get community bus back into gear;

Barney farmers’ market wins national award;

Utass the ‘go to’ hub for services in the upper dale;

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